Bill Turnbull
| Bill Turnbull | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William Robert Jolyon Turnbull 25 January 1956 Guildford, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Journalist and news presenter |
| Employer | BBC, Classic FM |
| Notable credit(s) |
Breakfast (2001–2016) Songs of Praise (2013—) Think Tank (2016—) |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah McCombie (m. 1988) |
| Children | Henry Turnbull (b.1988) Will Turnbull (b.1989) Flora Turnbull (b.1991) |
William Robert Jolyon "Bill" Turnbull (born 25 January 1956) is a British journalist and presenter, who currently works as a presenter for the radio station Classic FM, following many years as a presenter with the BBC.
He was the main male presenter of BBC Breakfast from 2001 until 2016, and currently presents the religious series Songs of Praise and game show Think Tank.
Turnbull was born in Surrey, South East England, to an English father of Scottish ancestry and an English mother. He was educated at Eton College in Berkshire, followed by the University of Edinburgh, where he edited the student newspaper. He graduated from Cardiff University in 1978.
Turnbull's career began at Scottish local station Radio Clyde in 1978, and later, he freelanced for a number of years in the USA.
Turnbull joined the BBC as a reporter for the Today programme in 1986 and Breakfast Time as a reporter in 1988, before becoming a correspondent for BBC News in 1990. He covered a wide range of domestic and international stories, reporting from over thirty countries including a four-year stint as Washington Correspondent, based in the USA. His producer for a while was Sian Williams. In this role, he reported on a number of major American stories, including the O.J. Simpson murder trial and the Monica Lewinsky scandal that rocked Bill Clinton's presidency.
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