Philippa Thomas
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Philippa Thomas | |
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Born | 22 November 1965 |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, presenter, newsreader
Global |
Spouse | Richard Lister |
Children | One son |
Philippa Thomas (born 22 November 1965) is a former television newsreader and journalist, both domestic and foreign. At the
Early life and education
She was raised in
Career
After graduating from university with a double first, Thomas gained a place on the BBC News Trainee scheme. Of the eight in her intake, she was the only woman.
From 1997 to 2001, she was also a BBC North America correspondent, providing headline news from the
While a
From January 2013, Thomas was a full time presenter on the relaunched BBC World News, initially as the main presenter of World News Today. She was also an occasional presenter of The World Tonight on BBC Radio 4 and Newshour on the BBC World Service.[citation needed]
Thomas was a special elections presenter, anchoring rolling news coverage of UK and US elections on BBC World Service and BBC Radio 4. [citation needed]
In 2018, Thomas made a cameo appearance as herself in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
On 24 July 2021, Thomas presented the BBC One Weekend News Evening and Late bulletins for the first time.[verification needed]
Thomas left the BBC after thirty three years in 2021.
After completing an MSc at the University of East London she was accredited by the Association for Coaching and set up a business as an Executive Coach.
Thomas also sits on the board of the charity UK Music Masters which offers free violin and cello tuition to pupils in state primary schools, and works to boost diversity and inclusion in the UK music sector.[7]
References
- University College Oxford.
- ^ a b "Access all areas: Philippa Thomas, BBC World Service News Presenter". The Access Project. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Henry Marsh in conversation". Univ, University College, Oxford. January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Profile: Philippa Thomas". University College Oxford. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "BBC launches two news programmes from the US", mediaweek.co.uk
- ^ "See How A Blog Post Brought Down A State Department Spokesman", Noah Davis, Mar. 15, 2011, businessinsider.com
- ^ https://www.lightbulbleaders.com/about/meet-the-team/philippa-thomas
External links
- Philippa Thomas on Twitter [dead link]
- BBC Press Office biography Archived 3 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Her blog