Akass swaps BBC for Sky News
Sky News has named Amanda Akass as a politics and business correspondent, working on “The Early Rundown,” a breakfast program that rounds up major morning headlines. Akass worked as a reporter at BBC News for BBC South East Today. She has held various other posts at the BBC, including broadcast journalist, breakfast program producer and […]
Blackstock swaps Sunday Mail for the BBC
BBC Radio Scotland has hired Gordon Blackstock as a broadcast journalist. He joins from the Sunday Mail, where he was chief reporter. Blackstock has also worked freelance, contributing to The Sunday Times, The Times, The Sunday Mail, Mail on Sunday, The Sunday Post and BBC Radio Scotland. He served as a trainee reporter, reporter, sport […]
Hancock to join BBC News as live journalist
BBC News has hired Sam Hancock as a live journalist on the digital team. Recently, he has been working freelance for The Independent, covering politics, crime, coronavirus, the climate crisis and more. His bylines have also appeared in Vice, i, Time Out and more. He was also an intern at The Times and The i […]
BBC names O’Reilly video journalist/digital reporter
Gem O’Reilly has been appointed video journalist and digital reporter for BBC News and BBC World, covering global news. Currently, O’Reilly is a broadcast journalist at BBC London, where she focuses on digital, TV and radio news. Before that, she served a broadcast journalist at BBC Stories & Trending, creating video, text and radio. She […]
BBC political editor Kuenssberg to step down
After nearly 7 years, Laura Kuenssberg, political editor at the BBC, will be leaving in April. She took over in 2015 from Nick Robinson, becoming the first woman to hold the position. The broadcaster said she would take on “a range of news and current affairs projects across TV, radio and online”, adding that further […]
Senior BBC biz journalist Deol to exit after 36 years
Mantej Deol, senior broadcast journalist at the BBC business and economics unit, will be leaving after 36 years. In her current role, she is one of the key players dealing one-to-one with CEOs and organizing filming and outside broadcasts, among other tasks. She also served as a senior producer at the BBC and was a […]
BBC’s Marr signs deal with Global
BBC presenter Andrew Marr has signed a deal with Global, where he will be hosting an opinion-led program on LBC and will also be presenting a show on Classic FM, interviewing guests from the world of politics and arts. As part of the deal, he will also be presenting a weekly podcast on Global Player […]
BBC reporter Morley departs
Lottie Morley, breakfast reporter at the BBC, has left to join LBC/Global as weekend breakfast newsreader. She starts in December. She has previously worked as a broadcast journalist at the BBC and as a freelance reporter at Global. She was also a presenter and production assistant at Shoreditch Radio in the UK. She was also […]
BBC names Smith North America editor
BBC has tapped Sarah Smith as its new North America editor. She recently served as Scotland editor. Before that, she was based in the U.S. for several years, working for Channel 4 News. Smith will be based in D.C. and will replace Jon Sopel, who left the role last month. She begins early next year. […]
BBC appoints Shearing as education correspondent
BBC News online has tapped Hazel Shearing as an education correspondent. She has been with the BBC since 2019. Previously, she was at BuzzFeed, where she worked as a breaking news reporter and curation editor, and then as lead curation editor and reporter. She was also a reporter at The Sunday Times and has interned […]
