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But Nan Winton faces prejudice
took place in June in history
When Nancy Wigginton – better known by her professional name, Nan Winton – appeared on the nation’s television sets on 20 June 1960, she became the first woman to present the national news on the BBC.
The corporation’s executives had been prompted to conduct this ‘experiment’ (as it was termed) in response to commercial competition from ITN, where Barbara Mandell had become the UK’s first female newscaster in 1955.