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Keynote SpeakerMarverine Cole

Award-winning journalist and broadcaster

Marverine Cole is a multi-award-winning journalist and broadcaster from Birmingham. She can often be seen as newsreader on ITV1’s Good Morning Britain. She has been a regular media commentator on Channel 4’s BAFTA-nominated daytime show, Steph’s Packed Lunch and ITV1’s This Morning, bringing her sharp journalistic knowledge and fantastic sense... Read more

Biography

Marverine Cole is a multi-award-winning journalist and broadcaster from Birmingham. She can often be seen as newsreader on ITV1’s Good Morning Britain.

She has been a regular media commentator on Channel 4’s BAFTA-nominated daytime show, Steph’s Packed Lunch and ITV1’s This Morning, bringing her sharp journalistic knowledge and fantastic sense of humour to the table at every appearance.

Celebrating more than twenty years as a live news and current affairs broadcaster, Marverine Cole’s media career spans more than three decades. She has worked as Reporter, Producer, TV & Radio Presenter and News Anchor for many of the UK’s most watched and listened to broadcasters, including ITV1, Sky News, 5 News, BBC 5 Live, the BBC & ITV in the Midlands and BBC Radio 4.

“We have commissioned Marverine Cole to host several of our Awards events, across different sectors, such as women in technology and recently the everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards. Not only does she carry out detailed prep to understand the audience and their industry, but she also brings a unique flair and delivery style that our delegates love, making the events very special for the finalists and winners and also the key VIP’s and stakeholders we have in the room.” Karen Gill MBE | Co-founder Everywoman Limited
“Marverine hosted the WorldSkills UK Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Heroes Awards 2023 and was fantastic to work with. She constantly interacted with the 5 awards finalists and winners and made them feel comfortable and welcome, and was integral in helping create the sense of occasion. Marverine Cole was highly co-operative throughout the whole of the process, and all-in-all a delight to work with.” Derek Cockfield | Head of Corporate Partnerships at WorldSkills UK

Popular Talks by Marverine Cole

  • Radio Presenter
    As an ardent lover of classical music, Marverine has hosted afternoon shows for Classic FM, fronted speech and phone-in programmes for BBC Radio WM, Up All Night on BBC 5 Live and has co-presented BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live with Reverend Richard Coles. She has presented her own podcast, The...
  • Documentary Maker
    When it comes to Radio Documentaries, Marverine conceived and presented Luck Be A Lady Tonight about female gambling addicts for BBC Radio 4, Ladies with Lyrics – The Rise of the Female MC for BBC 1Xtra, executive-produced Where are All the Black Girls in Grime for BBC Radio 4. However,...
  • Award-Winning Beer Writer & Sommelier
    Marverine is the resident Beer Columnist for BBC Good Food magazine and online, where she exercises her credentials as one of the first women in the UK to become an accredited beer sommelier. As one Britain’s leading female beer experts, she has appeared hosting TV beer tastings on shows like...
  • Lifestyle Presenter

    The consummate broadcaster, Marverine has also presented lifestyle, food, technology, beauty and fashion shows live from London, for Britain’s most successful and profitable shopping channel, QVC. She was the channel’s first Black female main presenter in over 20 years.

  • Awards & Conference Host

    Her warm, natural and engaging presenting style means she is often booked to host conferences and award ceremonies. Clients include PRCA, Black Talent Awards, The Voice of Black Opera Awards, Birmingham Royal Ballet: An Evening of Music & Dance, Inspire Construction & Housing Awards, Everywoman Awards, Capital Letters conference.