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Desmond John Humphrys (born 17 August 1943) [1] is a Welsh broadcaster. [3] From 1981 to 1987 he was the main presenter of the Nine O'Clock News , the flagship BBC News television programme, [ 3 ] and from 1987 until 2019 he presented on the BBC Radio 4 breakfast programme Today . [ 4 ]
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Today, colloquially known as the Today programme, is BBC Radio 4's long-running morning news and current-affairs radio programme.Broadcast on Monday to Saturday from 06:00 to 09:00 (starting on Saturday at 07:00), it is produced by BBC News and is the highest-rated programme on Radio 4 and one of the BBC's most popular programmes across its radio networks. [1]
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In 2013, she became the regular presenter for the BBC Radio 4’s Today programme with co-host John Humphrys. She is also an occasional presenter on the BBC News at Six, the weekday edition of the ...
The Nine O'Clock News was the BBC's flagship TV news bulletin throughout its run, but the format changed significantly over its 30 years. It replaced The Main News, which went out at 8:45 pm, in a response to the launch by ITN of the News at Ten. It was the first bulletin to have a closing set of music; other bulletins would show weather ...
Early in January 2018, it was announced that Carrie Gracie, the BBC's China editor, had resigned from the role because of the salary gender disparity. [6] A pre-broadcast conversation between Today presenter John Humphrys and Jon Sopel, the BBC's North America editor, was leaked a few days later.
In November 2009, John Humphrys presented in lieu of Dimbleby, who had been "injured by a bullock at his farm" causing him "briefly to be knocked out." [31] In June 2017, Nick Robinson presented a "Leaders Special" edition of Question Time. The programme was moved for news coverage of the London Bridge attack.