Rachel Schofield
English journalist
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Rachel Katherine Schofield (born 12 February 1976 in Winchester, Hampshire)[1][2] is an English career coach and former journalist and news presenter.
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12 February 1976
Rachel Schofield | |
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Schofield at the 2023 Chiswick Book Festival | |
| Born | Rachel Katherine Schofield 12 February 1976 Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Education | St Margaret's School, Exeter |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Employer | BBC |
| Television | BBC News |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Tim Vine (brother-in-law) |
Education
Schofield grew up in Tipton St John, Devon,[3] and was educated at St Margaret's School, Exeter, an independent school for girls.[4]
She obtained a first class degree in Modern European Languages[5] (French, German and Italian) at Durham University (St John's College),[6] where she joined Purple FM. She was at Durham from 1994–98, spending a year in Vienna. From 1998–99, she did a Broadcast Journalism course[7] at the London College of Printing (now called the London College of Communication).
Radio and television career
She started her career at the BBC on BBC Radio Newcastle in 1999 and also reported for BBC Look North. She then moved to be a reporter for BBC Radio 4 before joining BBC News. Schofield resigned from her position in September 2012 although has returned on a freelance basis.
At the beginning of September 2020, she co-hosted the Jeremy Vine show for one week, standing in for the regular show co-host Storm Huntley.[5]
Personal life
She met the then Newsnight reporter Jeremy Vine in the run-up to the 2001 general election when he was touring Britain in a VW camper van.[8] The couple married on 14 September 2002 in Tipton St John, Devon.[3] They live in Chiswick, west London,[9] and have two daughters, born in 2004 and 2006.[10][11][12]