Rob Smith | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Notable credit | South East Today (2009—2020) |
Rob Smith is an English television presenter, who has been a co-anchor on the BBC South East Today news programme. Rob Smith and Polly Evans took over the co-anchor roles from Geoff Clark and Beverley Thompson in September 2009. [1]
Smith joined the BBC in the South East in 1994. [2]
He started his career on BBC Radio Kent. He was at the radio station for seven years, ending up producing and presenting the evening drivetime show. [2]
Smith was a presenter and reporter with BBC South East Today since the programme started in 2001. [2]
As a news journalist, Smith has covered a range of stories, from hard news, talking to victims of crime or circumstance, to the more amusing items, [2] such as the man who kept a lizard in a bath. [3]
In 2008, Smith sailed around Britain in his yacht Wild Rover - a Sadler 32, designed by David Sadler - a voyage of some 2,000 miles which raised over £15,000 for Leukaemia Research. [4] [5]
In 2012, he cycled at Brands Hatch for the 2012 Cyclothon. [6]
In 2014, Smith was the compere of the Top Choir Competition on 12 April at the Shirley Hall in Canterbury. [7]
Smith left the BBC in November 2020. [3]