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|name = Diane-Louise Jordan |image = Diane-Louise Jordan, September 2009 cropped.jpg |caption = Jordan in London in 2009. |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|06|28|df=y}} |birth_place = Hackney, London, England, UK |death_date = |death_place = |other_names = |known_for = Blue Peter, Songs of Praise |occupation = Television presenter Radio presenter |nationality = British |years_active = 1989 - |spouse = Giles Broadbent (m. 2007) |children = 1 }} Diane Johnson (born 28 June 1960), better known by her stage name Diane Louise Jordan,[1] is a British television presenter. She was the first black presenter of the children's television programme Blue Peter, being involved in the programme from 25 January 1990 until 26 February 1996, making her its fourth longest-serving female presenter (after Konnie Huq, Valerie Singleton and Lesley Judd). Life and careerBorn in 1960, Jordan grew up in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.[2] She studied theatre arts at Rose Bruford College, and worked as a stage actress after graduating.[3] She appeared on children's series Corners when she was spotted by Blue Peter editor Lewis Bronze.[3] She became the programme's first black presenter[4] and turned down a role in soap opera Coronation Street for the job.[2] She did in fact play the part of Kate Winterton in Coronation Street in September 1989. Jordan is a Christian,[5] and can currently be seen presenting BBC One's religious programme, Songs of Praise. She also is vice-president of Action for Children, sits on the Council of the Prince's Trust and is a trustee for BBC Children in Need.[6] In 1997 she sat on the Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Committee.[7] She is a celebrity supporter of the Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) She married violinist Giles Broadbent in July 2007 in the chapel of Rugby School, Warwickshire.[5] She has a daughter, Justine, previously her niece{{Citation needed|reason=BLP not in source provided|date=July 2017}}, but whom she adopted when her sister died unexpectedly.[8] In 2008 she became a confidence coach to former Death Row convict Kenny Richey, helping him to adjust to life after being released.[9] Until 2013, Jordan presented Sunday Half Hour on BBC Radio 2, however, this became Sunday Hour from February 2013, broadcast between 6{{nbsp}}am and 7{{nbsp}}am. References1. ^"Blue Peter: Diane-Louise Jordan", BBC, Classic TV. 2. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/article3751788.ece|title=Working relationship: Diane-Louise Jordan, the television presenter, and her right-hand man, Robin Major|last=Renshaw|first=Rosalind|date=15 April 2008|work=The Times|accessdate=7 February 2010 | location=London}} 3. ^1 {{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/my-way-diane-louise-jordan-gives-her-tips-for-success-in-the-workplace-800904.html|title=My Way: Diane Louise Jordan gives her tips for success in the workplace|last=Davies|first=Caitlin|date=27 March 2008|work=The Independent|accessdate=7 February 2010 | location=London}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7649362.stm|title=Fifty facts about Blue Peter at 50 |date=15 October 2008|work=BBC News Online|accessdate=7 February 2010}} 5. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/columnists/article-469400/Queen-quit-Balmoral-Diana-tribute.html|title=Queen to quit Balmoral for Diana tribute|date=18 July 2007|work=Daily Mail|accessdate=7 February 2010 | location=London | first=Richard | last=Kay}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/about_the_trust/trust_people/princes_trust_council.aspx|title=The Prince's Trust Council|publisher=The Prince's Trust|accessdate=7 February 2010}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_152_97.htm|title=Membership of Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Committee|date=3 December 1997|publisher=HM Treasury|accessdate=7 February 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120802224312/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_152_97.htm|archivedate=2 August 2012|df=dmy-all}} 8. ^Kenric Hickson, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertyadvice/propertymarket/3301062/My-first-home-Diane-Louise-Jordan.html "My first home: Diane Louise Jordan"], The Telegraph, 17 April 2002. 9. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/739847/Diane-Louise-Jordan-Kenny-Richie-Death-row-pal.html|title=Diane Louise' death row pal|last=Lowe|first=David|date=29 January 2008|work=The Sun|accessdate=7 February 2010}} External links
| before= Caron Keating | title=Blue Peter Presenter No. 19 | years=1990–1996 | after= Romana D'Annunzio }}{{s-end}}{{Blue Peter presenters}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Diane-Louise}}{{UK-tv-bio-stub}}{{Christianity-bio-stub}} 12 : 1960 births|Living people|BBC Radio 2 presenters|Black English television personalities|Black British radio presenters|Blue Peter presenters|English television presenters|Alumni of Rose Bruford College|English Christians|People from Hackney Central|People from Hatfield, Hertfordshire|English people of Jamaican descent |
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