Maryam Moshiri
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Maryam Moshiri | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 June 1977 |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Occupation | Chief Presenter, BBC News |
| Years active | 2001- present |
| Television | BBC |
| Spouse(s) | Jonathan Farmer |
Maryam Moshiri is a television broadcaster who currently works for the BBC.
Career[]
Moshiri began her career as a business reporter for Independent Radio News,[1] before joining the BBC in 2003.
She worked for 16 years as a Business News Anchor on some of the BBC’s flagship business programmes such as The Business Briefing, Work Life and Talking Business. Maryam also broadcast on Radio 4, BBC Breakfast news and presented the 8pm News bulletin on BBC1.
She was also a regular presenter of the afternoon and evening business news on BBC News, the corporation's 24-hour news channel.
In 2019 Maryam became a Chief News Presenter at BBC World News and BBC News.
She has anchored most of the global news channel’s flagship programmes, including OS, Impact and Global. Maryam has also presented The Papers on BBC News.
Personal life[]
Maryam was born in Tehran in 1977. In 1978, her family moved to London to be closer to her grandparents , who had lived in the U.K. since 1956.
Maryam attended Streatham and Clapham High School and went on to graduate from University College London in 2000 with a BA in Italian.[2]
She then completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism at the London College of Communications, graduating in 2001.
She is married to Jonathan Farmer, Editor-in-chief at Latin American Newsletters .
They have three children.[citation needed] Her sister, , worked as a foreign correspondent at Al Jazeera.
Maryam and Nazanine have a younger sister, Marjan, who was born in London and is a medical doctor.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "The Guardian Summer Graduate Fair - The Guardian Inside Stories Room". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
- ^ Classnotes - Catch up with your contemporaries UCL Alumni
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