Rob Young is a presenter of business programmes on radio in the

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and the

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. He is currently on the

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and ''The Today Programme'' in the UK, and ''Marketplace'' in the US.

Career

Young has been a broadcaster since 2002. Young regularly presents the business news on ''The'' ''Today Programme'' on

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at 06.15 and 07.15 UK Time, interviewing chief executives from the UK's

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and Foreign Trade Ministers. Young was commissioned by

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to produce a radio report assessing the link between mental and economic productivity, when the prince was editing ''Today'' on 27 December 2017. On

radio, Young presents ''

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'' and ''Business Matters''. Young regularly presents 'Marketplace Morning Report from the BBC World Service' on ''Marketplace'' on US

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, which is broadcast at 05.50

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. Young has reported around the world, covering the

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, the Arab Spring's economic roots and the rise of the economies of China and Africa. Young at one time presented

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and its ''

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'' programme. Young's coverage of business matters around the world has been referenced by authors, financial experts and publications. In 2018 Young wrote a guest blog for the education project New Writing South called "how not to be a writer".

References

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