| First Name |
Nick
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| Middle Name |
Anthony
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| Last Name |
Robinson
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| Full Name at Birth |
Nicholas Anthony Robinson
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| Alternative Name |
@bbcnickrobinson (twitter), @NickRobinsonBBC (facebook)
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| Birthday |
5th October, 1963
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| Birthplace |
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Light
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| Hair Color |
Bald
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| Distinctive Feature |
> Sergeant Bilko lookalike, > Voice change: the operation that successfully removed the tumour in his lung damaged his vocal cords.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| High School |
1.0> Cheadle Hulme School in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Cheshire, 1.1> Cheadle Hulme School is a coeducational independent day school in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, England, for pupils aged 4 to 18.
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| University |
[????] University College, Oxford (Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree)
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| Occupation Text |
Journalist, Presenter, ex-BBC/ITV Political Editor, Author, Public Speaker
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| Occupation |
Journalist
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| Claim to Fame |
The only person to have been Political Editor for the country's two largest broadcasters; ITV and BBC.
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| Year(s) Active |
1981 > present
(CAREER), ???? > present
(presenter: the BBC's Today programme), ???? > ????
(Political Editor: for the BBC), ???? > ????
(President: of the Oxford University Conservative Association), ???? > ????
(President: of the Conservative Party youth group), 1981 > ????
(work experience: Piccadilly Radio, Manchester), ???? > ????
(trainee BBC producer: for BBC), ???? > ????
(deputy editor: of BBC 1's 'Panorama' current affairs flagship programme & 'On the Record'), 1996 > 1999
(political correspondent: BBC), 1999 > 2002
(Chief Political Correspondent: at BBC News 24), 2002 > 2005
(political editor: ITV News), 2005 > 2015
(political editor: BBC), 2015 > present
(presenter: 'Today' BBC Radio 4's flagship news programme & 'Political Thinking'), 199? > ????
(presenter: Late Night Live on BBC Radio 5), 2012
> 2015
(author: of 2 books), 2015 > 2015
(cancer diagnosis: lung cancer discovered), 2015 > 2015 (cancer operation damages vocal chords; he nearly loses his voice), 1986–present
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
1> Agency: News Presenters Ltd, 2> Url: https://www.marygreenham.co.uk/index.php, 3> Profile: https://www.marygreenham.co.uk/clients_nickrobinson.php
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| Official Websites |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/correspondents/nickrobinson, twitter.com/bbcnickrobinson, en-gb.facebook.com/NickRobinsonBBC/
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| Pets |
Pet Dog
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| Favorite People |
Brian Redhead, Steve Hewlett, Sir Alex Fergusson
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| Favorite TV Shows |
Today (Radio 4 news programme)
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Nicholas Anthony Robinson (born 5 October 1963) is a British journalist, currently a presenter on the BBC's Today programme. Prior to this he spent ten years as political editor for the BBC, and he has had many other roles with the broadcaster.
