Anna Foster
English radio news reporter and presenter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anna Foster (born 1979) is an English news reporter and presenter. She presented BBC Radio 5 Live's Drive programme until 2021 and currently presents the News at One and is the BBC's Middle East correspondent in Beirut.
Anna Foster | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 (age 45–46) South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Occupation | Presenter |
Early life and education
The daughter of an engineer father and a mother who worked as a nurse, she and her brother were born in South Shields.[1][dead link] Educated in South Shields, she attended South Tyneside College for A-levels, and went on to study Shipping Management at Collingwood College at Durham University, where she worked on student radio. She then undertook a postgraduate certificate in journalism at City University London.[1]
Career
She joined BBC Radio Cleveland as a reporter for three years, before becoming a news presenter, and then presenting the drive-time show. She then joined BBC Radio 5 Live as a regional North East reporter, before relocating to London to present Newsbeat.
Foster joined the BBC Radio 5 Live Weekend Breakfast show on 23 April 2011, replacing Rachel Burden who moved to the weekday 5 Live Breakfast team alongside Nicky Campbell on 3 May.[2]
On 14 November 2012, Foster became the Wednesday-to-Friday co-presenter of 5 Live Drive (4–7 pm) alongside Peter Allen; Louise Minchin was the Monday and Tuesday co-host. Foster subsequently became the permanent co-host, alongside Tony Livesey who replaced Allen in October 2014.
Foster left Drive on 12 August 2021 to take up a new role as BBC Middle East correspondent in Beirut.[3][4]
In May 2024, the BBC announced that Foster was one of six well-known BBC presenters to start presenting the BBC News at One from its new home at Salford studios at the beginning of June 2024.[5]
In March 2025, Foster was announced to become one of five presenters of BBC Radio 4's Today programme, replacing Mishal Husain. [6]
Personal life
She married fellow radio presenter John Foster in October 2009 at Crathorne Hall near Yarm, North Yorkshire;[1] they have a son and a daughter.[7]
References
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