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Andrea Catherine Catherwood (born 27 November 1967 Belfast), is a Northern Irish television news presenter, who was the main weekend newsreader on the ITV News and occasionally filled in on Fridays on the Lunchtime and Evening News.

Biography

Born and raised in Belfast, her broadcasting career began aged 16,when she joined the BBC in Belfast as a co-presenter of a youth current affairs programme for which she won BBC Northern Ireland's Young Presenter of the Year award. The following year she co-presented the youth current affairs programme "Up Front". Aged 18 Catherwood made a documentary for BBC Radio 4 about the 18 years of troubles in Northern Ireland,

Following an honours degree in Law from the University of Manchester, in 1990 she joined Ulster Television where she spent three years as a news and features reporter. In 1993 she joined NBC Asia in Hong Kong as a news reporter, covering the handover of Hong Kong to China and the 1997 stock-market turmoil. She travelled extensively throughout Asia, and in Burma interviewed opposition leader Aung San Sui Kyi.

She joined ITN in April 1998 starting as Newscaster/Senior Reporter for ITV News, presenting the Early Morning News and doing special reports for News at Ten. She then became Medical Correspondent for ITV News. Having joined Five News in 2000 as a main news presenter, she moved back to ITV in 2001.

In November 2001 she was the first British journalist into Mazari Sharif after the Northern Alliance captured the city from Taliban forces. She produced a number of reports, which received wide coverage in the British press. Catherwood was reporting from inside the prison at the beginning of the Taliban prisoners uprising when one exploded a concealed grenade that killed five people. Catherwood was injured in the knee by shrapnel.

Catherwood left ITV News in September 2006, to front The Sunday Edition, ITV1's new political show with Andrew Rawnsley on Sunday, 17 September, 2006 on ITV1.

Personal life

Catherwood married lawyer Richard Gray Smith on 28 September, 2002. The couple have three children: Finn Harry Catherwood Smith (born 9 February, 2004); and twin boys Jago and Ruari (born 24 August, 2005), who weighed just 4lbs, delivered 6 weeks prematurely by emergency caesarean.

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 '''Andrea Catherine Catherwood''' (born [[27 November]] [[1967]] [[Belfast]]), is a [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] television news presenter, who was the main weekend newsreader on the [[ITV News]] and occasionally filled in on Fridays on the Lunchtime and Evening News.
+==Biography==
-Having joined [[Five (TV)|Five News]] in [[2000]], she moved back to [[ITV]] in [[2001]]. In November [[2001]] she was the first British [[journalist]] into [[Mazari Sharif]] after the [[Northern Alliance]] captured the city from [[Taliban]] forces. She produced a number of reports, which received wide coverage in the British press. Catherwood was reporting from inside the prison at the beginning of the Taliban prisoners uprising when one exploded a concealed grenade that killed five people. Catherwood was injured in the [[knee]] by [[shrapnel]].
+Born and raised in Belfast, her broadcasting career began aged 16,when she joined the [[BBC]] in Belfast as a co-presenter of a youth current affairs programme for which she won BBC Northern Ireland's Young Presenter of the Year award. The following year she co-presented the youth current affairs programme ''"Up Front"''. Aged 18 Catherwood made a documentary for [[BBC Radio 4]] about the 18 years of troubles in Northern Ireland,
+Following an honours degree in Law from the [[University of Manchester]], in [[1990]] she joined [[Ulster Television]] where she spent three years as a news and features reporter. In [[1993]] she joined [[NBC Asia]] in [[Hong Kong]] as a news reporter, covering the handover of Hong Kong to China and the [[1997]] stock-market turmoil. She travelled extensively throughout Asia, and in [[Burma]] interviewed opposition leader [[Aung San Sui Kyi]].
+She joined ITN in April [[1998]] starting as Newscaster/Senior Reporter for ITV News, presenting the Early Morning News and doing special reports for News at Ten. She then became Medical Correspondent for ITV News. Having joined [[Five (TV)|Five News]] in [[2000]] as a main news presenter, she moved back to [[ITV]] in [[2001]].
+In November [[2001]] she was the first British [[journalist]] into [[Mazari Sharif]] after the [[Northern Alliance]] captured the city from [[Taliban]] forces. She produced a number of reports, which received wide coverage in the British press. Catherwood was reporting from inside the prison at the beginning of the Taliban prisoners uprising when one exploded a concealed grenade that killed five people. Catherwood was injured in the [[knee]] by [[shrapnel]].
 Catherwood left ITV News in September [[2006]], to front ''[[The Sunday Edition]]'', [[ITV1]]'s new political show with [[Andrew Rawnsley]] on Sunday, 17 September, 2006 on [[ITV1]].