Ben Geoghegan ( ) is a British journalist working for the
BBC. He has covered a wide variety of stories for most
BBC News outlets in his previous role as a news correspondent based in the United Kingdom.
Education
Geoghegan was educated at
Bradfield College, a boarding
independent school
An independent school is independent in its finances and governance. Also known as private schools, non-governmental, privately funded, or non-state schools, they are not administered by local, state or national governments. In British Eng ...
in the village of
Bradfield in
Berkshire
Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...
, followed by
University College London, where he gained a bachelor's degree in Psychology, and the
London College of Communication, where he obtained a diploma in Broadcast Journalism.
Life and career
Geoghegan has been with the
BBC News Channel since it launched as ''BBC News 24'' in 1997, and once presented the 09:00–13:00 shift on weekday mornings, initially alongside Jackie Hardgrave, now with
BBC Radio Four, and then with
Joanna Gosling
Joanna Marie Mussett Gosling (born 5 January 1971) is an English television news presenter, broadcast journalist and author. She presents on the United Kingdom rolling news channel BBC News, including on BBC2 from 11am until 1pm. She also often ...
, who left the channel in 2023.
Since leaving the shift in 2001, Geoghegan has continued to present occasional relief shifts, and in 2008 also presented some weekend editions of ''
BBC Breakfast
''BBC Breakfast'' is the BBC television Breakfast television, breakfast news programme. Produced by BBC News, the programme is broadcast on BBC One and the BBC News (TV channel), BBC News channel. The simulcast is presented live, originally from ...
''. He has also reported extensively for ''
Newsnight''.
Ben Geoghegan Profile
TV Newsroom He is currently working as a political correspondent for the BBC.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
BBC newsreaders and journalists
People educated at Bradfield College
Alumni of University College London
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