Pam Rhodes

Who is Pam Rhodes?

Pam Rhodes is an English television presenter best known for presenting the BBC television long-running religious series Songs of Praise.

Rhodes' first job in television in 1969 was as programme secretary for Thames TV's Today which was hosted by Eamonn Andrews, going on to become Programme Organiser for the ITV network documentary series This Week. Rhodes began her career in news journalism, being the anchor for Anglia Television’s daily evening news programme for seven years in addition to presenting network holiday and travel programmes, her own daily interview series on Lifestyle Television, Radio 2, Premier Radio and other long-term programmes for London Weekend, Thames and BFBS Television. She is an after dinner speaker and conference host, and has compered televised recordings in venues such as Sydney Opera House and the Royal Albert Hall in London, is now often asked to compere large orchestral or musical events at symphony halls and theatres around the country.

Rhodes has also established herself as a mainstream author in recent years, with five novels: With Hearts and Hymns and Voices; The Trespassers, Whispers, Ties That Bind and Letting Go; Coming Through; Colours for the Soul, As Time Goes By and Love Bites and Hear My Song.