Julian Marshall (journalist)

Julian Marshall is a British journalist and radio broadcaster working for the BBC. Marshall is one of the main presenters of Newshour on the BBC World Service.

Julian Marshall
Occupation(s)Journalist, presenter
Notable creditNewshour
Children4

Early life

Marshall studied at University in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe and then later in Britain.[1]

Career

Marshall joined the BBC in 1975,[2] before joining the BBC World Service in 1977. He then spent a period reporting from across Africa for the service. Marshall was a presenter of BBC World Service Television from its launch in 1991.[3] He has remained an occasional relief presenter on the subsequent channels BBC World, and BBC World News.

Since 1991 Marshall has been one of the main presenters of the World Service's flagship news strand Newshour.

Awards

The recipient of two Sony Gold Awards, Marshall received the first of these for 'best reaction to a news event: the release of Nelson Mandela.'[1]

References
  1. Julian Marshall, BBC Newshour Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
  2. World Service Institutional, Julian Marshall. Archived 2012-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "TVARK | BBC World | 1991". Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011. BBC World Service Television, TV Ark
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