Veteran British broadcaster Anna Ford has taken up a job with supermarket group Sainsbury - less than a week after reading out the BBC's One O'Clock News for the final time.
The 62-year-old has been appointed as a non-executive director of Sainsbury and will be involved in improving the image of the supermarket on environmental and social issues such as employing more people aged over 50 and cutting salt in food.
'I've always admired Sainsbury's and I'm very interested in the whole issue of food quality and innovation, where it comes from, and what consumers want,' Ms Ford said.
Ms Ford began her BBC career with the Man Alive programme in 1976 before she switched to ITN. Well known for hosting the Tomorrow's World programme after returning to the BBC, Ms Ford helped to set up Breakfast TV and from 1986 until 1988 she worked on the BBC Network. In 1999, she became the presenter of the One O'Clock News when the programme was relaunched.
