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Profile: Lynn Parsons: It was the world of television that brought Lynn into the media world - firstly as a sound engineer then as a vision mixer, her work backed up by an OND in the principles of electronics. Her move to radio came in the early 1980s, working for commercial station County Sound (later known as The Eagle & Mercury FM). In 1987 she began presenting three hour shows, five nights a week for London's Capital Radio, but in this time, she continued to work as a vision mixer on a freelance basis. TV credits include coverage of Wimbledon for NHK Japan as well as work for Sweden's 'Scansat' covering the ATP Tennis Championships in Frankfurt.
One of the most natural progressions is from Capital Radio to the BBC in London. Lynn rose to national acclaim during four years at BBC Radio 1 - a move which made her feel like she had '"died and gone to heaven". Here, she presented in a variety of slots including the overnight, early morning and lunchtime shows. The radio work also took her around the world travelling with and interviewing a range of bands and artists, as well as around the UK with the widely renowned Radio 1 Roadshow. Her other radio work for Auntie includes a singing series for BBC Radio 3, and a series of shows for the BBC World Service.
A move to Virgin Radio lasted just 18 months before she found herself at BBC Radio 2 meeting and questioning people from all walks of life including comedians, writers, music artists and politicians.
Lynn has been known for her feats of daring - once climbing aboard a Tiger Moth to loop the loop, seeking submarines from an RAF Nimrod aeroplane, and collecting money for BBC Children In Need from a RAF Sea King Helicopter. She was only able to do these things after conquering her fear of heights - a phobia she'd had all her life - and something that even used to affect her ability to use escalators.
Television work includes BBC ONE's 'Heart & Soul' and ITV's 'The Album Show'. Lynn Parsons speaks Italian fluently, attends kick-boxing classes regularly each week, has regularly run marathons and knocks out a mean tune on the piano or guitar.
She is a supporter of '5EIZE THE DAY', a fund raising appeal for the bone marrow and haematology (blood cancer) war, 5E, and the Day Clinic at the John Radcliff Hospital, in Oxford. The hospital is recognised as a major centre of excellent in these fields and provides Bone Marrow transplants as a regional unit.
In January 2002, she appeared at No.28 in The Radio Times' Top 30 most attractive women's radio voices poll - another interesting fact is that Lynn has also appeared as the chirpy voice of DIY in-store radio station Homebase FM.
Whereabouts: Lynn spends most of her time deputising for BBC Radio 2 presenters, usually on late night, overnight or early morning programmes. It was the beginning of August 2004 when Lynn returned to the station having had her baby.