List of current BBC newsreaders and reporters
This is a list of newsreaders and reporters currently employed by BBC Television and BBC Radio.
BBC News employs many presenters and correspondents who appear across television, radio and contribute to BBC Online. BBC News provides television journalism to BBC One bulletins and the rolling news channels BBC News (International) and the BBC News Channel in the United Kingdom. In addition, BBC News runs rolling news network BBC Radio 5 Live and the international BBC World Service. They also contribute to strands across BBC Radio 4 and bulletins on all radio networks.
The BBC has over 200 correspondents based both in the United Kingdom and abroad. BBC appointments can be short- or long-term; for example, reporter Peter Bowes revealed on BBC News (broadcast live on 8 September 2020) that Los Angeles has been his home for 25 years.
Television news presenters
BBC One and BBC Two
Many of the presenters below also work on other BBC News output, and some also work in other parts of the BBC. Other BBC News presenters also provide relief presentation on programmes broadcast on these channels. This list does not include presenters of any broadcasts simulcast from the BBC News channel on BBC One overnight or during weekday mornings on BBC Two.
BBC News (TV channel)
Many of the presenters below also work on other BBC News output, and some also work in other parts of the BBC. Other BBC News presenters also provide relief presentation on programmes broadcast on this channel. Not included in this list are the presenters of the domestic programmes BBC Breakfast and the BBC One bulletins that are simulcast on the domestic feed of the channel.
On 3 April 2023, the BBC merged its domestic and international rolling news channels into a single rolling news operation. The BBC appointed six "chief presenters", five of which are based in London and one in Washington DC, to lead news broadcasts on the newly merged channel during weekdays.[3] The chief presenters broadcast on the channel between 12:00 GMT and 23:00 GMT and 02:00 GMT and 05:00 GMT during weekdays. News broadcasts outside of these hours are fronted by other BBC presenters, many of which previously appeared on the domestic and international rolling news channels prior to their merger.
Chief presenters
The programmes where the presenter is the lead presenter are bolded.
Presenter | Location | Programme(s) |
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Matthew Amroliwala | London | BBC News, Verified Live, BBC News at One |
Christian Fraser | The Context, Newsnight | |
Lucy Hockings | BBC News, BBC News Now | |
Maryam Moshiri | BBC News, BBC News at One, The Daily Global, Talking Business | |
Clive Myrie | BBC News, BBC News at One, BBC News at Six, BBC News at Ten, BBC Weekend News[4] | |
Caitríona Perry | Washington | BBC News, BBC World News America |
Sumi Somaskanda |
Other presenters
London:
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Singapore:
Washington:
Nairobi: |
Radio news presenters
BBC Radio 2
Presenter | Programme(s) |
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Harvey Cook[5] | BBC News |
Tina Daheley | Zoe Ball breakfast show |
Jeremy Vine | Jeremy Vine |
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 5 Live
Presenter | Programme(s) |
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Sean Farrington | Wake Up to Money |
5 Live Breakfast | Rick Edwards |
Rachel Burden | |
Nicky Campbell | |
Lucy Grey | |
Naga Munchetty | |
Nihal Arthanayake | |
Chris Warburton | Saturday Breakfast, Sunday Breakfast, In Short |
Eleanor Oldroyd | Saturday Breakfast |
Sam Walker | Sunday Breakfast |
Adrian Chiles | Chiles on Friday[7] |
Tony Livesey | 5 Live Drive |
Clare McDonnell | |
Colin Murray | |
Stephen Nolan | |
Dotun Adebayo | Up All Night |
Laura McGhie | |
Patrick Kielty | |
Helen Skelton |
BBC World Service
Presenter | Programme(s) | Notes |
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Rob Young | Newsday | |
James Copnall | Alternate | |
Julian Worricker | Weekend | |
Rob Young | ||
Andrew Peach | Newshour, The Newsroom, Weekend | |
Dan Damon | World Update | |
Karin Giannone | Outside Source | |
James Reynolds | ||
Nancy Kacungira | ||
Owen Bennett-Jones | Newshour | Alternate (on rotation) |
James Coomarasamy | ||
James Menendez | ||
Lyse Doucet | ||
Razia Iqbal | ||
Julian Marshall | ||
Tim Franks | ||
Valerie Sanderson | The Newsroom | |
Rob Young | Business Matters | |
Roger Hearing | ||
Pooneh Ghoddoosi | BBC Partner Hub |
Reporters
♦ = Presenter
Foreign correspondents
The list below reflects correspondents' normal postings. During major international events, such as the Libyan crisis of 2011 and the Gaza conflict of 2014, foreign correspondents may be redeployed from their normal bases to cover such stories temporarily on a rota (when they are usually branded "World Affairs Correspondents" or when in Europe "Europe Correspondents"), before returning to their normal base. This can also happen to cover holidays mainly during July and August, and over Christmas periods.
World AffairsEditor: International Editor Chief International Correspondent and Contributing Editor: Correspondents:
US and CanadaEditor:
Chief Political Correspondent: Special Correspondent
Correspondents:
Latin AmericaCorrespondent: |
EuropeEditor:
Correspondents:
Middle EastEditors:
Correspondents: AfricaEditor:
Bureau Chief Correspondent:
AsiaAsia Pacific Editor:
Editors: Correspondents:
Australia
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UK and Ireland correspondents
Only network correspondents are listed, but additional correspondents from national and regional news teams also report for the network.
World Affairs Correspondent
Ireland
ScotlandEditor
Correspondents:
Wales
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North of England
MidlandsSouth of England
West and South West England |
Specialist correspondents
PoliticalEditor: Deputy Editor: Assistant Editor:
Chief Political Correspondent:
Correspondents:
National Editors:
Parliamentary
EducationEditor:
Correspondent: Home AffairsEditor: Correspondents:
SecurityDefence
Diplomatic and RoyalEditor:
Correspondents:
Business and EconomicsEditors:
Correspondents:
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HealthEditor:
Correspondents:
Social AffairsLGBT Correspondent: Gender and Identity Correspondent:
Correspondent:
Disability Correspondent: Community Affairs Correspondent:
Legal Affairs
Religious Affairs
Transport
TechnologyEditor:
Correspondent: ScienceEditor: Correspondents:
ArtsEditor:
Correspondents:
Reporters:
SportEditor: Chief F1 Correspondent
Correspondents: Contributing Editors |
News correspondents
News Editor and Chief Correspondent: Special Correspondents:
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Correspondents:
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Programme correspondents
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Segment presenters
BBC News employs a number of business and sports presenters to anchor sections of news programmes.
Sport
Presenter | Regular shifts | Notes |
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Rob Bonnet | Today | |
Mike Bushell | BBC Breakfast, BBC News Channel[83] | |
Reshmin Chowdhury | BBC World News, BBC News Channel | |
Katherine Downes | Sportsday | |
Russell Fuller | BBC World Service, 5 Live | |
Karthi Gnanasegaram | Today, 5 Live, BBC News Channel, BBC Weekend News, Saturday Sportsday, BBC Breakfast | |
Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes | BBC News Channel, BBC Weekend News, Saturday Sportsday | |
Damian Johnson | BBC News Channel | |
Jonathan Legard | Today, 5 Live, BBC News Channel | |
Gary Lineker | Match of the Day | |
Garry Richardson | Today | |
Tim Hague | BBC Sport | |
Tulsen Tollett | BBC World News, BBC News Channel | |
Olly Foster | Relief | |
Will Perry | ||
Azi Farni | ||
Hugh Ferris | ||
John Watson | ||
Steven Wyeth | ||
Marc Edwards | ||
Chetan Pathak | ||
Laura McGhie | ||
Gavin Ramjaun | ||
Louisa Pilbeam[84] |
Business
Presenter | Regular shifts | Notes |
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Sally Bundock | BBC World News and World Business Report | Relief presenter |
Mickey Clark | Wake Up to Money, 5 Live Breakfast | |
Sara Coburn | BBC World News | |
Sean Farrington | Wake Up to Money, BBC Breakfast | |
Victoria Valentine | BBC Breakfast, BBC World News, BBC News Channel | |
Aaron Heslehurst | Talking Business with Aaron Heslehurst, BBC World News, BBC News Channel | |
Rachel Horne | BBC News Channel | |
Paul Lewis | BBC Breakfast, Money Box | |
Lerato Mbele | Africa Business Report | |
Hannah Miller | BBC Breakfast | |
Maryam Moshiri | BBC News Channel, BBC World News | |
Vishala Sri Pathma | BBC News Channel, BBC World News | |
Samantha Simmonds | BBC News Channel, BBC World News | |
Susannah Streeter | BBC News Channel, BBC World News | |
Ben Thompson | BBC Breakfast, BBC World News, BBC Business, BBC News Channel | Relief presenter |
Nina Warhurst | BBC Breakfast |
Weather forecasters
BBC Weather is delivered by a team of Met Office broadcast meteorologists to deliver forecasts across its range of television and radio services. Most forecasters work across all mediums and shifts.
- Philip Avery
- Darren Bett
- Katerina Christodoulou
- Stav Danaos
- Chris Fawkes
- Alexis Green
- Alina Jenkins
- Sarah Keith-Lucas
- Simon King
- Carol Kirkwood
- Louise Lear
- Lucy Martin
- Nick Miller
- Susan Powell
- Ben Rich
- Elizabeth Rizzini
- Tomasz Schafernaker
- Matt Taylor
- Helen Willetts
- Owain Wyn Evans
Programme presenters
See also
- List of former BBC newsreaders and journalists
- Category:British journalists
- Category:British television journalists
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