Alice Baxter

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Alice Baxter (née Hibbert) is an English news presenter, who presents The Briefing on BBC One, BBC World News and the BBC News Channel. She joined World Business Report in summer of 2012 and presents its early morning edition, programming viewed mostly by audiences in European and international markets.[1]

Education[]

Baxter is a history and drama undergraduate, with a MPhil in modern history from Cambridge University and a diploma in broadcast journalism from Cardiff University.[1]

Early career[]

Before joining the BBC, Baxter worked as a presenter at Sky News and in Moscow as a senior international correspondent and presenter for RT where she anchored major news and business stories for over six years.[1]

Personal life[]

Baxter is married to Jamie, she went on maternity leave in the autumn 2016, returning March 2017.[2] She went on maternity leave again in the summer 2018, returning September 2019. She then went on maternity leave again in the spring 2020, returning January 2021.[2] Baxter is a keen skier and keeps fit. She has completed a number of half and full marathons.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "BBC World News - World Business Report - Alice Baxter". BBC (in British English). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b @bbcbaxter (2 March 2017). "Can you tell HOW excited I was to be back presenting #GMT with @LucyHockingsBBC today? #workingmums" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 July 2019 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Alice Baxter". Performing Artistes. Retrieved 11 May 2019.


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