Alice Baxter

Alice Baxter (née Hibbert) is a former English news presenter, who currently works for Equinor ASA.[1] She previously presented The Briefing on BBC One, BBC World News and the BBC News Channel. She joined World Business Report in the summer of 2012 and presented its early morning edition, programming viewed mostly by audiences in European and international markets.[2]

Alice Baxter
Born
Alice Hibbert

1982
Alma materCambridge University (MPhil)
Occupation(s)News anchor, journalist
Spouse
Jamie Baxter
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(m. 2012)​
Children4

Education

Baxter is a history and drama undergraduate, with a MPhil in modern history from Cambridge University and a diploma in broadcast journalism from Cardiff University.[2]

Early career

Before joining the BBC, Baxter worked as a presenter at Sky News and in Moscow as a senior international correspondent and presenter for RT where she anchored major news and business stories for over six years.[2]

Personal life

Baxter is married to Jamie, she went on maternity leave in the autumn 2016, returning March 2017.[3] She went on maternity leave again in the summer 2018, returning September 2019, then a third time in the spring 2020, returning January 2021 and a fourth time in December 2022.[3] Baxter is a keen skier and keeps fit. She has completed a number of half and full marathons.[4]

References
  1. Twitter https://twitter.com/bbcbaxter/status/1504834526232600576. Retrieved 1 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "BBC World News - World Business Report - Alice Baxter". BBC. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. @bbcbaxter (2 March 2017). "Can you tell HOW excited I was to be back presenting #GMT with @LucyHockingsBBC today? #workingmums" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 July 2019 – via Twitter.
  4. "Alice Baxter". Performing Artistes. Retrieved 11 May 2019.


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