Rachel Schofield
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Born | Rachel Katherine Schofield 1976 (age 44–45) Winchester, Hampshire, England |
Education | St Margaret's School, Exeter |
Alma mater | Durham University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Employer | BBC |
Television | BBC News |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 2 |
Rachel Katherine Schofield (born 1976 in Winchester, Hampshire)[1] is an English journalist and news presenter.
Education[]
Schofield was educated at St Margaret's School, Exeter, an independent school for girls.[citation needed]
She obtained a first class degree in Modern European Languages[2] (French, German and Italian) at Durham University (St John's College),[3] where she joined Purple FM. She was at Durham from 1994–1998, spending a year in Vienna. From 1998–99 she did a Broadcast Journalism course[4] at the London College of Printing (now called the London College of Communication).
Radio and television career[]
She started her career at the BBC on BBC Radio Newcastle in 1999 and also reported for BBC Look North. She then moved to be a reporter for BBC Radio 4 before joining the BBC News. Schofield resigned from her position in September 2012 although has returned on a freelance basis.
At the beginning of September 2020 she co-hosted the Jeremy Vine show for one week, standing in for the regular show co-host Storm Huntley.[2]
Personal life[]
She met the Newsnight reporter Jeremy Vine in the run-up to the 2001 general election when he was touring Britain in a VW camper van. They married in 2002 and live in west London with their two daughters.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Q and A with Rachel Schofield". TV Newsroom. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Who is Jeremy Vine's wife Rachel Schofield and how long will she be co-presenting the show for?". Evening Standard. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ St John's College 2009 Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Broadcast Journalism Archived 8 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tweedie, Neil (29 April 2008). "Jeremy Vine: 'Being treated badly once in your career is a good thing'". The Telegraph.
External links[]
- Rachel Schofield Q and A's TV Newsroom
- Living people
- English journalists
- BBC newsreaders and journalists
- 1976 births
- People from Exeter
- People from Winchester
- Alumni of St John's College, Durham