{"id":93851,"date":"2023-08-01T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/barbara-blake-hannah-britains-first-black-female-tv-reporter-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T09:00:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T08:00:04","slug":"barbara-blake-hannah-britains-first-black-female-tv-reporter-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/barbara-blake-hannah-britains-first-black-female-tv-reporter-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbara Blake-Hannah: Britain&#8217;s first black female TV reporter &#8211; BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rB4SC7S85PM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Barbara Blake-Hannah: Britain's first black female TV reporter - BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rB4SC7S85PM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Barbara Blake-Hannah became Britain\u2019s first black female TV reporter back in 1968.<\/p>\n<p>She had come to the UK in search of new opportunities in the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>But she faced racism and her contract with Thames television came to an end after just nine months, following complaints from viewers about having a black person on their screens.<\/p>\n<p>She has been talking to the BBC on the anniversary of her TV debut.<\/p>\n<p>Please subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>#Windrush #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barbara Blake-Hannah became Britain\u2019s first black female TV reporter back in 1968. 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