Emily was born in London. She gained a diploma in radio journalism from City University in 1982.
…Langley, Bob
Bob was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. He worked in insurance and served in the RAF, before travelling around America, He later worked as a lumberjack in Canada.
…Preston, Rich
Rich was born on 4th April (year unknown). He grew up in Aberdeenshire.
…Pyrah, Gill
Gill was born in Yorkshire in 1951 (date unknown). She has a degree in psychology.
…Harper, Jacqui
Jacqui was born in Ilkley, Yorkshire and moved to East London at the age of seven.
…Brown, Ben
Ben was born in Ashford, Kent. He is the son of former ITN newscaster Antony Brown.
…Burak, Lukwesa
Lukwesa was born in Ndola, Zambia in 1974 (date unknown). She is named after her royal tribal family.
…Croxall, Martine
Martine was born in Stoke Golding, Leicestershire. She has a BA in geography from the University of Leeds (1990).
…Chakrabarti, Reeta
Reeta was born in London to an Indian Bengali family and was raised in Birmingham.
…Craven, John
John was born in Leeds. He’s had a long career in journalism and TV presenting. He started in print journalism as a junior reporter at the Harrogate Advertiser.
…Shaw, Roger
Roger Ollerearnshaw was born in Penzance. He did his National Service in the RAF as a physical training instructor and for two years was the RAF’s high-jump champion.
…Gopal, Luxmy
Luxmy graduated with a BA Hons in history and English literature from the University of Durham. She was a journalism student at the London College of Communication (2010 – 2011) and began her career as an investigative journalist for Exaro News (August – December 2011).
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