Lucy Hockings

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Lucy Hockings
Born
Lucy Mary Hockings

(1974-03-07) 7 March 1974 (age 50)
Taranaki, New Zealand
Education University of Auckland
Occupation(s) Chief News Presenter
Moderator
Events host
Media trainer
Employer BBC/BBC News
Notable credit(s)Live with Lucy Hockings
GMT
Impact
BBC News Now

Lucy Mary Hockings is a New Zealand news presenter for the BBC. She is one of the chief presenters broadcasting worldwide and across the UK. She is also a moderator, events host and media trainer. [1]

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Her roles previously included anchoring Live with Lucy Hockings on BBC World News. [2] Since the merger from 2023, Lucy Hockings currently anchors BBC News Now .

Early life, education and early career

Hockings was born on 7 March 1974 in Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island. [3] She attended Kristin School in Albany on Auckland's North Shore. [4] She has a degree in journalism from the University of Auckland. [5] Prior to joining the BBC, Hockings worked as a reporter for TVNZ. [6]

BBC

Hockings joined the BBC as a producer in 1999, before being promoted to senior producer in 2000.[ citation needed ] As a reporter, Hockings covered the September 11 attacks, the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the death of Pope John Paul II, the 2005 London bombings and the capture of Saddam Hussein. [3] [7] During her earlier presenting days, Hockings said her employers made attempts to "iron out" her accent, and that she was sent to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for "unsuccessful" elocution lessons. [8] In April 2023, when a new BBC news channel was launched for both UK and international viewers, Hockings became a chief presenter. [9]

Films

Hockings appeared as a news anchor in the 2018 film Black Panther . [10]

Family

Hockings is married to Jason Breckenridge, a Canadian film-maker. [11] They live in Hackney, East London and have two children. [12] [13]

Hockings' elder brother Liam, who was also a journalist, died in the 2023 Loafers Lodge fire. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Lucy Hockings".
  2. ↑ "Live with Lucy Hockings".
  3. 1 2 "Accent on success at BBC". Stuff. 6 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "BBC World's Lucy Hockings – Presents Impact daily on BBC World". www.performingartistes.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "BBC World News premieres Live With Lucy Hockings".
  7. ↑ "BBC voice pure Kiwi". Stuff. 31 January 2009.
  8. ↑ Palmer, Harriet (7 March 2009). "Accent on success at BBC". Stuff .
  9. ↑ "BBC unveils presenter line-up for news channel". 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "The journalist at the start of Black Panther is Kiwi Lucy Hockings". Stuff. 12 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Saturday 19 December 2020 - Monocle Minute". Monocle. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Haggerston state school Queensbridge Primary sees off privately-educated challengers in chess tournament". Ham & High. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Fourth and fifth victims of deadly Loafers Lodge fire named: 'We will really miss you'". NZ Herald. 23 September 2023.
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