Harriet R M Cass (born 4 February 1952) is a freelance broadcaster, best known for her work on BBC Radio 4 as a senior announcer, with responsibility for newsreading and continuity.
In 1996, she re-joined Radio 4, after some years away from the network, and since 1998 has been working mainly as a newsreader, including on The News Quiz.
In 2003, with Chris Aldridge, she was promoted to the post of senior announcer, after Peter Donaldson stepped down.
In September 2012 it was announced that Cass would leave the BBC, having opted for voluntary redundancy as the result of reorganisation.
[3][4] She left Radio 4 on 21 March 2013, her final broadcast being the Six O'clock News bulletin.