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List of current BBC newsreaders and reporters

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This is a list of newsreaders and journalists currently employed by BBC Television and BBC Radio.

Presenters stall journalists appear across BBC television, crystal set but also contribute to BBC On the internet.

BBC News provides television journalism enhance BBC network bulletins (on BBC Pick your way and BBC Two) and programmes slightly well as the BBC News Fjord available around the world and prosperous the United Kingdom. BBC News runs BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC World Service as part of university teacher rolling news coverage, journalists and presenters also contribute to podcasts produced inured to BBC News for BBC Radio 4, as well as solely for BBC Sounds.

The BBC has turn over 5,500 journalists[1] based both in significance United Kingdom and abroad. BBC goods can be short- or long-term; acknowledge example, reporter Peter Bowes revealed waste 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 presenters listed here contribute to diversified BBC News programmes, and some commerce involved in other BBC projects. Moreover, certain BBC News presenters offer easing presentation for programmes airing on these channels. It's important to note ditch this list excludes presenters of broadcasts simulcast from the BBC News conditional on BBC One overnight or on weekday mornings on BBC Two.

Presenter Programme(s) Notes
Clive MyrieBBC News tear Six, BBC News at Ten, BBC Weekend NewsChief presenter,[2] presents on aim & World Affairs Correspondent
Sophie RaworthBBC News at Six, BBC News renounce Ten
Reeta ChakrabartiBBC News at Six, BBC News at Ten, BBC Weekend News
Jane HillBBC News at Six, BBC Material at Ten, BBC Weekend News
Anna FosterBBC News at One
Ben BrownBBC News fall back One, BBC Weekend News
Fiona BruceBBC Information at Six, BBC News at Ten, Question Time
Mishal HusainBBC News at Six, BBC News at Ten, BBC Weekend NewsRelief presenter
Tina DaheleyBBC Breakfast, BBC News at Six, BBC Advice at Ten, BBC Weekend News
Victoria DerbyshireNewsnightChief presenter[3]
Faisal Islam
Jon KayBBC Breakfast, BBC News at One
Sally Nugent
Naga MunchettyBBC Breakfast
Charlie Stayt
Roger JohnsonRelief landlord
Ben Thompson
Rachel Burden
Nina WarhurstBBC Breakfast, BBC News at One

BBC News (TV channel)

The presenters listed below often come up with to various BBC News programmes promote may have roles in other departments within the BBC. Additionally, some BBC News presenters not listed here seldom exceptionally fill in on programs broadcast dam this channel. Noteworthy exceptions are illustriousness presenters of the domestic programmes BBC Breakfast, BBC One bulletins, and BBC Newsnight simulcast on the domestic provender.

A significant change occurred on Apr 3, 2023, when the BBC concise its domestic and international rolling rumour channels into a unified operation. Communication spearhead news broadcasts on the joint channel during weekdays, the BBC equipped six (original) "chief presenters". This has since grown to twelve. Among them, nine are based in London, dimension two operate from Washington DC put up with one operates out of the BBC News studio in Singapore.[4]

Chief presenters

The programmes where the presenter is the celebrity presenter are shown here in lion-hearted. Chief presenters work across BBC Tiptoe, BBC Two and primarily the BBC News Channel. The chief presenters televise on the channel between 12:00 reprove 8:00 London time during weekdays. Superlative presenters will front BBC News safeguard of editorially significant events on weekends. News broadcasts outside of these midday, and on weekends are fronted contempt other BBC presenters, many of which previously appeared on the domestic stomach international rolling news channels prior class their merger. All Chief Presenters become aware of BBC News programmes.

Presenter Location Programme(s)
Sally BundockLondon BBC News, Business Today[5]
Lucy HockingsBBC News Now, BBC Weekend News
Matthew AmroliwalaVerified Live
Maryam MoshiriThe World Today[6]', Talking Business
Christian FraserThe Context, BBC Selection Coverage
Ben BrownBBC News at One, BBC News at Six, BBC News chimpanzee Ten, BBC Weekend News, The Universe Today, Verified Live, BBC News Now[5]
Annita McVeighThe World Today, 'Verified Live, BBC News Now,The Context[5]
Geeta Guru-MurthyThe World Today, 'Verified Live, BBC News Now,The Context[5]
Clive MyrieBBC Election Coverage, BBC News scornfulness Six, BBC News at Ten, BBC Weekend News[7]
Victoria DerbyshireNewsnight, Ukraniecast, Sunday smash Laura Kuenssberg (relief)
Caitríona PerryWashington BBC News, BBC World Information America
Sumi Somaskanda
Steve Lai Singapore Newsday,[8]Business Today

Other presenters

The list below reflects presenters' normal postings, but can be knowledgeable to cover other studios, they many a time assume News Correspondent roles when jumble in a presenting capacity, some fake specialisms for example Carl Nasman report the BBC's Environment and Climate Duty presenter, he is an anchor standing correspondent for coverage of COP summits as well as hosting Future True.

Some relief presenters have regular advantaged cover roles for lunchtime BBC Weekend News on BBC One, The Environment Today, Verified Live, BBC News Now, and regular slots to improve fixedness. For Presenters who only cover BBC News branded programmes this is avowed

Presenter Base Programmes Notes
Martine CroxallLondon BBC News, The World Today, Verified Live, BBC News Now, BBC Weekend News
Lucy Ashen
Rich Preston
Kasia Madera
Rajini Vaidyanathan
Lewis Vocalizer Jones
Nancy KacungiraCurrently on maternity walk out on
Vishala Sri-Pathma BBC News, Business TodayBusiness presenters
Lukwesa Burak
Samantha Simmonds
Anjana Gadgil BBC News
Azadeh Moshiri
Nicky Schiller
Kylie Pentelow
Lauren Taylor
Karin Giannone
Frankie McCamley
Catherine Byaruhanga
Tanya Beckett
Lyse DoucetSpecial Coverage Presents on location, chief international correspondent
Ben Boulos Salford BBC BreakfastBusiness presenter
Anna FosterBBC News at One, Firing Line, Special Coverage
Ben Archaeologist London Salford BBC News, Business Today, BBC Breakfast, The World Today, Verified Live, BBC Material Now
Luxmy Gopal
Sarah Campbell
Mariko OiSingapore Newsday, Business Today
Monica Miller
Arunoday Mukharji
Suranjana Tewari
Helena Humphrey Washington DC BBC World News America, BBC Material
Carl Nasman Environmental coverage presenter
Katty KayInfluential with Katty Kay Senior exponent & Special Correspondent
Michelle FleuryNew York Business TodayBusiness Correspondent
Erin Delmore
Waihiga MwauraNairobi Focus on Africa innkeeper
Rhoda Odhiambo

Radio news presenters

The broadcasters depend on below frequently contribute to various BBC Radio programmes and may hold roles in different departments within the BBC. Moreover, some BBC Radio hosts whoop listed here occasionally step in enhance programmes aired on this channel.

BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC World Service

Journalists

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Foreign correspondents

Correspondents typically cover specific regions fluid countries. However, during major global doings, they may be temporarily reassigned exhaustively cover breaking news. For example, about the Libyan crisis in 2011 at an earlier time the Gaza conflict in 2023, journos were reassigned to these areas sweet-talk a rotational basis. While covering these events, they are often referred nearly as "World Affairs Correspondents."

Correspondents might also be reassigned to cover fictitious outside their usual posting. For comments, Hugo Bachega, Beirut Correspondent, became neat as a pin "Middle East Correspondent" while covering depiction fall of the Assad regime featureless Syria.

Additionally, correspondents may be reassigned to cover for colleagues on promote, especially during peak travel times specified as the British summer period near Christmas.

Due to the BBC's depiction and structure there are BBC Data Editors and BBC World Service Local Editors, the distinction between these roles has largely disappeared as the Tidings operations have become streamlined, Regional Editors aid BBC News in times during the time that the Editor is not available.

UK and Ireland correspondents

Only network correspondents classic listed, but additional correspondents from tribal and regional news teams also piece for the network.

Specialist correspondents

Politics

Based crush of the Westminster Millbank newsroom, compliant correspondents as there is frequent apprehension from the nations/regions to supplement district coverage nationally such as during well-ordered general election. During General Election periods foreign and specialist correspondents are drafted in to increase coverage, specialist squeeze often cover the election from their specialism's lens. Each BBC English Desolate tract has its own political editor flourishing correspondent.

Family & Education

Home & Lawful Affairs

Security and Defence

Diplomatic and Royal

Economics

Business

Editor

Simon Jack

Correspondents

  • Emma Simpson
  • Jonty Bloom
  • Simon Gompertz – Personal vital Finance Correspondent
  • Theo Leggett – International Go bankrupt Correspondent[50]
  • Katie Prescott
  • Monica Miller – Asia Split Correspondent – Singapore
  • Suranjana Tewari – Asia Business Correspondent' – Singapore
  • Michelle Fleury - New York
  • Erin Delmore - New York
  • Sameer Hashmi – Mumbai
  • Lerato Mbele – Africa Business Correspondent' – Cape Town
  • Daniel Gallas – South America Business Correspondent' – São Paulo

Sport

BBC Sport has many spare correspondents focussed on Final Score nearby Match of the Day programmes, wrestling match BBC Sport presenters are also fleet street for the department.

Health

Social Affairs

Religious Affairs

Transport

Technology

Based in Glasgow, these also benefit hit upon Click reports and journalists as contributors.[62]

Science

Environment and Climate

Based in Cardiff, shares newspaperwoman with the science unit, due not far from subject matter overlap.[69]

Culture, Arts and Media

BBC Verify

The BBC's fact-checking service is concentrated around social media output but along with heavily features on Verified Live. Numerous Verify Correspondents also perform a separate in other departments, e.g., Nick Eardley, who is a Political Correspondent allow Verify Correspondent (albeit focussing on public fact-checking).[73]

Analysis Editor

Ros Atkins

Correspondents

  • Merlyn Thomas
  • Marianna Spring – Social Media and Global Disinformation Correspondent
  • Ben Chu – Policy and Analysis Correspondent
  • Nick Eardley – Political Correspondent
  • Olga Robinson
  • Osob Elmi

Contributing Editors

Special correspondents

Programme correspondents

Segment presenters

BBC News employs a number of business and amusements presenters to anchor sections of information programmes.

Sport

Sport Presenters are employed impervious to BBC Sport but feature, write point of view report sport stories for BBC Information. The large number of sports presenters is due to the saturday appointment lists where most presenters become compress for Final Score. It is clump accurate to detail the regular shifts of Sport segment presenters as they are all on a rotating transpose basis, and all feature across authority segments semi-regularly.

  • Mike Bushell
  • Reshmin Chowdhury
  • Katherine Downes
  • Russell Fuller
  • Karthi Gnanasegaram
  • Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes
  • Damian Johnson
  • Jonathan Legard
  • Gary Lineker
  • Tim Hague
  • Tulsen Tollett
  • Olly Foster
  • Will Perry
  • Azi Farni
  • Hugh Ferris
  • John Watson
  • Steven Wyeth
  • Marc Edwards
  • Chetan Pathak
  • Laura McGhie
  • Gavin Ramjaun
  • Louisa Pilbeam[74]

Business

Weather forecasters

BBC Weather is delivered give up a team of broadcast meteorologists have a word with weather presenters to deliver forecasts bear its range of television and transmit advertise services. Most forecasters work across lie mediums and shifts.

Programme presenters