Francine Lacqua
Francine Lacqua is a London-based anchor and
editor-at-large for Bloomberg Television. She hosts
the weekday programmes, On the Move and The
Pulse which cover international business, economic
and market-moving stories.
She regularly reports from major global events and
interviews political, economic and business leaders.
This year she's interviewed UK Prime Minister David
Cameron, managing director of the IMF Christine
Lagarde and French Finance Minister Pierre
Moscovici, among others. Her interview with the Royal
Bank of Scotland Group Chairman Philip Hampton in
June generated widespread media coverage across
the UK and ran on the BBC's flagship national
News
at 10
programme.
Feature series Eye to Eye is also presented by
Francine. In this she hosts conversations with CEOs,
entrepreneurs and public figures filmed inside the
world's most iconic Ferris wheel, the London Eye.
Francine demonstrates an excellent, direct style,
coupled with a warmth for her guests that belies a
steely determination to find answers, said our judging
panel. She possesses an immense grasp of complex
financial issues and her expertise shows through.
AIB is delighted to recognise Francine Lacqua as
television personality of the year.
Millions know him as a famous newsreader. Others
might be aware of his passion for the music of
Beethoven. But for listeners to Classic FM, John
Suchet is, first and foremost, one of the most
entertaining, engaging and informative music
personalities on British radio.
John’s weekday morning show – which, according
to the latest audience figures, reaches 2.7 million
listeners every week – is a compelling mix of well-
known classical favourites and rarely-heard
discoveries. Since the programme launched in
January 2011, John has built his audience through his
authoritative yet light-hearted presentational style.
We hear him sharing a story about what happened
when an American won a Russian piano competition
during the Cold War, and describing listening to
classical music on the streets of Tehran when
reporting for ITN in 1978; but John is equally
comfortable delivering a light-hearted link backstage
at the Classic BRITs, or talking about why he’s started
learning the trombone again.
Judges noted John’s warm personality and how
he manages to connect with the listener through a
great mix of words and music. He’s a great story-
teller and well deserves the accolade of radio
personality of the year.
International
TV personality
International radio
personality
John Suchet
Inspiring creativity
