Valerie Sanderson
Encyclopedia
Valerie Sanderson was one of the original presenters on BBC News 24
when it launched in 1997.
) Emory University
in Atlanta, Georgia
.
's Today
programme. She has been a reporter on the Today programme and BBC Breakfast News. She could often be seen presenting the 1-4pm slot on News 24 alongside Bill Turnbull
or Chris Eakin
. She has now left the channel. She was also on the Spotlight
programme based in Plymouth
from 1989. She helped to launch Radio Five Live in 1994. As of April 2008, she has been presenting World Briefing on the BBC World Service
. She occasionally presents the BBC's daily audio news podcast Newspod.
Prior to joining News 24 she was a regular presenter on the regional program Spotlight.
She was the partner of Radio Four's Today
programme presenter John Humphrys
, but they have since separated. They have one son, Owen James, born 2 June 2000.
BBC News 24
BBC News is the BBC's 24-hour rolling news television network in the United Kingdom. The channel launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 17:30 as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to Sky News, which had been running since 1989...
when it launched in 1997.
Early life
She studied at St Andrews University, then did a postgraduate degree at the (BaptistBaptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
) Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
.
BBC
She joined the BBC in 1985 as a producer on Radio 4BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
's Today
Today programme
Today is BBC Radio 4's long-running early morning news and current affairs programme, now broadcast from 6.00 am to 9.00 am Monday to Friday, and 7.00 am to 9.00 am on Saturdays. It is also the most popular programme on Radio 4 and one of the BBC's most popular programmes across its radio networks...
programme. She has been a reporter on the Today programme and BBC Breakfast News. She could often be seen presenting the 1-4pm slot on News 24 alongside Bill Turnbull
Bill Turnbull
William Robert "Bill" Turnbull is an English journalist and presenter, currently employed by the BBC and best known for presenting BBC Breakfast...
or Chris Eakin
Chris Eakin
Chris Eakin is a newsreader on the BBC's 24 hour rolling news channel, BBC News.-Early life:He was born in Northern Ireland and lived at Helen's Bay in County Down, then briefly moved to Spain. His father was a civil engineer....
. She has now left the channel. She was also on the Spotlight
Spotlight (BBC South West News)
Spotlight is the BBC's regional news programme for the southwest of England, covering Cornwall, Devon, West Dorset, and Somerset. There is also a special version of the programme for viewers in the Channel Islands. The main version of the programme broadcasts between 18:30 and 18:58 on weekdays,...
programme based in Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
from 1989. She helped to launch Radio Five Live in 1994. As of April 2008, she has been presenting World Briefing on the BBC World Service
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
. She occasionally presents the BBC's daily audio news podcast Newspod.
Prior to joining News 24 she was a regular presenter on the regional program Spotlight.
She was the partner of Radio Four's Today
Today programme
Today is BBC Radio 4's long-running early morning news and current affairs programme, now broadcast from 6.00 am to 9.00 am Monday to Friday, and 7.00 am to 9.00 am on Saturdays. It is also the most popular programme on Radio 4 and one of the BBC's most popular programmes across its radio networks...
programme presenter John Humphrys
John Humphrys
Desmond John Humphrys , is a Welsh-born British author, journalist and presenter of radio and television, who has won many national broadcasting awards...
, but they have since separated. They have one son, Owen James, born 2 June 2000.
External links
- News 24 profile
- Valerie Sanderson Profile TV Newsroom
- Valerie and John Humphrys Telegraph Online