The BBCNewsnight presenter vicderbyshire joined hundreds of students at uclan in an emotional graduation ceremony as she received a special honour 🎓🎓🎓
alumna, who graduated from a one-year postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism course in 1991, took to the graduation stage in Preston during Tuesday .Victoria said: “It’s a massive privilege, I can’t believe it! Never in a million years did I think I would be standing here before you 30 or so years later accepting this special award. My career started at this place and I’m very proud of that! I’m really humbled by it and really grateful.
“I want to thank all the students graduating here today for letting me be a part of one of the most significant days of your lives. Congratulations on your achievements – what you have achieved in the last few years while here at the University of Central Lancashire is truly the start of what I hope will be, for each and every one of you, fulfilling and incredible and happy life.”
Born in Ramsbottom, Victoria grew up in Rochdale and attended Bury Grammar School For Girls. She began her career on BBC local radio, before joining BBC Radio 5 Live in 1998, She remained at 5 Live for 16 years, while also working in television news and political programming at the BBC. Victoria’s television career has seen her conceive and present the eponymous Victoria Derbyshire current affairs programme on BBC Two; and more recently, take on presenting BBC’s Newsnight.She has covered some of the world’s biggest news stories, bringing accurate, trusted journalism to global audiences: from 9/11 and the Paris Concorde crash, to general elections and the London Olympic Games, as well as the Grenfell Tower fire and the Manchester Arena bombing.
Giving her advice to this year’s graduates, she said: “This is just the beginning, go out there and fly and have the best time you can have. That doesn’t mean not working hard, trying really hard, all those things are really important but life is short, so you’ve really got to grab every second.”
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