Joe Lynam will be joining Newstalk as a business editor. He will also be a regular presenter of Breakfast Business and the business bulletins on Newstalk Breakfast.
He begins Feb. 1.
He currently presents the current affairs show “The Newsroom” on BBC Radio 4 and the World Service, and also presents the podcasts: Global News Podcast, Connected Investor, London Calling EU and EUNICast.
Lynam has been the BBC’s senior business correspondent for a decade and also covered the financial crisis (2007-2010), followed by the Eurozone crisis (2010-2013) for the BBC. He has also presented on the Today program, Newsnight, BBC One Breakfast, 5 Live and the BBC News Channel.