| Show name | World Update |
|---|---|
| Format | News, current events, and factual |
| Runtime | 54 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Home station | BBC World Service |
| Presenter | Dan Damon |
| Editor | Ian Brimacombe |
| Record location | Broadcasting House |
| Last aired | 2020 |
World Update is a radio programme that was BBC World Service's morning news strand. Broadcast at 10:06 GMT, it was also carried by public radio stations across the United States.[1] Between 2003 and 2020, the programme was presented by Dan Damon.[2] On 25 June 2012, World Update became the first English-language World Service programme to come from Broadcasting House.
In January 2020, the BBC announced that it would be discontinuing World Update.[3]
Presenters
Current
| Years | Presenter | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003–2020 | Dan Damon | Main presenter |
| ?–2020 | Julian Marshall | Occasional relief presenter |
| ?–2020 | Rebecca Kesby |
Former
- American journalist Vicki Barker was the main presenter from 1997 to 2003.[4]
See also
- BBC News
- BBC World News, The BBC's International Television Station
References
- ^ "World Service Programmes - World Update". BBC. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ "BBC World Service - Institutional - Dan Damon". BBC. 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ "BBC to cut an estimated 450 jobs in modernization plan". Associated Press. January 29, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "AboutVickiBarker"