Anthony S. Baxter | |
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Born | Rochdale, England | 1 May 1982
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Journalist |
Anthony Stuart Baxter (born 1 May 1982) is a British journalist and broadcaster from Rochdale.
He started his career in local radio for the BBC, before presenting for BBC Switch and a reporter for Radio 1's Newsbeat . He now presents news for London Live, the capital's dedicated TV channel.
He lives in London.
Baxter studied English and linguistics at Lancaster University, before completing a master's degree in broadcast journalism at UCLan.[ citation needed ]
Baxter started his career with the BBC and was a reporter for BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat programme. During this time he also presented the show on occasion.[ citation needed ]
In 2008, he joined "BBC Switch" to present the news documentary series Revealed... on BBC Two alongside Charlotte Ashton, Adina Campbell and Tina Daheley. [1] He also fronted the spin-off series Revealed Extra.[ citation needed ]
He fronted the annual BBC News School Report radio and television shows between 2009 and 2013. [2]
He also appeared on the BBC Radio 1 surgery debate shows on Sunday nights with Aled Haydn-Jones, Max Akhtar, and Charlotte Ashton. [3]
In 2014, Baxter joined London Live, the capital's television station which launched on 31 March 2014. [4] He presented "The Big Question" on the nightly news show Not the One Show. In November 2014 he moved to present The Evening News and co-present The Evening Show for the channel.[ citation needed ] He is currently[ when? ] a main news presenter across the channel, also fronting London Live Debates and The Headline Interview.[ citation needed ]