Aaron Heslehurst
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Aaron Heslehurst is a BBC World
television presenter often seen presenting World Business Report
. Since March 2008, he has also been a regular face on BBC Breakfast
presenting the business news as well as a regular presenter on BBC News Channel. Heslehurst also presents a segment on Fast Track called Flight Track, covering aviation
news. He is also seen hosting and moderating at many of the world's leading airline/airport conferences, including the IATA AGM and the RDG World Route Development Forums.
/Seven Network
in Sydney
and Canberra
, where he worked from 1996 to 1998. He worked as European Bureau Chief in London for Paramount Pictures
and Real TV News from 1998 to 2000. From 2000 to 2002, Heselhurst was an anchor
at CNBC Nordic in Copenhagen
, Denmark
. He has been with BBC since 2002.
Aaron Heslehurst won the Best Creative Story on Tourism from the Australian National Press Club in 1998.
BBC World
BBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any BBC channel in the world...
television presenter often seen presenting World Business Report
World Business Report
World Business Report is a television business news programme produced by BBC News and shown daily on BBC World News and the BBC News channel. The programme is broadcast 10 times daily Monday - Thursday and 9 times daily on Fridays. The main presenters of the programme are Tanya Beckett, Sally...
. Since March 2008, he has also been a regular face on BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items...
presenting the business news as well as a regular presenter on BBC News Channel. Heslehurst also presents a segment on Fast Track called Flight Track, covering aviation
Aviation
Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
news. He is also seen hosting and moderating at many of the world's leading airline/airport conferences, including the IATA AGM and the RDG World Route Development Forums.
Career
Heslehurst began his career as a reporter for Prime TelevisionPrime Television
PRIME7 is an Australian television network owned by Prime Media Group Limited. Prime Television launched on 17 March 1962 as CBN/CWN in Orange and Dubbo, New South Wales, and has since expanded to cover regional New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as a Seven Network...
/Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, where he worked from 1996 to 1998. He worked as European Bureau Chief in London for Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
and Real TV News from 1998 to 2000. From 2000 to 2002, Heselhurst was an anchor
Anchor
An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα .Anchors can either be temporary or permanent...
at CNBC Nordic in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. He has been with BBC since 2002.
Awards
"Best Commentator 2009" Daily Telegraph Wealth Management Awards (Voted by the public)Aaron Heslehurst won the Best Creative Story on Tourism from the Australian National Press Club in 1998.