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'{{Short description|British news presenter (born 1977)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Maryam Moshiri | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|6|9|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] | nationality = | other_names = | alma_mater = [[University College London]] | occupation = News presenter | employer = [[BBC]] | television = [[BBC News]] | years_active = 2001–present | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse = Jonathan Farmer | children = 3 }} '''Maryam Moshiri''' (born 9 June 1977) is a presenter working for the [[BBC]] on its [[BBC News (TV channel)|News Channel]] broadcasting in the United Kingdom and worldwide. Her programme ''[[The Daily Global|The World Today with Maryam Moshiri]]'' airs weekdays at 7:30 pm UK time, and includes interviews with figures from the arts, culture and entertainment. ==Early life and education== Moshiri was born on 9 June 1977 in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] and graduated from [[University College London]] in 2000 with a BA in Italian.<ref>{{cite report|title=People Class Notes 24{{!}}25 Class Notes |url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/alumni/pdfs/classnotes.pdf |publisher=UCL |chapter=2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908133427/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/alumni/pdfs/classnotes.pdf |archive-date=8 September 2006}}</ref> She then completed a postgraduate diploma in [[Broadcast journalism|Broadcast Journalism]] at the [[London College of Communication]], graduating in 2001. Her sister, Nazanine Moshiri, worked as a foreign correspondent at [[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]].<ref name="about">{{Cite news |title=Sisters, rivals and friends |newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sisters-rivals-and-friends-5337xxrvkp8 |date=12 April 2007 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> ==Career== Moshiri began her career as a business reporter for [[Independent Radio News]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.summergradfair.co.uk/gisscoop.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930081511/http://www.summergradfair.co.uk/gisscoop.php|url-status=dead|title=The Guardian Summer Graduate Fair - Inside Stories Room|year=2006|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> in July 2001 before joining the [[BBC]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/07/maryam-moshiri-apology-middle-finger-bbc-presenter/|title=Senior BBC news presenter caught giving middle finger to camera live on air|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=January 8, 2024|date=December 7, 2023}}</ref> 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''. Moshiri 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 (TV Channel)|BBC News]], the corporation's 24-hour news channel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maryam Moshiri |url=https://noelgay.com/client/maryam-moshiri/ |website=Noel Gay |access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref> In 2019, Moshiri became a news presenter at BBC World News and BBC News. She has presented 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 a presenter on the BBC's new news channel for both UK and international viewers launched in April.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/bbc-unveils-presenter-line-up-for-news-channel|title=BBC unveils presenter line-up for news channel |date=2 February 2023|access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref> In May 2023, she was part of the BBC 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eurovision to Indiana Jones: 15 flops and fails in culture in 2023|first=Steven|last=McIntosh|date=26 December 2023|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64315561.amp |website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> In 2023, Moshiri became the relief presenter covering the other presenters programmes ''[[The Context (TV programme)|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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/bbc-news-channel-new-programme-formats/|title=BBC News channel launches three new programme formats|date=2023-05-22|work=BBC|access-date=2023-07-20|language=en-GB}}</ref> But it was announced [[Yalda Hakim]] would be leaving the BBC later in 2023 to join [[Sky News]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Kanter |first=Jake |title=BBC News Channel Anchor Yalda Hakim Quits For Sky Just Months After Landing Chief Presenter Role |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/bbc-news-yalda-hakim-sky-news-1235449204/ |website=Deadline |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=27 July 2023}}</ref> and it was announced on the same day that Moshiri would take over as the main presenter of ''The Daily Global''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maryam Moshiri to present The Daily Global on the BBC News channel |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/maryam-moshiri-to-present-the-daily-global-on-the-bbc-news-channel |website=BBC Press Office |publisher=BBC | date=26 July 2023}}</ref> However, her agent announced that ''The Daily Global'' would be relaunched as ''The World Today'' in February 2024.<ref>https://noelgay.com/client/maryam-moshiri/</ref> On 6 December 2023, in a clip that [[went viral]], Moshiri was captured with her [[the finger|middle finger]] to the camera just before starting a newscast. She apologised saying it had been a "private joke" with the staff,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Topping |first=Alexandra |date=2023-12-07 |title=BBC presenter apologises after giving middle finger at start of live broadcast |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/dec/07/bbc-presenter-apologises-after-giving-middle-finger-at-start-of-live-broadcast |access-date=2023-12-07 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-07 |title=BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri apologizes after flipping the middle finger live on air - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bbc-news-presenter-maryam-moshiri-middle-finger-apology-video/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and released footage showed that Moshiri had been counting down with her fingers with the floor manager, representing "1" with the middle finger.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/dec/16/full-clip-bbc-news-presenter-maryam-moshiri-middle-finger-countdown-released|title=Full clip of BBC presenter's viral middle-finger countdown released|first=Clea|last=Skopeliti|work=The Guardian|date=16 December 2023|accessdate=16 December 2023}}</ref> In February 2024, Moshiri began anchoring ''The World Today'', a new weekday programme on the BBC News channel packaging the BBC's global journalism to audiences in the UK and internationally.<ref>{{cite web |title=The World Today with Maryam Moshiri launches on the BBC News Channel |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/the-world-today-with-maryam-moshiri-launches-on-the-bbc-news-channel |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=14 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref> In April 2024 a clip of her impersonating a seagull on the show went viral.<ref name="spy">{{cite news |title=BBC newsreader does seagull impression live on air |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a60618989/bbc-presenter-maryam-moshiri-seagull-impression/ |access-date=7 May 2024 |work=Digital Spy |date=26 April 2024}}</ref> ==Personal life== Moshiri is married to Jonathan Farmer, the editor-in-chief of LatinNews, and they have three children together.<ref name="about"/> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} == External links == * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3781983 Maryam Moshiri] at [[IMDb (identifier)|IMDb]] {{BBC News}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Moshiri, Maryam}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Alumni of the London College of Communication]] [[Category:English reporters and correspondents]] [[Category:English television presenters]] [[Category:BBC newsreaders and journalists]] [[Category:BBC World News]] [[Category:Iranian emigrants to England]] [[Category:Journalists from London]] [[Category:Writers from London]] [[Category:Alumni of University College London]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] {{UK-journalist-stub}} {{BBC-tv-bio-stub}}'