Biography

Michelle Ackerley graduated from Manchester University with a degree in Psychology. It was while she was at university that she attended a television workshop where she met media professionals who inspired her to work in television. She gained experience presenting on a community radio station in Manchester and at the local television station Channel M.

Michelle applied to join the BBC and achieved a placement with BBC Entertainment, working on the BBC3 documentary Secret Life of the Shop. She became an assistant producer on Blue Peter (1958), where she was in control of developing and scripting ideas for the programme.

More recently, Michelle has worked for ITV as a co-presenter of This Morning (1988).
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