Norman Smith (journalist)

Norman Smith
Born Norman Stuart Smith
(1959-04-30) 30 April 1959
Kensington, London, England
Nationality British
Occupation Assistant Political Editor
Years active 1986–present
Notable credit(s) Today
Yesterday in Parliament
BBC News
Victoria Derbyshire

Norman Stuart Smith (born 30 April 1959 in Kensington, London) is a British journalist. He became the Chief Political Correspondent of BBC News in 2011, and its Assistant Political Editor in 2014.[1]

Education

Smith was educated at Oundle School and St Peter's College, Oxford, where he read History.[2]

Career

Smith began his career in regional newspapers in Birmingham and Bristol,[2] before joining the BBC as a local radio reporter in 1986. Smith became a parliamentary correspondent in 1993, presenting Today and Yesterday in Parliament on BBC Radio 4. He has reported for the BBC from the Palace of Westminster since 1999. In 2010, he became Chief Political Correspondent for Radio 4.[3]

In July 2011, he was appointed to the position of Chief Political Correspondent for the BBC News channel replacing Laura Kuenssberg who departed to ITN,[3] before then being promoted to his current position of Assistant Political Editor in 2014.

Since 2015, he has been a relief presenter and newsreader for Victoria Derbyshire on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Clarkson, Stuart (19 July 2011). "BBC Radio 4's Norman Smith gets TV job". Radio Today.
  2. 1 2 "Politics UK - Meet the team - Norman Smith". BBC World Service.
  3. 1 2 Halliday, Josh (18 July 2011). "Smith To Replace Kuenssberg as BBC Chief Political Correspondent". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
Media offices
Preceded by
None		 Chief Political Correspondent: BBC Radio 4
2010 – 2011 		Succeeded by
Gary O'Donoghue
Preceded by
Laura Kuenssberg		 Chief Political Correspondent: BBC News
2011 – 2014 		Succeeded by
Vicky Young
Preceded by
New Post		 Assistant Political Editor: BBC News
2014 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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