Mishal Husain is a prominent news broadcaster in Britain, known for her role as a long-standing host of Radio 4’s Today programme since 2013.

Before this, she anchored key BBC News programmes, including News at Six and News at Ten, which she regularly presents.

Mishal began her career at the BBC as a producer and later worked at BBC World News, where she hosted her own programme, Impact With Mishal Husain. She has covered significant events on location, including a live report from Pakistan following the death of Osama bin Laden. Additionally, she served as a news anchor for BBC World and BBC America.

Her contributions to journalism have earned her recognition, including being named one of the 500 most influential people in Britain by the Sunday Times. She has received several awards, including Broadcaster of the Year at the London Press Club Awards and Presenter of the Year at the Women in Film and TV Awards. Mishal was also honoured as one of the Financial Times’ Women of the Year.

In 2024, she announced that she would join Bloomberg to host a new interview series and be the editor-at-large of its Weekend Edition.