James Naughtie
| James Naughtie | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alexander James Naughtie |
| Born |
9 August 1951 Milltown of Rothiemay, near Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Show | Today programme |
| Station(s) | BBC Radio 4 |
| Network | BBC |
| Show | Bookclub |
| Station(s) | BBC Radio 4 |
| Network | BBC |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Parents | Alexander and Isabella |
| Spouse(s) | Eleanor Updale |
| Children | 2 daughters, 1 son |
Alexander James "Jim" Naughtie FRSE (surname pronounced /ˈnɔːxti/; born 9 August 1951) is a British radio and news presenter for the BBC. From 1994 until 2015 he was one of the main presenters of Radio 4's Today programme.
In July 2015 he announced, via the BBC, that in early 2016 he would retire from regular presenting duties on the programme and would, instead, be its 'Special Correspondent' with 'responsibility for charting the course of the constitutional changes at the heart of the UK political debate', as well as the BBC News's Books Editor, contributing a book review to the Saturday morning editions of Today. In his 21-plus years on Today, Naughtie had anchored every BBC Radio UK election results programme since 1997 and had worked on every US presidential election since 1988, the BBC added.
"After 21 years, I can turn off that 3am alarm at last," the Daily Telegraph quoted Naughtie as having said. He presented his last edition of Today on 16 December 2015.
James Naughtie was born and brought up in Milltown of Rothiemay, near Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He was educated at Keith Grammar School, the University of Aberdeen and then Syracuse University in New York. He is a Fellow of the British-American Project.
Naughtie began his career as a journalist in 1975 at the Aberdeen Press & Journal, moving to the London offices of The Scotsman in 1977. The following year he joined the paper's Westminster staff, and became its Chief Political Correspondent. In 1981, he worked for The Washington Post as the Laurence Stern fellow on its national staff. Naughtie joined The Guardian in 1984, and became its Chief Political Correspondent in 1985.
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