Welcome

This division represents a broad spectrum of presenter talent working within the television, radio and new media industries from household names in television and commercial radio to specialists in fields as diverse as property, food and nuclear physics.

Our team brings a focused, dedicated knowledge and personal service to this ever-increasing area of talent management. We have established relationships with all of the broadcasters and independent television production companies and have a formidable and thorough knowledge of the trends affecting broadcasting today.

Laura Hill

Jessica Stone

If you would like Independent to consider you for representation as a presenter please read the following submissions policy.

Please submit a showreel, CV and a covering letter together with a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

Presenters Department
Independent Talent Group Ltd
Oxford House
76 Oxford Street
London W1D 1BS

Please note that we do not accept submissions by email and we will only consider you for representation if you have a showreel. We cannot return materials to you unless you have provided us with a self-addressed envelope with the correct postage affixed. Any materials submitted are done so at your own risk.

Presenters Department
Independent Talent Group Ltd
Oxford House
76 Oxford Street
London W1D 1BS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7636 6565

Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 0101

Penny Smith

Penny Smith co-presents `GMTV` (Monday-Friday 6.00am - 7.00am) with John Stapleton. She is also the stations main newsreader. She joined the breakfast television station in April 1993.

Penny began her career as a reporter and feature writer on the Peterborough Evening Telegraph. After four years, she left to backpack 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 l984 she joined Radio Trent as a reporter/presenter and then worked for Central Television as press officer for documentaries and drama. After that she co-presented the local evening news for Border Television and after a year she co-presented Thames News with Andrew Gardner. Penny then moved to Sky News before becoming presenter of GMTV`s 'News Hour'.

Penny has also presented ‘I Want It Now' and ‘Going For A Song' for the BBC and ‘Celebrity' for ITV. Radio work includes presenting shows on Classic FM and LBC. Penny has written for a number of national newspapers and magazines, including columns in the Daily Mail and First magazine. Her first novel, ‘Coming Up Next' was published in the summer of 2008. Penny's second novel, ‘After The Break', was released in June 2009, and she is currently working on her third.

Penny has produced three yoga videos, ‘Penny Smith's Power Yoga', `Penny Smith's Essential Guide to Yoga' and ‘Penny Smith's Yoga Masterclass'. In February 2006 she took part in BBC1`s prime-time reality show `Just The Two Of Us`.

Penny is also a keen writer and regularly contributes to The Lady, covering the Social diary and Opera reviews. S

Penny`s passions include yoga, opera, tennis and hiking.

TELEVISION

1993 - 2010 GMTV (Presenter) ITV In House

RADIO

2010 Radio 2: The Kiri Prize (presenter) BBC In house

BOOKS

2009 After the Break - Fourth Estate Ltd

2008 Coming Up Next - Harper Perennial

JOURNALISM

2009 The Lady (Writer)