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Who were Angela Rippon's predecessors as a female news presenter on British television?

  • Barbara Mandell and Nan Winton

  • Sophie Raworth and Fiona Bruce

  • Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville

  • Moira Stuart and Natasha Kaplinsky

Answer

Barbara Mandell and Nan Winton were the predecessors of Angela Rippon as female news presenter on British television. Mandell was a Canadian-born actress who worked as a television newsreader for BBC Television from 1960 to 1970. Winton was an English actress who worked as a television newsreader for ITV from 1961 to 1968.
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