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Asad joined the BBC regional news trainee scheme in 1996. In 1997 he got his first TV job reporting and presenting with the BBC in Birmingham. He then moved to BBC Scotland where he was a reporter and presenter, working on programmes such as 'Newsnight Scotland', 'Reporting Scotland', and 'Newsline'.
In 2000 he returned to London where he presented the news bulletins on 'Breakfast', sharing that role with Moira Stuart. He also popped up occasionally on BBC News 24.
In May 2002, he became a presenter/reporter with BBC 'London News'.
Matt trained at Cardiff's journalism school. His first broadcasting experience was as a freelance at Red Dragon FM in Cardiff.
In 1999, he joined ITN where he spent two years working for Independent Radio News. In June 2001, Matt moved to the BBC, starting as a reporter on BBC Radio 1's 'Newsbeat' and later moving to a news reading role on the Sara Cox breakfast show. He was also a reporter for the BBC's 'Liquid News'.
Matt joined BBC London in 2003. He became a high-profile presenter there, fronting coverage of the July 07 bombings from King's Cross. In summer 2007, he made his presenting debut on the BBC 'Breakfast' programme.
On August 20 2007, it was announced that Matt would be joining 'Five News' from October 2007.
Jules presented on 'BBC LDN' and 'Breakfast' in the early-2000s.
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Alex was a producer for the ITV News Channel at the channel's launch in 2000. He then moved to a reporting job at BBC South West, working for the 'Spotlight' programme. In 2005, he reported extensively on the London bombings for BBC 'Breakfast'. He then had a short stint as a presenter on 'BBC London News' before being appointed BBC News South West correspondent.Brenda has had a varied career in journalism and broadcasting.
She has presented her own show on BBC Radio 2 and has been a regular guest on BBC Radio 5 Live. She has been a guest presenter on BBC Radio 4's 'Woman's Hour' and on Greater London Radio. She has also presented programmes for the BBC World Service and Choice FM.
In print journalism, Brenda has contributed to fashion and lifestyle magazine, Pride as well as Cosmopolitan magazine and she writes a regular column for 'New Nation' newspaper. She was also editor-in-chief on a magazine for International Woman's Month - 'Celebrating Sistas'.
On television, she was one of the main presenters on BBC One's 'The Clothes Show' for five years. She has been involved with many other television programmes, including: 'This Morning' (fashion and entertainment presenter), 'Money Matters' (Granada Breeze); 'Holiday' (BBC); 'Black Britain' (BBC).
She is currently the entertainment correspondent for 'BBC London News'. She also presents the programme occasionally.
(Formerly Julia Botfield). Jules was a presenter for BBC London News in the early-2000s. During 2002, she presented news bulletins for BBC 'Breakfast'. She is now a reporter with BBC News in London. She is an occasional presenter on BBC News 24.Karthi graduated with a classics degree from Cambridge University, specialising in ancient archaeology and art.
She was a freelance sports presenter for '5 News' and a reporter for the BBC's entertainment show 'Liquid News'.
Karthi is currently a reporter and presenter with 'BBC London News'. She also reports for 'Grandstand' and 'Final Score' on BBC One and various sports shows on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Nina studied English language and linguistics at Durham University, before gaining a post-graduate diploma in broadcast journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston.
On graduating, Nina was selected for a traineeship at Border Television in Carlisle. Whilst there, she was a reporter, presenter and producer.
In 2000, Nina moved to London take up a presenting job with The Medical Channel. In 2001, she joined the BBC and became a regular presenter and reporter on 'BBC London News'.
In November 2004, Nina moved to ITN where she has presented on 'London Tonight'. Since early-2006 she has been the regular co-presenter of the 'ITV Evening News'.
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When still in her teens, Louisa's ambition to become a journalist saw her spend much of her free time in the newsrooms of local radio stations. Her first job was as a reporter with BRMB in Birmingham.
She later moved to ITN in London where she was a production journalist. She soon became a regular presenter and reporter with Five News; in fact, Louisa was one of the youngest national news presenters when Five News took her on.
By September 2005, Louisa had switched to the BBC, where she read bulletins on 'Breakfast' and presented for 'BBC London News'. Louisa has also had occasional presenting shifts on BBC News 24.
Barbara's broadcasting background includes a number of positions at the BBC, including a reporter/presenter/producer role with 'BBC London News', anchor of BBC Radio 5 Live's 'Euronews' and researcher on BBC Radio 4's 'Today'.
Barbara has also worked for CNN International.
C. 2003, she joined Sky News as a reporter. In 2005, Barbara became a presenter with 'Five News'.
Samantha did a post-graduate diploma in broadcast journalism at City University in 1994. She started as a reporter for BBC local radio in Yorkshire. She then crossed over to TV, working for Channel 5 News in London as a producer.
In 1997, she joined the BBC, working initially as a producer on the newly launched BBC News 24. She later reported for 'BBC Breakfast' and BBC News 24.
C. 2004, she joined 'BBC London News' as a reporter and presenter. In 2006, Samantha moved to Sky News as a news presenter.
Jules Wilson presents travel on BBC London 94.9 and on BBC London's 'Breakfast' updates on BBC One.
