Christian Fraser

Christian Fraser
Christian Fraser
Born	Christian James Fraser; 13 November 1973 (age 50); Leeds Metropolitan University
Occupation(s)	Senior News Correspondent; Writer; Broadcaster
Employer(s)	BBC (2000–present); Trinity Mirror (1995–2000)
Spouse	Topaz Amoore
Children	2
Website	christian-fraser.com

Christian James Fraser (born 13 November 1973) is a British journalist, newsreader, writer and broadcaster, specialising in news and current affairs, who is a

The Context.^[1]

Fraser was a long time foreign correspondent for the

BBC World News worldwide and the BBC News Channel and BBC Four

in the UK.

Early life

Christian James Fraser was born on 13 November 1973 in

Leeds Metropolitan University

.

Career

Fraser joined

Trinity Mirror in 1995, as a trainee reporter, working for the Sunday Mirror and the Daily Mirror

. He became a full staff correspondent on the Daily Mirror in 1996 before joining the BBC in 2000. Fraser began his professional broadcasting career as an investigative reporter for

Afghanistan and Iraq. He spent several months in Baghdad reporting on the transition. In 2004 he embedded with the Welsh Guards in Al Amarah where British forces were battling the insurgency of Muqtada al-Sadr

.

In 2005 he was posted to

Operation Cast Lead. He spent a week in the Palestinian city of Rafah

as the Israelis dismantled the tunnels.

In 2010 Fraser covered the revolution in Egypt for BBC TV and was appointed that year as the BBC's correspondent in

war in Libya, first from the rebel held Benghazi and then from Tripoli as the war dragged on. In 2014 he returned to London as the BBC News Channel's Senior News Correspondent, reporting from Crimea, during the Russian takeover. In 2015/16 he presented live coverage of the unfolding terrorist attacks in France and Belgium. He now presents for the BBC News Channel, BBC World News, BBC Breakfast and Radio 4's PM

programme.

In 2022, he became a presenter of the BBC current affairs programme Newsnight.

In 2022, he became the main presenter of the BBC News programme The Context with Christian Fraser. He also presented the overnight coverage following the death of

Queen Elizabeth II as well as some of the days leading up to the funeral. In February 2023 it was announced Fraser would become a chief presenter on the BBC’s new news channel for both UK and international viewers due to launch in April.^[2]

Awards

In 2005 Fraser collected Gold at the

Prix Bayeux

in 2007 he was recognised in the international radio category for his reports on child casualties. In 2006 he was nominated in the News Journalist of the Year category at the Sony Radio Awards.

Personal life

Fraser is married to Topaz Amoore, a journalist who was foreign editor at The Daily Telegraph before being handed assistant editorship. Fraser has two children and lives in London. He supports Burnley F.C.

References

^ "Christian Fraser". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
^ "BBC unveils presenter line-up for news channel". 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

External links

Official website
Christian Fraser at
IMDb

[1] "Christian Fraser". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

[2] "BBC unveils presenter line-up for news channel". 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

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