This is a list of newsreaders and journalists currently employed by BBC Television and BBC Radio .
Presenters and journalists appear across BBC television, radio but 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 .
The BBC has over 5,500 journalists[ 1] Los Angeles has been his home for 25 years.
Television news presenters
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Many presenters listed here contribute to various BBC News programmes, and some are involved in other BBC projects. Additionally, certain BBC News presenters offer relief presentation for programmes airing on these channels. It's important to note that this list excludes presenters of broadcasts simulcast from the BBC News channel on BBC One overnight or during weekday mornings on BBC Two .
Presenter
Programme(s)
Notes
Clive Myrie
BBC News at Six BBC News at Ten BBC Weekend News Chief presenter,[ 2]
Sophie Raworth
BBC News at Six BBC News at Ten
Reeta Chakrabarti
BBC News at Six BBC News at Ten BBC Weekend News
Jane Hill
BBC News at Six BBC News at Ten BBC Weekend News
Anna Foster
BBC News at One
Ben Brown
BBC News at One BBC Weekend News
Fiona Bruce
BBC News at Six BBC News at Ten Question Time
Mishal Husain
BBC News at Six BBC News at Ten BBC Weekend News Relief presenter
Tina Daheley
BBC Breakfast BBC News at Six BBC News at Ten BBC Weekend News
Victoria Derbyshire
Newsnight
Faisal Islam
Jon Kay
BBC Breakfast BBC News at One
Sally Nugent
Naga Munchetty
BBC Breakfast
Charlie Stayt
Roger Johnson
Relief presenter
Ben Thompson
Rachel Burden
Nina Warhurst
BBC Breakfast BBC News at One
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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.
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 the BBC News studio in Singapore.[ 3]
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. 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.
Presenter
Location
Programme(s)
Sally Bundock
London
BBC News Business Today [ 4]
Lucy Hockings
BBC News , BBC News Now BBC Weekend News
Matthew Amroliwala
BBC News , Verified Live BBC News at One
Maryam Moshiri
BBC News , BBC News at One BBC Weekend News The World Today [ 5] Talking Business
Christian Fraser
BBC News ,The Context BBC Election Coverage
Ben Brown
BBC News, BBC News at One BBC News at Six BBC News at Ten BBC Weekend News The World Today Verified Live BBC News Now [ 4]
Annita McVeigh
BBC News, BBC News at One BBC Weekend News The World Today Verified Live BBC News Now [ 4]
Geeta Guru-Murthy
BBC News, BBC News at One BBC Weekend News The World Today Verified Live BBC News Now [ 4]
Clive Myrie
BBC News, BBC Election Coverage , BBC News at One ,BBC News at Six BBC News at Ten BBC Weekend News [ 6]
Caitríona Perry
Washington
BBC News, BBC World News America
Sumi Somaskanda
Steve Lai
Singapore
Newsday [ 7] Business Today
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 The World Today Verified Live BBC News Now
Presenter
Base
Programmes
Notes
Martine Croxall
London
BBC News , 'The World Today BBC Weekend News
Lucy Grey
BBC News , The World Today Verified Live BBC News Now
Celia Hatton
BBC News ,
Frankie McCamley
BBC News ,
Rich Preston
BBC News , The World Today Verified Live BBC News Now Currently on paternity leave[ 8]
Kasia Madera
BBC News , The World Today Verified Live BBC News Now
Vishala Sri-Pathma
BBC News ,
Lewis Vaughan Jones
BBC News , The World Today Verified Live BBC News Now BBC Weekend News
Anjana Gadgil
BBC News ,
Rajini Vaidyanathan
BBC News , The World Today Verified Live BBC News Now BBC Weekend News
Azadeh Moshiri
BBC News ,
Nicky Schiller
BBC News ,
Catherine Byaruhanga
BBC News , BBC Weekend News Focus on Africa from London when necessary
Tanya Beckett
BBC News , The World Today Verified Live BBC News Now
Lukwesa Burak
BBC News , Business Today
Nancy Kacungira
The World Today Verified Live BBC News Now BBC News , BBC Weekend News Currently on maternity leave[ 9]
Samantha Simmonds
, Business Today The World Today
Lauren Taylor
BBC News , BBC Weekend News
Kylie Pentelow
BBC News ,
Lyse Doucet
BBC News , The World Today Verified Live BBC News Now BBC News , BBC Weekend News BBC News at One BBC News at Six BBC News at Ten Presents on location, chief international correspondent & senior presenter
Ben Thompson
London/Salford
BBC News , Business Today BBC Breakfast , The World Today Verified Live BBC News Now Business presenter
Ben Boulos
Luxmy Gopal
BBC News , BBC Breakfast , The World Today Verified Live BBC News Now
Sarah Campbell
Anna Foster
BBC News , BBC News at One BBC Weekend News The World Today Verified Live BBC News Now
Mariko Oi
Singapore
'Newsday Business Today
Monica Miller
Arunoday Mukharji
Suranjana Tewari
Helena Humphrey
Washington DC
BBC World News America , BBC News
Carl Nasman
Environmental coverage presenter
Katty Kay
US Election Night presenter, BBC World News America , The Context
Senior presenter & Special Correspondent
Michelle Fleury
New York
'Business Today 'BBC World News America , BBC News, Talking Business
Business Correspondent
Erin Delmore
Waihiga Mwaura
Nairobi
Focus on Africa presenter
Rhoda Odhiambo
Radio news presenters
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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.
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Foreign correspondents
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The list provided indicates the usual assignments of correspondents. In instances of significant global events, like the Libyan crisis in 2011 or the Gaza conflict in 2023, foreign correspondents may be temporarily reassigned from their regular locations to cover these stories on a rotational basis. During such times, they are often labelled as "World Affairs Correspondents" or, if in Europe, as "Europe Correspondents." Subsequently, they return to their usual assignments. Additionally, this temporary reassignment may occur to cover holidays, primarily in July and August, as well as during Christmas periods. The BBC has a variety of specialist positions also including Regional Editors who are often shared across the world service output also.
Vacant
Aparna Alluri
Celia Hatton ♦
South East Asia Editor
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Anbarasan Ethirajan
Vacant
Sebastian Usher
Sebastian Usher
Barbara Plett-Usher
Emmanuel Igunza – Kenya [ 26]
Rana Jawad – Tunis – North Africa Correspondent
Lerato Mbele – Cape Town – Business Correspondent Mayeni Jones – Lagos [ 27] Africa Correspondent
Simi Jolaoso - Lagos - Africa Correspondent
Nomsa Maseko – Durban
Tomi Oladipo – Africa Security Correspondent [ 28]
Bassam Bounenni– Tunis [ 29] North Africa Correspondent
Arwa Barkallah – Dakar – West Africa Correspondent
Daniel De Simone – Johannesburg
Anne Soy – Senior Africa Correspondent
UK and Ireland correspondents
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Only network correspondents are listed, but additional correspondents from national and regional news teams also report for the network.
Danny Savage
Judith Moritz West and South West England
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James Cook[ 35]
Lorna Gordon
Jamie McIvor
Specialist correspondents
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Based out of the Westminster Millbank newsroom, flexible correspondents 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, specialist correspondents often cover the election from their specialism's lens. Each BBC English Region has its own political editor and correspondent.
Branwen Jeffreys
Elaine Dunkley[ 43]
Hazel Shearing
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Security and Defence
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Diplomatic and Royal
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Simon Jack
Emma Simpson
Jonty Bloom
Simon Gompertz – Personal and Finance Correspondent
Theo Leggett – International Business Correspondent [ 51]
Katie Prescott
Monica Miller – Asia Business Correspondent – Singapore
Suranjana Tewari – Asia Business Correspondent' – Singapore
Michelle Fleury - New YorkErin Delmore - New York
Sameer Hashmi – Mumbai
Lerato Mbele – Africa Business Correspondent' – Cape Town Daniel Gallas – South America Business Correspondent' – São Paulo
BBC 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.
Alison Holt
Ben Hunte – LGBTQ Correspondent [ 57] Megha Mohan – Gender and Identity Correspondent [ 58]
Michael Buchanan
Alison Holt[ 59]
Nikki Fox – Disability Correspondent Adina Campbell – Community Affairs Correspondent [ 60]
Aleem Maqbool
Lebo Diseko – Global Religion Reporter [ 61]
Based in Glasgow, these also benefit from Click reports and journalists as contributors.[ 63]
Zoe Kleinman[ 64]
Marc Cieslak[ 65]
James Clayton – North America Technology Reporter [ 66]
Steffan Powell – Gaming Reporter [ 65] [ 67]
Richard Westcott – Science and Tech Correspondent [ 68]
Rebecca Morelle
Pallab Ghosh Jonathan Amos
Victoria Gill – Global Science Correspondent [ 69]
Richard Westcott – Science and Tech Correspondent [ 68]
Laura Foster – Health Science Correspondent
Environment and Climate
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Based in Cardiff, shares correspondent with the science unit, due to subject matter overlap.[ 70]
The BBC's fact checking service, centred around social media output bu also heavily feature on Verified Live , some Verify Correspondents, also perform a role in other departments e.g. Nick Eardley who is Political Correspondent and Verify Correspondent (albeit focussing on political fact-checking).[ 74]
Ros Atkins
Merlyn Thomas
Marianna Spring – Social Media and Global Disinformation Correspondent
Ben Chu – Policy and Analysis Correspondent
Olga Robinson
Osob Elmi
Contributing Editors
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Special correspondents
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Programme correspondents
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BBC News employs a number of business and sports presenters to anchor sections of news programmes.
Presenter
Regular shifts
Notes
Mike Bushell BBC Breakfast BBC News Channel [ 75]
Reshmin Chowdhury BBC News Channel
Katherine Downes Sportsday
Russell Fuller BBC World Service , 5 Live
Karthi Gnanasegaram Today 5 Live , BBC News Channel , BBC Weekend News Sportsday BBC Breakfast
Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes BBC News Channel , BBC Weekend News Sportsday
Damian Johnson BBC News Channel
Jonathan Legard Today 5 Live , BBC News Channel
Gary Lineker Match of the Day
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[ 76]
Presenter
Regular shifts
Notes
Sally Bundock BBC World News and Business Today Relief presenter
Sean Farrington
Wake Up to Money Today (BBC Radio 4)
Will Bain
Wake Up to Money Today (BBC Radio 4)
Felicity Hannah
Money Box Live Wake Up To Money Today (BBC Radio 4)
Tanya Beckett BBC News , Business Today
Aaron Heslehurst
Talking Business with Aaron Heslehurst , Business Today BBC News Channel
Paul Lewis BBC Breakfast Money Box
Vishala Sri Pathma
BBC News Channel , Business Today Relief presenter
Samantha Simmonds BBC News Channel , Business Today
Ben Thompson
BBC News Channel , Business Today
Nina Warhurst BBC Breakfast
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.
Programme presenters
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