Gavin Esler
| Gavin Esler | |
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| Born |
27 February 1953 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
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| Employer | BBC |
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| Spouse(s) | Anna Phoebe |
| Children | Four |
| Website | www |
Gavin William James Esler (born 27 February 1953) is a Scottish journalist, television presenter and author. He is a presenter on BBC News at Five, the BBC News Channel and the weekly BBC news discussion programme Dateline London. Esler was previously a main presenter on BBC Two's flagship political analysis programme, Newsnight, from January 2003 until January 2014. He is now the main presenter for BBC Weekend News lunchtime bulletins. Esler is the Chancellor of the University of Kent.
Esler was born in Glasgow on 27 February 1953, the first son born to a manager of a building company. During the first weeks of life he suffered from a condition that made him unable to digest milk and his parents feared for his life. He had an operation at just three weeks old. His family lived in Clydebank before they moved to Edinburgh. He began his education at Duddingston Primary School in Edinburgh, before gaining a scholarship to George Heriot's School at the age of 7 years. His Scottish childhood had a profound and long-lasting effect on him. His parents moved to Northern Ireland but he remained in Edinburgh. Esler was the first in his family to go to university. He studied at the University of Kent, graduating with a BA in English and American literature in 1974 Alongside his studies he also wrote for Incant, the university newspaper. He then gained an MA in Anglo-Irish literature with distinction from the University of Leeds.
Esler began working as a journalist in 1976, aged 23, with a junior reporter position at the Belfast Telegraph.
Esler joined the BBC in 1977 as Northern Ireland reporter, and extended his role after joining Newsnight in 1982. Esler was appointed Washington correspondent in 1989 and then, a year later, became the BBC's chief North America correspondent. Based in Washington, Esler's responsibilities now extended to shaping the corporation's coverage across the whole of North America, which included reporting on both the earlier George H. W. Bush and Clinton administrations. Esler has also reported for news and documentary programmes across Europe, Russia, China and North and South America.
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