Amol Rajan
British journalist and broadcaster (born 1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Amol Rajan[1] (born 1983) is an Indian-born British[2] journalist, broadcaster and writer. Rajan is a former adviser to Lord (Evgeny) Lebedev, and was appointed the editor of his newspaper The Independent in 2013.[3] When The Independent announced it was dropping the print edition in February 2016, and continuing as only an online operation, he was retained for a period as "editor-at-large". He was the media editor of BBC News from December 2016[4] to January 2023,[5] and has been a presenter on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 since 2021.[6] He replaced Jeremy Paxman as the host of University Challenge on 17 July 2023.[7]
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Born | V. Amol[1] 1983 Calcutta, India (now Kolkata) |
Nationality | British |
Other names | Amol Varadarajan |
Education | Graveney School |
Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 2006–present |
Employer(s) | BBC Channel 5 The Independent |
Title | Media Editor of BBC News (2016–2023) Presenter Today (2021–present) Presenter University Challenge (2023–present) |
Spouse |
Charlotte Faircloth (m. 2013) |
Children | 4 |
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