Jeremy Paxman
| Jeremy Paxman | |
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Paxman in September 2009
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| Born |
Jeremy Dickson Paxman 11 May 1950 Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
| Residence | Stonor, Oxfordshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater |
Malvern College St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Broadcaster, journalist, author |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Employer | BBC, Channel 4 |
| Salary | £1,040,000 (2006) per annum |
| Television |
Newsnight (1989–2014) University Challenge (1994–present) |
| Relatives | Giles Paxman (brother) |
| Website | jeremypaxman |
Jeremy Dickson Paxman (born 11 May 1950) is an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He has worked for the BBC since 1972 and is known for his forthright and abrasive interviewing style, particularly when interrogating politicians.[1] His regular appearances on the BBC Two programme Newsnight were sometimes criticised as aggressive, intimidating and condescending, yet also applauded as tough and incisive. He is the question master of University Challenge, having succeeded Bamber Gascoigne when the programme was revived in 1994.
At the end of April 2014, Paxman announced that he was to leave Newsnight in June after 25 years of presenting the programme.
Paxman was born in Leeds, the son of Arthur Keith Paxman, who worked in industry, and Joan McKay (née Dickson; 1920–2009). He is the eldest of four children: one of his brothers, Giles, was the British Ambassador to Spain (having previously been ambassador to Mexico), and the other, James, is the chief executive of the Dartmoor Preservation Association. His sister, Jenny, is a producer at BBC Radio.
Paxman was brought up in Hampshire, Bromsgrove, and Peopleton near Pershore in Worcestershire. He went to Malvern College in 1964, and later read English at St Catharine's College, Cambridge where he edited the undergraduate newspaper Varsity. While at Cambridge, Paxman was briefly a member of the Labour Club.
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