Presenter Dr Sian Williams is to leave the helm of daily broadcasting to pursue other passions.
Dr Sian has been a familiar face across the news networks working as a journalist for the last 35 years with the BBC, ITN and for the last six years at 5 News.
Having last year gained a Psychology Doctorate, she will remain on the show for her weekly mental health segment but will wave a fond farewell to news anchoring which has made her a household name over the past two decades.
She will also continue to work with Channel 5 and ITN on special projects and documentaries.
Sian said: “I’ve been a journalist for more than 35 years across the BBC and ITN. News will always be one of the driving passions of my life and the latest chapter at Channel 5 and 5 News has been one of the happiest. The past six years have been a wonderful experience and I feel very grateful to everyone who has made it so."
Sian was praised by Chief Content Officer, Ben Frow for her professionalism particularly through the Covid-19 pandemic which saw her provide daily broadcasts from her own home.
He said: "We are indebted to Sian's professionalism and she remains very much part of the Channel 5 family.”
Penning a post on her Twitter she wrote: "Feels odd to dip into your timeline, but a bit of personal news. After 6+years, I've decided to leave @5News in the spring."
She signed off the post adding: "I think I'm needed elsewhere."
During more than six years on the channel, Sian has worked on a number of series including Secrets of Your Supermarket Food and on 5 News has anchored special news programmes on the pandemic, Brexit, the Royal Weddings, UK and US elections including the election of Donald Trump in 2016 and most recently the war in Ukraine.
Dr Sian fronted a series of documentaries on 5 News called Healing Minds; and conducted the first TV interview with Prince Harry, where he spoke about his mental health.
Alongside her dedicated journalism career Sian has spent 15 years training for her psychology training and is also an expert in trauma and has spent many years working with journalists covering traumatic news events. She also has an MSc in Psychology, which focuses on Post Traumatic Stress.
She added: "“Broadcasting and psychology are, in some ways, complimentary - in both jobs we’re helping people tell their stories and giving them a voice. I’m excited about continuing to combine these elements, in new and different ways, while also delivering psychological support where it’s most needed.”
