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21-03-2025
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Presenter who started career in Oxfordshire to leave BBC after 28 years
A BBC presenter who began her career in local radio in Oxfordshire will leave the broadcaster after 28 years this spring. Politics Live presenter Jo Coburn started out in local radio in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire, before joining BBC London as a political reporter covering Westminster in 1997. Ms Coburn has presented the broadcaster's daily weekday politics show since it launched in 2018, but will leave at the end of May, with a new presenter announced in due course. She said: "What a privilege to have been in the hot seat of the Daily Politics and then Politics Live covering the tumultuous events of the last decade or so. "It's time to move on and hand over to someone else but I've loved it all, especially the people I've worked with and the hundreds of guests who've kept me company in the studio every day." Hilary O'Neill, executive editor of politics at the BBC, added: "Jo has shaped Politics Live into the programme it is today where viewers tune in knowing they'll be expertly guided through the biggest political stories, whilst making them accessible and entertaining. "Jo is a forensic interviewer and engaging presenter who draws on her deep knowledge of politics to challenge ministers on the issues that matter most to the public. "She will be greatly missed by both the audience and her colleagues." Ms Coburn previously presented BBC Two's Daily Politics with Andrew Neil, before taking on the lead presenter role for Politics Live when it replaced Daily Politics. She has appeared on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the Six and Ten bulletins and the BBC News Channel. During her BBC career, she anchored live coverage of six chancellors' budgets, covered eight general elections, and hosted overnight by-election specials. Richard Burgess, director of the BBC's news content, said: "I want to thank Jo for her immense contribution to our coverage, and on a career where she has been at the heart of political journalism for almost 30 years. "Millions of viewers have benefited from Jo's incisive interviewing and her ability to host intelligent discussion and debate from across the political spectrum. "We wish her all the best for the future." Ms Coburn covered the Cash for Honours and MPs' expenses scandals as well as the first race for London mayor in 2000. After the 2001 general election, she joined regional news for early mornings as political correspondent for Breakfast News. She has also regularly presented on the BBC News channel, BBC Radio 4's The World This Weekend, and BBC Two current affairs show Newsnight.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
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Politics Live presenter Jo Coburn to leave BBC after 28 years
Politics Live presenter Jo Coburn will leave the BBC after 28 years at the broadcaster. The journalist has presented the BBC's daily weekday politics show – since it launched in 2018. Coburn, who joined the BBC in 1997 as a reporter covering Westminster, said: 'What a privilege to have been in the hot seat of the Daily Politics and then Politics Live covering the tumultuous events of the last decade or so. 'It's time to move on and hand over to someone else but I've loved it all, especially the people I've worked with and the hundreds of guests who've kept me company in the studio every day.' She will leave the BBC at the end of May with a new presenter announced in due course. Hilary O'Neill, executive editor of politics at the BBC, said: 'Jo has shaped Politics Live into the programme it is today where viewers tune in knowing they'll be expertly guided through the biggest political stories, whilst making them accessible and entertaining. 'Jo is a forensic interviewer and engaging presenter who draws on her deep knowledge of politics to challenge ministers on the issues that matter most to the public. She will be greatly missed by both the audience and her colleagues.' Coburn previously presented BBC Two's Daily Politics with Andrew Neil, before taking on the lead presenter role for Politics Live when it replaced Daily Politics. She has appeared on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the Six and Ten bulletins and the BBC News Channel. During her BBC career she anchored live coverage of six chancellors' budgets, covered eight general elections and hosted overnight by-election specials.
BBC News
20-03-2025
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- BBC News
Jo Coburn to step down from presenting Politics Live
Jo has been presenting Politics Live – the BBC's daily weekday politics show – since it launched in 2018. Initially joining the BBC in 1997 as a reporter covering Westminster, Jo has become one of BBC Politics' most senior presenters - covering major domestic and international political events for programmes including the Today programme, the Six and Ten bulletins and the BBC News Channel. During her BBC career she has anchored live coverage of six chancellors' budgets, covered eight general elections and hosted numerous overnight by-election specials. In July 2011, she started presenting BBC Two's Daily Politics full time with Andrew Neil, before taking on the lead presenter role for Politics Live when it replaced Daily Politics. Jo has been an integral part of the show, delivering a fast-paced and conversational take on the day's political events – serving audiences with political news, interviews, panel guests and sharp analysis. Jo Coburn says: 'What a privilege to have been in the hot seat of the Daily Politics and then Politics Live covering the tumultuous events of the last decade or so. It's time to move on and hand over to someone else but I've loved it all, especially the people I've worked with and the hundreds of guests who've kept me company in the studio every day.' Hilary O'Neill, Executive Editor Politics, says: 'Jo has shaped Politics Live into the programme it is today where viewers tune in knowing they'll be expertly guided through the biggest political stories, whilst making them accessible and entertaining. Jo is a forensic interviewer and engaging presenter who draws on her deep knowledge of politics to challenge ministers on the issues that matter most to the public. She will be greatly missed by both the audience and her colleagues.' Richard Burgess, Director of News Content, said: 'I want to thank Jo for her immense contribution to our coverage, and on a career where she has been at the heart of political journalism for almost 30 years. Millions of viewers have benefited from Jo's incisive interviewing and her ability to host intelligent discussion and debate from across the political spectrum. We wish her all the best for the future.' Jo will be leaving the BBC at the end of May. A new presenter will be announced in due course. MT
BBC News
10-03-2025
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- BBC News
Anna Foster to join BBC Radio 4's Today presenting team
Anna Foster will join the BBC's flagship morning news programme, Today, from April as one of its main presenters. She is well known to BBC audiences, having guided viewers and listeners through some of the biggest global and domestic stories over the years, both as a news anchor in the studio and as an on-location correspondent. As a former Middle East correspondent for the BBC, she will bring further significant international experience to the team. Anna will present the Today programme from London and Salford. She will continue to play a key role in helping to lead the BBC's coverage of foreign news and viewers can still expect to see her on TV news bulletins for major stories. Anna says: "There are few more exciting opportunities for a journalist than presenting Today, and I'm thrilled to be joining the team. I've always loved making important, agenda-setting, engaging radio, and there's nowhere better to do that. It's such a beloved programme to so many people, and I can't wait to be a part of it." John McAndrew, Director of Live and Daily News, says: "From breaking news to long-form interviews, audiences will be familiar with Anna's tremendous range and rich, varied experience covering the biggest stories at home and abroad for the BBC for more than twenty years. Her warm, enthusiastic, and engaging style is perfect for Today and I'm delighted that she's joining the team." Mohit Bakaya, Director of Speech and Controller of Radio 4, says: "Anna is a terrific addition to the Today team. She brings important international reporting experience at a time when it is needed so urgently by listeners to Radio 4. She is a brilliant journalist and skilled presenter, and I can't wait to hear her, alongside Nick, Amol, Justin and Emma, getting to grips with the important stories on the nation's biggest speech breakfast programme.' Owenna Griffiths, Editor of Today, says: "Anna is an exceptional broadcaster and tenacious journalist. She's already a really familiar and popular voice for so many listeners from her years presenting on 5 Live and reporting from the Middle East. I'm thrilled she's going to join us at Today." Today is the BBC's flagship morning news programme and is the most listened-to breakfast radio news programme in the UK. Anna is currently a presenter for the BBC News at One and also regularly presents on location for the BBC News Channel and the BBC News at Six and Ten. Biography Anna has most recently been presenting the BBC News at One and anchoring in the field for the BBC News Channel and the BBC News at Six and Ten, which earned her an RTS award nomination in the prestigious 'Network Presenter of the Year' category. Before that, she was a Middle East correspondent for the BBC, based in Beirut and reporting from across the region. As Middle East correspondent, Anna reported from the epicentre of the Turkish earthquake using just a mobile phone, as one of the first journalists on the scene. In recent years she's covered the events of October 7th and the Israel-Gaza war, the conflict in Ukraine, the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone and the famine in South Sudan. During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan she embedded four times with British military forces, and returned to Iraq and Syria years later to report on the humanitarian crisis caused by the rise of the Islamic State group. She has a strong background in radio, having spent nearly a decade presenting BBC 5 Live Drive and guiding audiences through some of the biggest news and sport stories of recent times. She regularly broadcasts across the BBC, from her former home at Radio 1 Newsbeat to the BBC World Service, as well as writing for the BBC News website. She joined the BBC in April 2002. Anna is also an award-winning documentary-maker. She won Gold New York Radio Awards for her features '15 Minutes from Mosul' and 'From The Ground Up' – both for the World Service – which focussed on the under-reported conflict in the Central African Republic. Her 5 Live team also won the Association of British Science Writers award in 2019 for a special programme on the groundbreaking 'Women of NASA'. IA
