World Update

World Update
Genre News, current events, and factual
Running time 54 minutes
Country of origin United Kingdom
Language(s) English
Home station BBC World Service
Hosted by Dan Damon
Edited by Ian Brimacombe
Recording studio Broadcasting House

World Update is BBC World Service's morning news strand. Broadcast at 1006 GMT, it is also carried by PBS stations across the United States.[1] Since 2003 the programme has been presented by Dan Damon.[2] On 25 June 2012, World Update became the first English-language World Service programme to come from Broadcasting House.

Presenters

Current

YearsPresenterCurrent role
2003–presentDan DamonMain presenter
?–presentJulian MarshallOccasional relief presenter
?–presentRebecca Kesby

Former

  • American journalist Vicki Barker was the main presenter from 1997 to 2003.[3]

See also

References

  1. "World Service Programmes - World Update". BBC. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  2. "BBC World Service - Institutional - Dan Damon". BBC. 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
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