Paul Henley

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Paul Henley is a British radio and television journalist. He has worked for the BBC since 1992 and contributes to programmes such as Crossing Continents for BBC Radio 4. He was a runner up in the Foreign Press Association Awards [1] in 2005. He studied languages at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. [2] He began presenting Europe Today on the BBC's World Service in early 2009. Currently he frequently presents Weekend on the BBC World Service.

On 4 July 2022 Henley presented The World Tonight on BBC Radio 4.

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References

  1. "Top award for Crossing Continents". 30 November 2005.
  2. "Paul Henley: Biography". 3 March 2004.