Ellen Jane Crisell was born on 19 July 1976 and is an English journalist and television presenter working for the BBC.
11 Facts About Ellie Crisell
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Ellie Crisell was formerly the main presenter of children's news programme Newsround on CBBC and Newsround Extra.
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Ellie Crisell has appeared on the celebrity edition of Total Wipeout Great Britain.
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Ellie Crisell attended Dame Allan's Girls School, Newcastle upon Tyne, before going on to the University of Birmingham, then gaining an MA in Broadcast Journalism at London's City University.
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Ellie Crisell worked for The Mail on Sunday for a year, and then for a year in radio, before joining the ITV regional station, Tyne Tees Television, as a reporter and newsreader for North East Tonight.
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Ellie Crisell began as a Newsround presenter in February 2003 shortly after previous chief anchor Becky Jago's departure.
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Significant stories that Ellie Crisell reported included the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami and she travelled to Indonesia to see the effects of the disaster.
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Ellie Crisell travelled to Athens in Greece to give daily reports on the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Ellie Crisell has not presented Newsround since returning from maternity leave, and her profile has been taken off the show's website.
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On 12 September 2006, Ellie Crisell appeared on Newsnight, her first non-sports based appearance on BBC News main output.
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In November 2006, Ellie Crisell started relief presenting for BBC News.