Pam Rhodes is an English television presenter best known for presenting the BBC television long-running religious series Songs of Praise.
Rhodes was born in Gillingham, Kent. Her first job in television was in 1969 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. She began her career in news journalism as the presenter of 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 the 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.
