Jo Coburn

Joanne Dawn Coburn (born 12 November 1967) is a British journalist with BBC News, a regular presenter of ''Politics Live'' (and formerly also ''Sunday Politics'' along with Andrew Neil) and previously had special responsibility for '' BBC Breakfast''. She is a former BBC political correspondent for London, who covered the 2000 London Mayoral election.

Coburn is an occasional relief presenter on the BBC News Channel. She has presented on BBC Radio 4 in the past and also has guested on the weekend current affairs programme '' The World This Weekend'' as well as reviewing the Sunday newspapers on ''The Andrew Marr Show''.

Early life and education

Born in Hendon, Coburn was educated at the North London Collegiate School, an independent school for girls in northwest London, followed by the University of Manchester, where she studied History and German, and the University of Oxford, where she studied Middle Eastern politics.

Career

Coburn worked for local radio stations in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire,Jo Coburn at BBC Team
. Retrieved 25 April 2014 including Mix 96 Aylesbury, Fox FM Oxford, and Star FM in Slough.

After working as a regional correspondent for BBC London for four years, Coburn joined BBC Breakfast in 2001 as a political correspondent. She had first come to prominence when she covered events surrounding the 2000 London Mayoral election, and she went on to cover the 2001 general election. During her time at BBC Breakfast she covered events surrounding the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War, and returned from maternity leave in 2005 to report on that year's general election.

She spent some time presenting on the BBC News Channel, and three months as presenter of BBC Radio 4's political events programme '' The World This Weekend''. She also covered the 2007 French presidential election and the Treaty of Lisbon ratification process. In 2008, she was part of the press pack during British prime minister Gordon Brown's visits to both Afghanistan and to Beijing for the closing days of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

Aside from presenting ''Daily Politics'', Coburn is often used by the BBC
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