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 and journalists appear across BBC television and radio, and also contribute to BBC Online.
BBC News provides television journalism to BBC network bulletins (on BBC One and BBC Two) and programmes as well as the BBC News Channel available around the world and in the United Kingdom. BBC News runs BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC World Service as part of its rolling news coverage, journalists and presenters also contribute to podcasts produced by BBC News for BBC Radio 4, as well as solely for BBC Sounds.
It also provides news for BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 6 Music, national and international news for BBC Radio Wales, BBC Cyrum Wales, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Alba and BBC Local Radio, though these remain editorally independent.
The BBC has over 5,500 journalists,[1] 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)
The presenters listed below often contribute to various BBC News programmes and may have roles in other departments within the BBC. Additionally, some BBC News presenters not listed here occasionally fill in on programs broadcast on this channel. Noteworthy exceptions are the presenters of the domestic programmes BBC Breakfast, BBC One bulletins, and BBC Newsnight simulcast on the domestic feed, unless they are a chief presenter.
A significant change occurred on April 3, 2023, when the BBC consolidated its domestic and international rolling news channels into a unified operation. To spearhead news broadcasts on the merged channel during weekdays, the BBC appointed six (original) "chief presenters". This has since grown to twelve. Among them, nine are based in London, while two operate from Washington DC and one operates out of Salford and Singapore.[5]
Chief presenters
The programmes where the presenter is the lead presenter are shown here in bold. Chief presenters work across BBC One, BBC Two and primarily the BBC News Channel. The chief presenters broadcast on the channel between 12:00 and 8:00 London time during weekdays. Chief presenters will front BBC News coverage of editorially significant events on weekends including the BBC Weekend News. News broadcasts outside of these hours, and on weekends are fronted by other BBC presenters, many of which previously appeared on the domestic and international rolling news channels prior to their merger. All Chief Presenters cover BBC News programmes.
Other presenters
The list below reflects presenters' normal postings, but can be posted to cover other studios, they often assume News Correspondent roles when not in a presenting capacity, some have specialisms for example Carl Nasman is the BBC's Environment and Climate Change presenter, he is an anchor and correspondent for coverage of COP summits as well as hosting Future Earth.
Some relief presenters have regular privileged cover roles for lunchtime BBC Weekend News on BBC One, The World Today, Verified Live, BBC News Now, and regular slots to improve continuity. For Presenters who only cover BBC News branded programmes this is stated
| Presenter | Base | Programmes | Notes | |||
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| Martine Croxall | London | BBC News, The World Today, Verified Live, BBC News Now, 'BBC Weekend News' | ||||
| Kasia Madera | BBC News, The World Today, Verified Live, BBC News Now, 'BBC Weekend News', 'BBC News Polska' | |||||
| Lucy Grey | BBC News, The World Today, Verified Live, BBC News Now, BBC Weekend News | |||||
| Rich Preston | ||||||
| Rajini Vaidyanathan | ||||||
| Lewis Vaughan Jones | ||||||
| Vishala Sri-Pathma | BBC News, Business Today, Talking Business | Business presenters | ||||
| Lukwesa Burak | ||||||
| Samantha Simmonds | BBC News, Business Today,The World Today, Verified Live, BBC News Now, | |||||
| Anjana Gadgil | BBC News | |||||
| Azadeh Moshiri | ||||||
| Nicky Schiller | ||||||
| Kylie Pentelow | ||||||
| Lauren Taylor | ||||||
| Frankie McCamley | ||||||
| Catherine Byaruhanga | ||||||
| Tanya Beckett | BBC News, Business Today, Talking Business, The Inquiry, The World Today, BBC News Now, | |||||
| Lyse Doucet | Special Coverage | Presents on location, chief international correspondent | ||||
| Ros Atkins | London | Washington | BBC News, Ros Atkins on..., The Media Show | Analysis Editor | ||
| Emma Vardy | Salford[9][10] | London | BBC World News America, BBC News | |||
| Anna Foster | BBC News at One, Firing Line, Special Coverage | |||||
| Ben Thompson | London | Salford | BBC News, Business Today, Talking Business, BBC Breakfast, The World Today, Verified Live, BBC News Now,, BBC News at One | |||
| Karin Giannone | BBC News, The World Today, BBC Weekend News,, BBC News at One | |||||
| Luxmy Gopal | BBC News, BBC Breakfast, The World Today, Verified Live, BBC News Now | |||||
| Sarah Campbell | ||||||
| Mariko Oi | Singapore | 'Asia Specific'[11] Newsday, Business Today | ||||
| Monica Miller | Newsday, Business Today | |||||
| Arunoday Mukharji | ||||||
| Suranjana Tewari | ||||||
| Helena Humphrey | Washington DC | BBC World News America, BBC News, The Context | ||||
| Carl Nasman | Environmental coverage presenter | |||||
| Clare Richardson | ||||||
| Katty Kay | Influential with Katty Kay, The Context, Special Coverage | Senior presenter & Special Correspondent | ||||
| Michelle Fleury | New York | Washington | Business Today, BBC World News America, BBC News | Business Correspondent | ||
| Erin Delmore | ||||||
| Ritika Gupta | ||||||
| Waihiga Mwaura | Nairobi | Focus on Africa presenter | ||||
| Rhoda Odhiambo | ||||||
Producers & Former Presenters
| Presenter | Programme(s) |
|---|---|
| Chris Rogers | Panorama |
Radio news presenters
The broadcasters mentioned below frequently contribute to various BBC Radio programmes and may hold roles in different departments within the BBC. Moreover, some BBC Radio hosts not listed here occasionally step in on programmes aired on this channel.
BBC Radio 2
| Presenter | Programme(s) |
|---|---|
| Tina Daheley | Scott Mills breakfast show |
| Jeremy Vine | Jeremy Vine |
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 5 Live
| Presenter | Programme(s) |
|---|---|
| Sean Farrington | Wake Up to Money |
| Rick Edwards | 5 Live Breakfast |
| Rachel Burden | |
| Nicky Campbell | Nicky Campbell |
| Naga Munchetty | Naga Munchetty |
| Nihal Arthanayake | Headliners |
| Chris Warburton | Saturday Breakfast, Sunday Breakfast, In Short |
| Eleanor Oldroyd | Saturday Breakfast |
| Adrian Chiles | Chiles on Friday,[12] Adrian Chiles[13] |
| Tony Livesey | 5 Live Drive |
| Clare McDonnell | |
| Stephen Nolan | Stephen Nolan |
| Dotun Adebayo | Up All Night |
| Laura McGhie | |
| Colin Murray | |
| Patrick Kielty |
BBC World Service
| Presenter | Programme(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| James Copnall | Newsday | Alternate |
| Julian Worricker | Weekend, Newshour | |
| Rob Young | ||
| Andrew Peach | Newshour, The Newsroom, Newsday, OS, World Business Report, Business Matters | |
| Paul Henley | Newshour, Weekend | |
| Karin Giannone | Outside Source | |
| James Reynolds | ||
| Nancy Kacungira | ||
| Owen Bennett-Jones | Newshour | Alternate (on rotation) |
| James Coomarasamy | ||
| James Menendez | ||
| Lyse Doucet | ||
| Tim Franks | ||
| Paul Henley | ||
| Lyse Doucet | Newshour, Ukrainecast, The Global Story | |
| Valerie Sanderson | The Newsroom | |
| Oliver Conway | ||
| Nigel Adderley | ||
| Nick Miles | ||
| Chris Berrow | ||
| Alex Ritson | ||
| Jannat Jalil | ||
| Bernadette Kehoe | ||
| Ankur Desai | ||
| Julia McFarlane | ||
| Roger Hearing | Business Matters | |
| Rahul Tandon | ||
| Ed Butler | ||
| Jonathan Josephs | Business Daily [14] | |
| Pooneh Ghoddoosi | BBC Partner Hub |
Journalists
♦ = Presenter
Foreign correspondents
Correspondents typically cover specific regions or countries. However, during major global events, they may be temporarily reassigned to cover breaking news. For example, during the Libyan crisis in 2011 and the Gaza conflict in 2023, correspondents were reassigned to these areas on a rotational basis. While covering these events, they are often referred to as "World Affairs Correspondents."
Correspondents may also be reassigned to cover stories outside their usual posting. For example, Hugo Bachega, Beirut Correspondent, became a "Middle East Correspondent" while covering the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. These correspondents are also supported by the BBC World Service foreign language services, in partical BBC Arabic and BBC Perisan, as well as the specialist investgations unit.
Additionally, correspondents may be reassigned to cover for colleagues on vacation, especially during peak travel times such as the British summer period and Christmas.
Due to the BBC's history and structure there are BBC News Editors and BBC World Service Regional Editors, the distinction between these roles has largely disappeared as the News operations have become streamlined, Regional Editors aid BBC News in times when the Editor is not available.
World Affairs
Europe
Asia/Pacific
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North America
Middle East
Africa
Latin America
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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.
Editor
Senior UK Correspondent
England
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Scotland
Wales
Ireland
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Specialist correspondents
PoliticsBased in the Westminster Millbank newsroom, flexible correspondents are employed as there is frequent uptake from the nations/regions to supplement local coverage nationally such as during a general election. During General Election periods foreign and specialist correspondents are drafted in to increase coverage, and specialist correspondents often cover the election from their specialism's angle. Each BBC English Region has its own political editor and correspondent.
Family & Education
Home & Legal Affairs
Security and Defence
Diplomatic and Royal
Economics
Business
SportBBC Sport has many more correspondents focussed on Final Score and Match of the Day programmes, all BBC Sport presenters are also correspondents for the department.
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Health
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Social Affairs
Religious Affairs
Transport
TechnologyBased in Glasgow, these also benefit from Tech Now reports and journalists as contributors.[76]
Science
Environment and ClimateBased in Cardiff, shares correspondent with the science unit, due to subject matter overlap.[83]
Culture, Arts and Media
BBC VerifyThe BBC's fact-checking service is centred around social media output but also heavily features on Verified Live. Some Verify Correspondents also perform a role in other departments, e.g., Nick Eardley, who is a Political Correspondent and Verify Correspondent (albeit focussing on political fact-checking).[87]
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Contributing Editors
Special correspondents
- Lucy Manning
- Fergal Keane
- Judith Moritz
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
Sport Presenters are employed by BBC Sport but feature, write and report sport stories for BBC News. The large number of sports presenters is due to the Saturday fixture lists where most presenters become correspondents for Final Score. It is not accurate to detail the regular shifts of sport segment presenters as they are all on a rotating shift basis, and all feature across the segments semi-regularly.
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Business
| Presenter | Regular shifts | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sally Bundock | Business Today | Morning editions |
| Ben Thompson | London editions | |
| Sean Farrington | Wake Up to Money, Today (BBC Radio 4) | |
| Will Bain | ||
| Felicity Hannah | Money Box Live, Wake Up To Money, Today (BBC Radio 4) | |
| Tanya Beckett | BBC News, Business Today | |
| Paul Lewis | BBC Breakfast, Money Box | |
| Vishala Sri Pathma | BBC News Channel, Business Today | Relief presenter |
| Samantha Simmonds | BBC News Channel, Business Today | |
| Nina Warhurst | BBC Breakfast |
Weather forecasters
BBC Weather is delivered by a team of broadcast meteorologists and weather presenters to deliver forecasts across its range of television and radio services. Most forecasters work across all mediums and shifts.
Chief Presenters
- Simon King – Salford
- Carol Kirkwood
- Barra Best
Others
- Darren Bett
- Katerina Christodoulou
- Stav Danaos
- Chris Fawkes
- Alexis Green
- Alina Jenkins
- Sarah Keith-Lucas
- Louise Lear
- Lucy Martin
- Susan Powell
- Ben Rich
- Elizabeth Rizzini
- Tomasz Schafernaker
- Matt Taylor
- Helen Willetts
- Owain Wyn Evans
Programme presenters
| Presenter | Programme(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Brook | Talking Movies, Talking Television | |
| Sophie Ikenye | Focus on Africa | |
| Lukwesa Burak | ||
| Waihiga Mwaura | ||
| Ade Adepitan | The Travel Show | |
| Benjamin Zand | The Travel Show, Our World | Producer |
| Evan Davis | The Bottom Line | |
| Vicki Young | Politics Live | |
| Zeinab Badawi | HARDtalk | |
| Stephen Sackur | ||
| Tim Sebastian | The Doha Debates | |
| Samira Ahmed | Newswatch | |
| John Simpson | Unspun World | |
| Caroline Hawley | ||
| Stacey Dooley | Stacey Dooley Investigates (shown on BBC Three) | |
| Tanya Beckett | Talking Business | |
| Levi Jouavel | The Catch Up[90] | |
| Kirsty Grant | ||
| Callum Tulley |
