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Justin Webb Biography
Justin Webb, former BBC North America Editor, bagan his broadcast career as presenter of major radio and TV news programmes - The World Tonight, BBC Breakfast News and the One O'Clock News. In 2009 he joined the Radio 4 Today programme team.
Justin is a graduate of the London School of Economics, where he edited the student newspaper. Fresh out of uni, he joined the BBC Graduate Scheme in Belfast and worked for BBC Radio Ulster.
After Radio Four’s Today Programme, he moved to BBC Television as a reporter as then as a Foreign Affairs Correspondent, when he was dispatched to report from Washington, Moscow and Jerusalem. During the Gulf War Justin was based in Saudi Arabia and also reported extensivly from Bosnia.
As one the BBC’s top presenters, Justin has interviewed politicians, comedians, the Prime Minister, sportsmen, and top business figures.
In July 1999 he took up an appointment as Europe Correspondent for the BBC and was based in Brussels where he reported on the workings of the EC, the politics surrounding Britain’s decision on whether to join the single currency and the European Union.
in 2001 Justin took up the position of US Correspondent and moved to Washington. In 2007 he was made the BBC's North America Editor, a role newly created in time for the American Presidential election the folllowing year. He also presented regular pieces for CNN USA edition.
Justin's Speaking Topics
- TV/Radio presenter
- Politics/CUrrent Affairs
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5th August 2010
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30th April 2013
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George Alagiah Comes to the Rescue on London Underground
26th March 2013
BBC news presenter and awards host, George Alagiah, came to the rescue of a woman who collapsed on the London Underground.
Boris Johnson Struggles with Nick Ferrari’s Radio Quiz
12th October 2012
After David Cameron struggled with some general knowledge questions on the David Letterman show in the US, Nick Ferrari the LBC host and man that politicians fear, took it upon himself to test the Mayor of London on his trivia knowledge.
Jon Sopel’s Near Miss
5th July 2012
Jon Sopel, news presenter and awards host, tells the Mail Online about how the biggest day of his life turned into a disaster.
Robert Peston, David Aaronovitch and Matthew D’Ancona Win at the EI Journalism Awards
18th November 2011
Britain’s top journalists gathered in London to pay tribute to their colleagues who have captured the attention of readers and media professionals at the Editorial Intelligence (EI) journalism awards breakfast.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Jeremy Paxman and Tim Harford at Ilkley Literature Festival
28th October 2011
Adventurer and author Sir Ranulph Fiennes; broadcaster and awards host Jeremy Paxman and economist Tim Harford spoke at the Ilkley Literature Festival – a two week literary event held in the miniature Victorian spa town at the foot of Ilkley Moor in Yorkshire every October.
Benedict Allen at Cheltenham Literary Festival
4th October 2011
Benedict Allen, adventurer, author and corporate speaker, announces the release of his new book, Into The Abyss, at the Cheltenham Literary Festival.
Remembering 9/11 – A Decade On
12th September 2011
Speakers Corner holds a catalogue of corporate speakers with experience of the horrors of September 11th, or an insight into how the world has changed since.
More celebrities trace their roots in a new series of Who Do You Think You Are?
10th August 2011
The series starts tonight with June Brown who looks back into her past to find out if she is a real Eastender!
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