Valerie Sanderson (born 1960 in
Nottingham
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) is one of the main presenters of ''The Newsroom'' (and previously ''
World Briefing
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'') on the
BBC World Service
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. Sanderson was one of the original presenters on
BBC News 24
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when it launched in 1997.
Early life
She studied at
St Andrews University
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, then did a postgraduate degree at
Emory University
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in
Atlanta, Georgia
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.
BBC
She joined the BBC in 1985 as a producer on
Radio 4's ''
Today
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'' programme. She has been a reporter on the ''Today'' programme and BBC's ''Breakfast News''. She was also on the ''
Spotlight
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'' programme based in
Plymouth
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from 1989. She helped to launch
Radio Five Live
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in 1994. Sanderson was one of the launch presenters for
BBC News 24
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in 1997 and could often be seen presenting the 1-4pm slot on News 24 alongside
Bill Turnbull
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or
Chris Eakin
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.
Sanderson was one of the main presenters of ''
World Briefing
''World Briefing'' is BBC World Service's longtime news strand. It has broadcast roughly more than 13,000 unique episodes. Along with '' The World Today'', '' Newshour'', ''World Update'' and '' World: Have Your Say'', it covered a large part of ...
'' on the
BBC World Service
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. She occasionally presents the BBC's daily audio news podcast ''Newspod''. In April 2013 ''World Briefing'' was replaced by ''The Newsroom'' which Sanderson continues to present.
Personal life
She was the partner of
Radio Four
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's ''
Today
Today (archaically to-day) may refer to:
* Day of the present, the time that is perceived directly, often called ''now''
* Current era, present
* The current calendar date
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Today'' (1930 film), a 1930 A ...
'' programme presenter
John Humphrys
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, but they have since separated. They have one child.
References
External links
News 24 profile
Valerie Sanderson ProfileTV Newsroom
Valerie and John HumphrysTelegraph Online
1960 births
Living people
BBC newsreaders and journalists
BBC World Service people
Alumni of the University of St Andrews
People from Nottingham
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