James Reynolds (journalist)

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James Reynolds
James Reynolds in Gaza Strip, 2005.jpg
Reynolds reporting from the Gaza Strip, 2005
Born
James Edward Reynolds

(1974-05-20) 20 May 1974 (age 48)
Kingston upon Thames, London, England
NationalityBritish
Alma mater Christ's College, Cambridge
Occupation Journalist, news presenter
Years active1996–present
Employer BBC
Notable work
BBC News
Parent(s)

James Edward Reynolds (born 20 May 1974) is a British journalist who is currently a presenter for BBC News and BBC World News. [1]

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Early life

Reynolds was born in Kingston upon Thames, and is the son of the former BBC foreign correspondent Paul Reynolds. He was brought up in New York City, Brussels and Jerusalem, and educated at Westminster School and Christ's College, Cambridge.

Career

In 1997, Reynolds joined the BBC as a trainee with the regional news programme East Midlands Today in Nottingham. In the following year he was posted to Santiago, Chile, to work as the BBC's South America correspondent. [1] [2] In 2001, he was transferred to Jerusalem to work as a BBC Middle East correspondent. [1] [2] From 2006 to 2009, he was the BBC's China correspondent, based in Beijing. Reynolds spent 2009/10 as a fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. In 2010, he returned to the BBC as the Iranian Affairs correspondent. In 2012, he was posted to Turkey as the BBC's Istanbul correspondent. In September 2014, Reynolds took up a posting as Rome correspondent. In 2019 he returned to London to become a presenter, working first on overnight bulletins. He is now a regular relief presenter on BBC World News and the BBC News Channel.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "BBC - Press Office - James Reynolds". 3 April 2006. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
  2. 1 2 "NewsWatch Profiles: James Reynolds". London: BBC News NewsWatch. 7 April 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2008.