Julian Marshall (journalist)

Julian Marshall
Occupation(s)	Journalist, presenter
Notable credit	Newshour
Children	4

Julian Marshall is a retired British journalist and radio broadcaster working for the BBC. Marshall was one of the main presenters of Newshour on the BBC World Service.

Early life

Marshall studied at University in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe and then later in Britain. ^[1]

Career

Marshall joined the BBC in 1975, ^[2] before joining the BBC World Service in 1977. He then spent a period reporting from across Africa for the service. Marshall was a presenter of BBC World Service Television from its launch in 1991. ^[3] He has remained an occasional relief presenter on the subsequent channels BBC World, and BBC World News.

Since 1991, Marshall has been one of the main presenters of the World Service's flagship news strand Newshour . ^[4] His retirement from the BBC was announced during his final presentation of Newshour on 1 May 2025, during a retrospective look at his 51-year career there. ^{[5] [6]}

Awards

The recipient of two Sony Gold Awards, Marshall received the first of these for 'best reaction to a news event: the release of Nelson Mandela.' ^[1]

References

1. Julian Marshall, BBC Newshour Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
2. World Service Institutional, Julian Marshall. Archived 2012-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
3. "TVARK | BBC World | 1991". Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011. BBC World Service Television, TV Ark
4. "BBC World Service | London Calling | April, 1991 | "Doubletime," p 4" (PDF). Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w172zss18hpv1cyArchived+2025-05-01+at+the+Wayback+Machine
6. May 2, Steve; Reply, 2025 at 5:07 pm · (2 May 2025). "BBC's Julian Marshall Retires After 51 Years Of Broadcasting". Gambia News | JollofNews. Retrieved 2 May 2025.