Becky Want

She is an ambassador for the Prince's Trust She ran the London Marathon in 2010 for Manchester's Christie Hospital and in 2011 she ran the Great Manchester Run for the same charity. She took part in Comic Relief 2011 and was challenged to perform as a stand up comedian at the 'Frog and Bucket' comedy club in Manchester. She is listed as a key supporter of the Moore Foundation.

Want was a features presenter on the North West regional news magazine programme Granada Tonight in the early 1990s on Manchester based ITV station Granada Television. Want has also been a face on 'What's New' alongside Tony Wilson, 'Traveller's Check' with Stuart Hall (presenter), 'Livetime', 'Psychic Livetime' and 'Predictions' for satellite station Granada Breeze. She has worked for ITV's 'Livetalk' and 'Which Way'. On the BBC she has presented Inside Out North West for BBC North West and features on Channel M's 'Moving Manchester'. She also starred in a Beryl Bainbridge production on BBC One

Want has worked for the Manchester radio stations Piccadilly Radio and Key 103, where she co-presented the launch show with Tim Grundy in September 1988.

Rebecca Elizabeth Want (born 13 June 1961, Hyde, Cheshire) is a radio and television broadcaster, based in Manchester.