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Luke Jones
Politics
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Economics
Transform news coverage with Luke Jones, speaker and award-nominated broadcaster. Luke works with media organisations to deliver compelling storytelling and news analysis, presenting across BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service, and Times Radio.
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Luke Jones is a freelance broadcaster known for his work on BBC Radio 4, the BBC World Service, and Times Radio. He hosts The Times' daily news podcast, The Story, and presents programmes such as OS and Weekend for the BBC World Service.
Luke began his career as a reporter for BBC Radio 4, covering various stories across the UK, including the 2019 general election. At 24, he became the youngest presenter of a Radio 4 news sequence programme. He has since hosted several key programmes on the network, including PM, World at One, The World Tonight, Saturday Live, Front Row, and Any Questions.
In 2017, he received a nomination for Best New Presenter at the ARIAS. In addition to his radio work, Luke has presented for National Theatre Live and SKY Arts. He has also contributed written pieces to The Times, The Sunday Times, BBC News online, and the Daily Mail.
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Luke Jones specialises in politics, current affairs broadcasting, economics and geopolitics, drawing on his work hosting BBC Radio 4 programmes including PM, World at One and The World Tonight, as well as The Times' daily news podcast, The Story. He became the youngest presenter of a Radio 4 news sequence programme at 24 and received a nomination for Best New Presenter at the 2017 ARIAS.
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