Jonathan Charles
Jonathan Charles | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1964-07-09) 9 July 1964 (age 59) Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | News anchor, journalist |
| Years active | 1980–2011 |
| Notable credit(s) | BBC World News World News Today GMT |
| Television | BBC World News |
Jonathan Charles (born 9 July 1964 in Nottingham) is a former news presenter for BBC World News and Director of the Communications department at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).[1][2]
Education and personal life
Charles has an MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oriel College, Oxford University, and is fluent in French and German.[3]
He is a self-confessed supporter of Nottingham Forest.
Career
Journalism
Charles was an embedded journalist during the Iraq War in 2003.[4]
Charles is a former news anchor on BBC World News programmes, BBC World News.[3] His specialist areas include economics, the EU and international diplomacy; he has a keen interest in issues surrounding the single currency.
Whilst working at BBC World News, he was perhaps most infamous for an apparent lack of punctuation during a rehearsal before the hourly news bulletin, leading to him transitioning immediately and without pause from the introduction to the first story, resulting in an accidental suggestion that he had been “kept hidden for almost two decades and forced to bear children”.
Communications
Between 2011 and 2022 Charles was the Director of the Communications department at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and a member of the Bank's weekly Executive Committee (EXCOM).
Consultancy
Since July 2022, Charles has been advising clients on communications as well as recording and producing the Vinyl Countdown Podcast with his son, Max.
References
- ^ "Jonathan Charles, Formerly Managing Director, Communications". The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Charles Former BBC News correspondent; Managing Director, Communications at EBRD". Speakers Associates. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Biographies: Jonathan Charles Presenter, BBC World". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Fisk, Robert (7 April 2003). "Media aid and abet the lie machine of bloody invasion". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
When Jonathan Charles - an "embedded" journalist - reported in the early days of the invasion that the British army outside Basra was keeping a watchful eye on the Iranian border because the Iranians had "stirred up" an insurrection in the city in 1991, his dispatch was based on a falsehood.
External links
- Jonathan Charles on Twitter
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