Felicity Hannah

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Felicity Hannah is a British broadcaster and journalist working for BBC News, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 4, specialising in business and economic news. She is the regular presenter of Money Box Live and a regular presenter of Wake Up To Money and Today's business news slots.

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Early life and education

Hannah was born on a British Army base in Germany. [1] Back in England, she attended Princethorpe College in Warwickshire until 2001. [2] Hannah attended the University of Edinburgh between 2001 and 2005 where she gained a Master of Arts (Scotland) in Philosophy. [3]

Career

Before being a journalist focusing on business and economic issues, Hannah was a tour guide who educated about and showed people around the streets below Edinburgh. [4]

Hannah worked in print journalism for a number of years following her graduation from university, writing for various outlets. [2] She worked as head of desk at Adfero between 2007 and 2009 and as editor of Govnet between 2008 and 2009. [3]

As of 2018, Hannah was a personal finance reporter at the BBC. She began co-presenting Wake Up To Money on BBC Radio 5 Live in 2019 and began presenting some editions of Money Box on BBC Radio 4 in the same year. [5] In the last three months of 2021, Hannah presented more episodes of Wake Up To Money than she did before or after those months. [6] She began presenting Money Box Live, Money Box's sibling programme featuring listener questions, regularly in 2022. [7]

In 2022, Hannah presented a series of editions of One to One on BBC Radio 4 in which she interviewed people about the thrill which being scared provides for people. [4]

Between April 2022 [8] and April 2023, Hannah co-presented The Big Green Money Show with businessperson and Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden; [9] the show was broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live on Friday mornings. [10] The show initially had a ten-week run of episodes. [10]

Hannah was appointed the new permanent host of Money Box Live on BBC Radio 4 in September 2023. [11]

As of early 2023, Hannah was a freelancer. [2] In 2024, Hannah was twice shortlisted for the Wincott Foundation Award, an award for perceivedly excellent business and money-related journalism. [12] As of 2024, Hannah appeared regularly on Morning Live as an expert in money-related topics. [13]

As of 2025, Hannah is the main presenter of Money Box Live and a regular presenter of Wake Up To Money, as well as a presenter of business news on 5 Live Breakfast and Today on BBC Radio 4. She also appears less regularly on television, presenting business news on BBC Breakfast and other BBC News programmes. [14] She continues to write about money-related topics for online outlets. [15]

Hannah has sat in for other presenters on non-business news programmes on BBC Radio 5 Live, such as Drive. [16]

In the late 2010s, she completed at least almost all the writing of a novel. [17] She is a patron of Humanists UK. [18]

Personal life

In 2018, a series of tweets (which are now X posts) by Hannah went viral; in the tweets she discussed her close befriending of a woman who was very considerably older than her, following the woman's death, and also recommended that people where appropriate try to become friendlier, particularly to older adults. [19]

References

  1. Felicity Hannah (4 March 2025). "I'm a financial journalist, I don't cover defence. But I was born on a British army barracks in Germany" . Retrieved 17 May 2025 via Bluesky.
  2. 1 2 3 "Keynote Speaker Confirmed For College Careers Fair". The Princethorpe Foundation. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  3. 1 2 Hannah, Felicity. "Felicity Hannah | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 "BBC Radio 4 – One to One, The Thrill of Fear: Felicity Hannah talks to Dr Margee Kerr". BBC. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  5. "Search – BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  6. McGreevy, Hannah (2022-01-01). "BBC's Rachel Burden bids farewell to 'brilliant' co-star". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  7. "Search – BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  8. "BBC Radio 5 Live – The Big Green Money Show, Can flying ever be green? With easyJet CEO". BBC. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  9. "BBC Radio 5 Live – The Big Green Money Show, Birds, Bees and Business – Why Nature Matters (With The Wildlife Trusts and Landsec)". BBC. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  10. 1 2 "Dragon's Den's Deborah Meaden makes new show for BBC Radio 5 Live". RadioToday. 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  11. Headlinemoney (2023-09-04). "Felicity Hannah appointed as new permanent Money Box Live presenter". Headlinemoney. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  12. "Wincott shortlists – winners to be announced at Mansion House lunch on May 16". The Wincott Foundation. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  13. Cook, Sam (2024-09-16). "Gethin Jones says 'I do it for you' in 'awkward' moment with co-star". Wales Online. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  14. Felicity Hannah (2022-03-31). Felicity Hannah – showreel . Retrieved 2025-05-13 via YouTube.
  15. "From pensions to PlayStations – what Trump's tariffs mean for your money". Good Housekeeping. 2025-04-16. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  16. "BBC Radio 5 Live – 5 Live Drive, 06/05/2025". BBC. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  17. "Profile: Felicity Hannah". lovemoney.com. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  18. "Humanists UK delighted to announce two new patrons: Felicity Hannah and Mike Little". Humanists UK. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  19. Smith, Patrick (2018-12-31). "This Story About Someone Befriending A Woman Who Died At 101 Is What We Need Right Now". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2025-05-13.