Philip French began working life as a reporter for the Bristol Evening Post, and by 1959 had joined BBC Radio in London, rising to senior talks producer (1968). I'm an accomplished events and awards host and public speaker. Fraser, for example, fronts The Context, which broadcasts in the UK. BBC News CEO Deborah Turness said she was "thrilled" to announce the lead presenters. Presenters on the BBC News channel and BBC World News are set to be sacked as part of a raft of 70 job cuts in the UK in a plan to create a single more . Born in British Hong Kong in 1968, Louise Mary Minchin is a British news presenter and journalist who serves at the BBC on a freelance basis. John Reith (1889-1971) was the BBCs first general manager when it was set up as the British Broadcasting Company in 1922, and was its first director general when it became a public corporation in 1927. In 1955 Hawkins became Head of Programmes, Bristol. Malcolm Frost became interested in radio when at school in the 1920s, and joined the BBC in 1932. Zoe, was radio's first female breakfast DJ, and was drafted in to create a new partnership with Radio One regular Kevin Greening, replacing Mark Radcliffe and Marc . She moved to London in 1932, and became involved in activist groups such as the League of Coloured Peoples. From the BBC Oral History Collection here are some of the key personalities, producers, and innovators that tell the inside story of the BBC. Torry remembered Reith as "a great inspiration" and "an absolutely marvellous fellow because he talked to his secretaries, you know, discussed things with them." He commissioned Blue Peter, which first aired in 1958. In 1944 Audrey Russell became the only British woman to be accredited as a war correspondent and went on to became the first female news reporter. On Thursday 26th January 2023, Joanna Gosling signed off at BBC News. Appointed as the BBC's Deputy Director of Programmes in November 1922, Lewis was part of the original BBC management team and was its youngest member, being only 24 when starting in the role. BBC News and BBC World News channels will cut 70 jobs in the UK - including 14 presenters - as the BBC plans to rebrand as a more digitally focused rolling news service in the Spring. He oversaw the launch of S4C the Welsh Channel 4 in 1982. It follows the decision to merge the two existing news channels, aimed at viewers in the UK and around the world. EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has told 10 of its most seasoned news anchors that they have lost their prestige presenting roles on the broadcaster's rolling news . Joining the BBC Television Service at Alexandra Palace before the war, she was responsible for the smooth fading of pictures from one live camera to the next. During World War Two he covered the major battles at El Alamein and Monte Cassino, and received an OBE in 1946. Weather presenters from BBC South Today have taken up the BBC News theme challenge. Overall, around 50 jobs are expected to be lost on and off air as part of the merger. . The pair took over the co-anchor roles from Geoff Clark and Beverley Thompson in 2009. She is a former presenter of Newsnight and the morning news and interview programme every weekday from 10AM to 12noon on BBC Radio 5 Live. He is one of the first television pioneers, producing Picture Page a popular magazine programme. She was so highly valued by the Corporation that in 1929 it took the highly unusual step of introducing maternity leave, just so she could keep her new job as Director of School Broadcasting. BBC News provides television journalism to BBC One bulletins and the rolling news channels BBC World News and the BBC News Channel in the United Kingdom. The 45-year-old former BBC Breakfast presenter said he "could have died" but confirmed he is unable to remember any details of the accident. Presenters; South Today - Oxford; Main content. Gavin Ramjaun. Others in the alleged "at risk" group include veteran foreign correspondent turned news anchor Ben Brown. Mark Tully was the BBCs face and voice in South Asia from 1965 to 1994, covering the sub-continent as Indian bureau chief. Her annual salary is between 450,000 and 499,999. When Jonathan Ross made the move to ITV in 2010, Wickleman stepped in as BBCs Film presenter. Seymour Joly de Lotbiniere known as Lobby to his colleagues, was responsible for the outside broadcast coverage of the London 1948 Olympic Games and later of the Coronation, the BBCs biggest broadcasting operation at that point. Another added: "People are incandescent. BBC England confirmed the news today (July 2) and has promised a "significant reinvention" of regional TV news as it seeks to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic. Three other long-serving news presenters - Joanna Gosling, David Eades and Tim Willcox - recently announced their departures from the corporation. CHG Millis was Governor and Vice Chairman of the BBC from 1938-1946, succeeding Harold Brown who had served for the previous 5 years. Presenters who have normal shows and also Relief present have their relief shows in bold. He moved to BBC South East Today when it launched in 2001 and became co-presenter in 2009. He was the host of Sportsview and launched Grandstand. As The Radio Doctor, Hill was famous for his reassuring voice and authoritative medical advice. Ray Lakeland became a major player in the development of sports television after initial work as reporter for the BBC in Newcastle. BBC News employs many presenters and correspondents who appear across television, radio and contribute to BBC Online. Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire is an RTS, BAFTA and Sony award-winning English broadcaster and journalist born on 2nd October 1968. Central News Oct 2007 - Feb 2009 1 year 5 months. 2 min read. There has been an exodus of journalism talent from the BBC in the past two years. He covered the Normandy landings, and the liberation of Paris in 1944. Both were known for their progressive ideas about programming that reflected the liberalising ethos of the 1960s. See you soon @anne_delaney @SteveLammiman @VNorris101", "I'll be working across the counties of West and East Midlands for National BBC news", "Vicki Young appointed BBC's new Deputy Political Editor", "We are delighted to announce @adamfleming has been appointed as the BBC's Chief Political Correspondent. In 1939 he became talk's editor and a founder of the new overseas short wave broadcasting service, Radio Australia. He retired from the BBC in 1982. ; Kate Adie - chief news correspondent for BBC News during which time she became well known for reporting from war zones around the world - her first major assignment was reporting on the Iranian Embassy siege in London in 1980. Zena Skinner was one of the UKs first post-war TV celebrity chefs, and is considered the down-to-earth counterpart to the flamboyant Fanny Cradock. There are definitely questions here about what this means for the domestic license fee paying audience.. Search the Collections around key historic themes. Prior to World War II, John Daligan was a commissionaire at the BBC meeting and greeting staff and guests entering Broadcasting House. Channel 5 presenter Dan Walker has issued a health update following a bike accident. He went on to head BBCs West Region and was later Manging Director of Radio. Bill Cotton was son of dance band leader Billy Cotton, and was a senior BBC television producer and executive. She was regular producer on Music for You and Gala Performance. Some of the guests who have featured on the show include Judy Murray, Tom Daley, Lewis Hamilton, Martina Navratilova, and Mike Tyson. Patricia (Paddy) Foy was a highly successful TV director and producer who discovered the work of Nureyev, Fontaine, Placido Domingo, and Jacqueline Dupre for the BBC. He devised an internal market system which encouraged producers to choose between BBC suppliers and the outside market for their facilities. Cutting between cameras was not possible, because of the primitive nature of the fledgling equipment. Gerard Mansell was responsible for the transformation of the BBCs radio services in 1967 with the launch of Radio 1 and 2 and the rebranding of the Third and Home Services into Radios 3 and 4. Francis House was a producer of religious broadcasts to Germany from 1942. He was a key player in the development of all-electronic TV service at Alexandra Palace. Alfred Bradley was a prolific radio drama producer determined to seek our new talent, often offering newcomers their first break into radio. Roger Mosey entered the profession through local radio, and rose through the ranks to become editor of, successively, PM, The World at One and Today, before being appointed Controller, Radio5 Live in 1996. The Traitors was the biggest new series for young audiences across all BBC titles last year and the highest rating new entertainment series on the BBC since at least 2017 for young audiences. On Monday morning (February 27), Sally, her co-host Jon Kay and weather forecaster Carol Kirkwood spoke about the Aurora Borealis which appeared over . Ken Bruce has claimed that BBC bosses have hastened his exit from Radio 2. He was always on the side of the performer and writer, and acted on their behalf in trade disputes. His BBC career began in 1942 at the French Service and in 1969 he became Controller of BBC Two. Born on 25th April 1964 in Singapore to a Scottish father and an English mother, Fiona Elizabeth Bruce is a British TV presenter, journalist, and one of the most popular female BBC News presenters on the list. Meghan Markle's Animated Series Pearl Cancelled by Netflix. Dan (Image: Dan Walker via Twitter) Dan Walker has shared his first words after his horror crash last week. Then as Controller of Television he fought for the service and secured the right to televise the 1950 General Election results. John Snagge joined the BBC at Stoke on Trent in 1924 but rose to prominence as an announcer during the Second World War, where he brought the news of Pearl Harbour and D-Day. @BBCNews", "Steve Rosenberg to become Russia Editor for BBC News", "BBC Reporter Mark Lowen On Why He Left Turkey", "Quentin Sommerville (@sommervilletv) | Twitter", "Assignment - Milton Nkosi: The apartheid child who changed Africa's story - BBC Sounds", "Mayeni Jones named BBC Nigeria Correspondent - ResponseSource", "Coronavirus in Lagos: Enforcing lockdown in Africa's biggest city - BBC News", "Howard Johnson (@HowardrJohnson) | Twitter", "Secunder Kermani (@SecKermani) | Twitter", "Personal announcement: After nearly 6 wonderful years in the United States, I'm relocating to take up the role of BBC South Asia correspondent, based in #Delhi. As Deputy Director General in 1979 he handled the fallout from a Panorama that the government mistakenly thought was going to contain footage of an IRA roadblock. She knew the station should appeal to the emotions as well as the intellect and saved Down Your Way. Joanna Gosling and Tim Wilcox opted to take voluntary redundancy over reapplying for a position on the new news channel. You will be redirected back to your article in, The Match Factory Reports Red Hot Sales For Berlin Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize Winner Afire, BBC Staff Vote To Stage Biggest Strike In 13 Years; King Charles Coronation Could Be Targeted, Ken Loach Says UKs Top Film & TV Union Risks Failing Vulnerable Workers As Four Members Stage Protest Against Management, BBC Confident Of Signing New Deal With Huw Edwards Amid Presenter Exodus, Creed III Eyeing Franchise-Record 3-Day Debut Of $38M-$40M: Weekend Preview, Dune: The Sisterhood Star Shirley Henderson & Director Exit Amid Creative Overhaul, WGAW Exec Director David Young On Medical Leave; Ellen Stutzman To Lead Contracts Talks, HBOs Bill Maher, On CNN As Part Of Its New 9 PM Strategy, Predicts Biden Beats Trump In 24. Born on 15th January 1972, Claudia Anne Winkleman is an English journalist, model, television presenter, radio personality, and film critic. On smart speakers. bbc.com. South East Today profiles: Presenters. By the early 1960s he had become Controller, BBC Two (1965-69), and then pursued a freelance career, presenting and producing iconic award winning series such as Life on Earth (1979), and A Perfect Planet (2021). VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. BBC News has employed an incredible team of both male and female presenters, reporters, and correspondents who feature in radio and television and participate in producing content for BBC Online. Picture shows Doris Arnold with fellow pianist. Joanna began her broadcasting career as a trainee reporter, completing a David Eades, Joanna Gosling, and Tim Willcox will leave the BBC after decades of service, according to Deadline. By 1967 he became the first Programme Organiser of the new BBC Radio Brighton, launching the career of sports presenter Des Lynam. Janet Adam Smith was a writer, editor and proponent of Scottish literature. In 2013, Clare was awarded an OBE in 2013 for her services to broadcasting and journalism. He started commentating on the Boat Race in 1931 and continued his association until 1980. Martin Esslin served as a BBC producer, script writer and broadcaster, having joined in the BBC in 1940. Source: Facebook. Her last BBC job was as Director of Production in 1997, joining the BBCs Board of Management. Before serving as a presenter, Jo was BBC political correspondent where she covered the London Mayoral election in 2000. 26 January. 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From 1964 to 1969 he was deputy head of the service, working with Maurice Lateymonitor broadcasts from the Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian and Yugoslav areas. Eric Fenn was a Presbyterian theologian, college principal and deputy head of BBC religious broadcasting. Jim Waterson Media editor. Lyse Doucet is an award-winning Chief International Correspondent and Senior Presenter for BBC World News television and BBC World Service Radio. David Waine originally trained as a local newspaper reporter, and quickly moved into local BBC TV journalism in the BBC South and BBC West regions. More than just facts and figures, World Business Report tells you what you need to know to . BBC News presenter gets emotional in last ever sign-off. He was President of the European Broadcasting Union for three terms. Demobbed in 1946, he re-joined the BBC, working mainly in External Services until retirement in 1972. Many of the presenters below also work on other BBC News output, and some also work in other parts of the BBC. At first Soper was the units film producer travelling the world for a series called Look. List of female ABC news anchors you should watch in 2022. More information about Ellie Crisell, Natalie Graham and Nina Ridge. Video, 00:01:28, BBC News presenter gets emotional in last ever sign-off, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash. Belfrage was on air at the time but carried on as though nothing had happened. The peak of his career came when he took the role of Controller of the BBC Third Programme until 1952. The BBC series ran for 24 episodes, including three specials and starred a host of famous actors including Stephen Fry, Tim McInnerny and Hugh Laurie. The BBC expects to save more than 1m a year by cutting the number of news presenters. Becoming Lord Bullock in later life, he spent his war years in the BBC European Services, but returned to teaching at Oxford University becoming its Vice Chancellor in 1969. Watch: Joanna Gosling's emotional farewell to BBC News. Sources told Deadline the screen tests have been "humiliating" for the veteran TV news anchors. Before joining BBC News, Naga served as a reporter at Reuters Financial TV and at CNBC Europe as a senior producer. From 1940 she broadcast in Marathi, whilst producing radio programmes for the wider Indian Section (1941-43). The Traitors is returning for season 2 - you can apply now (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert Associates/Mark Mainz) In order to apply for The Traitors season 2, you must be: at least 18 years of age . For the next 13 years he could be found in the BBC's variety department. 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