Matthew Amroliwala

Matthew Amroliwala
Amroliwala in 2014
Born
Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Alma materSt Chad's College, Durham
Occupations
EmployerBBC
Notable credits
SpouseJackie Long
Children5

Matthew Amroliwala (/ˌæmroʊliˈwɒlə/ AM-roh-lee-WOL-ə)[1] is a British television newsreader, who is one of the chief presenters on the BBC News Channel.[2] He has also been an occasional relief presenter of the BBC News at One on BBC One. He also presented Crimewatch alongside Kirsty Young from January 2008 until March 2015.

Early life and education

Amroliwala was born Mehrwan F. Amroliwala in Leeds, West Yorkshire and attended King's Ely, Cambridgeshire.[3]

Career

After working as a chartered accountant, he joined the BBC and, in 1990, became a BBC network television correspondent. In 1997, he joined the BBC News Channel as a presenter of the channel's evening programmes and from the beginning of 2001, he presented the late afternoon news programme, first with Jane Hill and then with Maxine Mawhinney. In April 2006, he was re-united with Hill on the 11 am–2 pm shift until March 2013 when the duo moved to the 2 pm–5 pm slot on Tuesday to Friday; Emily Maitlis co-presented on Mondays.

He has covered many major news stories, including reporting extensively from Northern Ireland. He has also reported from Bosnia on the fall of Srebrenica and travelled throughout the Balkans during the conflict in Bosnia. From 2008 to 2015, he co-presented the programme Crimewatch with Kirsty Young and Rav Wilding (later Martin Bayfield), specialising in the solved cases.

Since 8 September 2014, he has presented the flagship programme Global on BBC World News, the BBC’s international news channel. On 27 June 2016 he presented his first edition of World News Today on the channel and BBC Four. In February 2023, it was announced Amroliwala would become a chief presenter on the BBC’s new news channel for both UK and international viewers due to launch in April 2023.[2]

Personal life

Amroliwala is married to Jackie Long, a Channel 4 News journalist and presenter.[4] The couple live in London and have five children.[5]

References

  1. ^ Josh Pham (30 August 2021). "BBC World News - Countdown + Intro 25.8.2021 16BST". YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b "BBC unveils presenter line-up for news channel". 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ "King's Ely". 8 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Jackie Long, Social Affairs Editor and Presenter". Channel 4 News. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  5. ^ "BBC World News - Global with Matthew Amroliwala - Matthew Amroliwala".
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