Elly has worked for the BBC for over 20 years. She started at Radio York in 1984 as a secretary.

Over the years her career has taken her to the BBC World Service Sports Unit, TV in Leeds, Radio WM in Birmingham and BBC Radio Humberside.

In her time at the BBC, Elly has worked for Radio York, the World Service Sports Unit, TV in Leeds, Radio WM, Radio Humberside and then Radio York...again!

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Elly's love of Sport made her time at the World Service ideal, she remembers going to Wimbledon and the FA Cup Final - all in the line of duty.

At Radio Humberside she became known as the reporter who always got lost - she never was any good at following directions!!!!

She returned to York in 1990 when she began to present on a regular basis. Her first big break came in 1992 when she was asked to present the Afternoon Show.

During that time she met and interviewed a whole host of show biz stars. Some of the highlights include taking morning coffee with the late Sir Harry Secombe, being stood up by David Essex and getting to meet Terry Waite not long after he had been released from Beirut.

Elly is a huge U2 fan and has always wanted to interview Bono - an ambition she is still trying to fulfil.

In 1996 Elly decided she wanted to go back to her journalistic roots and opened Radio York's Selby studio.

"I suddenly had to become an expert on power stations and the mines but it was a great time and I made some great friends during my time there - who I'm still in touch with".

That then gave Elly grounding to work on Drivetime, which was followed by a successful two and a half year stint on breakfast with Phil Bodmer.

She went on to be News Editor - a role she combined with presenting Drivetime.

Now Elly is concentrating on her new programme from 9 til 12 Monday to Friday. She's taking on the shoddy goods brigade and the louts of lousy service, looking for answers and explanations.

Over the years she has helped the station to win a Sony Gold for producing coverage of the November Floods in 2000 and she and Phil Bodmer won a Bronze award in the Gillards for their coverage of the Great Heck Train Crash.

Elly says that during her time as journalist she has been privileged to share some moving moments with those affected by tragedies such as Great Heck and the death of York's Caroline Stuttle.

Highlight of her life so far - seeing U2 in concert six times, definitely a fan. And the biggest highlight to date was being at the Rugby World Cup Final in the Telstra Stadium in Australia.For once she supported England even though she is an Irish rugby fan.

Elly enjoys a day at the races and most live sporting events. A keen tennis player but she needs to find more time to play and she enjoys trying to keep fit - don't we all?