Charlie Stayt

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Charlie Stayt
Born
Charles Jeffaries Stayt

(1962-06-19) 19 June 1962 (age 63)
Gloucester, England
Education Wycliffe College, Gloucestershire
Birmingham Polytechnic
Occupation(s) Journalist
Television presenter
Notable credit BBC Breakfast
Spouse
Anne Breckell
​
(m. 1995)​
Children2

Charles Jeffaries Stayt (born 19 June 1962) is an English newsreader and broadcaster. He is a journalist with the BBC as a presenter for BBC Breakfast . [1]

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Early life and education

Stayt was born on 19 June 1962 in Gloucester. He has two older siblings. He was educated at The King's School, Gloucester, [2] and at Wycliffe College, [3] a co-educational part-boarding independent school in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, before going to Birmingham Polytechnic.

Career

Stayt started his career on a commercial radio station in his home town of Gloucester. Before moving into television, he worked on radio in London, hosting Capital Radio's news programme, The Way It Is and also reporting for LBC and BBC Radio 5 Live.

Stayt began his TV career working for ITN in 1995, then joined Five News as a reporter before presenting the network's prime-time bulletins and half-hour live debate programmes. He anchored Five News' coverage of the Millennium celebrations and the terrorism attacks of 11 September 2001 and spent a total of ten years at ITN, both as a correspondent and a presenter. He has also been a presenter for Sky News. He has hosted live "reality TV" shows Jailbreak, and Are You Telepathic.

Stayt joined BBC Breakfast in 2006, initially as a relief presenter, but in December 2007, he was confirmed as its Friday–Sunday presenter. Since January 2008, he has been the weekend presenter for BBC Breakfast , the early morning news programme broadcast on BBC One and BBC News. He moved with the programme to Salford and presents the programme Thursday-Saturday with Naga Munchetty.

In addition to Thursday – Saturday duties, Stayt also stood in on occasion for main Monday – Wednesday presenter Bill Turnbull and subsequently Dan Walker, but this arrangement ceased when Jon Kay replaced Walker as main Monday – Wednesday presenter in May 2022.

In August 2016, Stayt appeared in Dictionary Corner on Channel 4's Countdown for a number of episodes. [4]

In 2022, Stayt appeared in BBC One's The Weakest Link .

Personal life

Stayt married Anne Breckell in 1995. [5] They live in Twickenham, London, [6] and have a daughter (born 1997) and son (born 2000). [7]

Stayt is related to the Tewkesbury author John Moore (1907–1967). [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Susanna Reid may have to fight to become 'top dog' at BBC Breakfast". Daily Mirror . 1 April 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Notable alumni". The King's School. Archived from the original on 25 March 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "School details | Wycliffe". Guide to Independent Schools. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Countdown". Channel 4. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Hughes, Janet (13 March 2021). "Gloucester BBC Breakfast star Charlie Stayt's top ten moments". Gloucestershire Live . Archived from the original on 14 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  6. ↑ McLoughlin, Lisa (6 June 2024). "BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt 'facing bankruptcy'". London Standard . Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Rodger, James (5 June 2024). "Charlie Stayt 'facing bankruptcy as BBC Breakfast host and wife served by HMRC'". Lancashire Live. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Proposed Article by John Dixon for John Moore Society Magazine" (PDF). John Moore Museum. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2024.
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