Maryam Moshiri
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Maryam Moshiri | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Occupation(s) | Chief Presenter, BBC News |
| Years active | 2001- present |
| Television | BBC |
| Spouse | Jonathan Farmer |
Maryam Moshiri is a Chief Presenter working for the BBC on their BBC News Channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom and worldwide.
Career
Moshiri began her career as a business reporter for Independent Radio News,[1] before joining the BBC in 2003.
She worked for 16 years as a Business News Anchor on some of the BBC's flagship business programmes such as The Business Briefing, Work Life and Talking Business. Maryam also broadcast on Radio 4, BBC Breakfast news and presented the 8pm News bulletin on BBC1. She was also a regular presenter of the afternoon and evening business news on BBC News, the corporation's 24-hour news channel.
In 2019 Moshiri became a Chief News Presenter at BBC World News and BBC News. She has anchored most of the global news channel's flagship programmes, including Outside Source, Impact and Global. Moshiri has also presented The Papers on BBC News. In February 2023, it was announced that she would continue as chief presenter on the BBC’s new news channel for both UK and international viewers launched in April.[2] In May 2023 she led the BBC News Coverage of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, being based for the majority of the week in the Host City on duplex with a team in the New Broadcasting House Studio.[citation needed]
In 2023, she became the chief relief presenter covering the other chief presenters programmes The Context, The Daily Global, BBC News Now, Verified Live, as well as the BBC Weekend News and BBC News at One. While continuing to present occasionally Talking Business, reporting from across the UK and other special programmes[3] But it was announced Yalda Hakim would be leaving the BBC later in 2023 to join Sky News,[4] it was announced on the same day that Moshiri would take over as the main presenter of The Daily Global.[5] On the 6th of December 2023, during the 12 noon (UK time) bulletin, she was seen flashing her middle finger to the camera.[6]
Personal life
Moshiri graduated from University College London in 2000 with a BA in Italian.[7] She then completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism at the London College of Communications, graduating in 2001.
Her sister, Nazanine Moshiri, worked as a foreign correspondent at Al Jazeera.[8]
References
- ^ "The Guardian Summer Graduate Fair - The Guardian Inside Stories Room". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- ^ "BBC unveils presenter line-up for news channel". 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "BBC News channel launches three new programme formats". BBC. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Kanter, Jake. "BBC News Channel Anchor Yalda Hakim Quits For Sky Just Months After Landing Chief Presenter Role". Deadline. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Maryam Moshiri to present The Daily Global on the BBC News channel". BBC Press Office. BBC. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Topping, Alexandra (7 December 2023). "BBC presenter apologises after giving middle finger at start of live broadcast". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "People Class Notes 24|25 Class Notes" (PDF). UCL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Sisters, rivals and friends". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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