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You can watch Penny Smith on two channels at once
The Newshour, presented by Penny Smith and John Stapleton, is simulcast on GMTV and GMTV2 each morning between 6.00am and 7.00am.
About Penny
Penny Smith is GMTV's newsreader and co-presenter of The Newshour. She joined the breakfast television station in April 1993.
Penny began her career as a reporter and feature writer on the Peterborough Evening Telegraph in 1977.
From 198l to 1984 she travelled through Central and South America and South East Asia where she reported and presented on a current affairs programme for Radio Television Hong Kong.
In 1984 she joined Radio Trent as a reporter/presenter and in 1985 worked for Central Television as press officer for documentaries and drama. From 1987 to 1988 she co-presented the local evening news for Border Television and from 1988 to 1989 she co-presented Thames News with Andrew Gardner.
Penny then presented Sky News before joining GMTV in April 1993, becoming presenter of 'The News Hour' in February 1994.
Penny has also presented Crime Monthly, Crime Net, Crime File and Crime Fighters for Carlton, Most Wanted for LWT, and Going For A Song for the BBC.
Penny loves opera and enjoys tennis, hiking and yoga. She has released a number of yoga videos for beginners and advanced practitioners alike.
