Jonathan Charles
Jonathan Charles (born 9 July 1964 in Nottingham) is a former news presenter for BBC World News and Director of the Communications department at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Jonathan Charles | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 July 1964 |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | News anchor, Journalist |
| Years active | 1980-2011 |
| Notable credit(s) | BBC World News World News Today GMT |
| Television | BBC World News |
Education and personal life
Charles has an MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oriel College, Oxford University, and is fluent in French and German.
He is a self-confessed supporter of Nottingham Forest.
Career
Journalism
Charles is a former news anchor on BBC World News programmes, BBC World News. His specialist areas include economics, the EU and international diplomacy; he has a keen interest in issues surrounding the single currency.
Whilst working at BBC World News, he was perhaps most infamous for an apparent lack of punctuation during a rehearsal before the hourly news bulletin, leading to him transitioning immediately and without pause from the introduction to the first story, resulting in an accidental suggestion that he had been “kept hidden for almost two decades and forced to bear children”.[1][2]
Communications
Between 2011 and 2022 Charles was the Director of the Communications department at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and a member of the Bank's weekly Executive Committee (EXCOM).
Consultancy
Since July 2022, Charles has been advising clients on communications as well as recording and producing the Vinyl Countdown Podcast with his son, Max.
References
- "BBC's Jonathan Charles - Kept Hidden and Forced to Bear Children". www.adweek.com. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- Leach, Ben (9 September 2009). "BBC News blooper: Is this the funniest ever?". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 July 2020.