Nick Robinson
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Robinson outside St Stephen's Club, London in May 2010
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| Born |
Nicholas Anthony Robinson 5 October 1963 Macclesfield, Cheshire, England |
| Education | Cheadle Hulme School; University College, Oxford |
| Occupation |
Political Editor of BBC News (2005–2015) Presenter on the Today Programme (2015–) |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Employer | BBC |
| Notable credit(s) |
Panorama BBC News ITN |
| Spouse(s) | Pippa (m. 1991) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | bbc |
Nicholas Anthony "Nick" Robinson (born 5 October 1963) is a British journalist, former political editor for the BBC and a presenter on the BBC's Today programme. Robinson was interested in politics from a young age, and went on to study a Philosophy, Politics, and Economics degree at Oxford University, where he was also President of the Oxford University Conservative Association. Starting out in broadcasting at Piccadilly Radio, after a year as President of the Conservative Party youth group, he worked his way up as a producer eventually becoming deputy editor of Panorama, before becoming a political correspondent in 1996.
He became the BBC's chief political correspondent in 1999. Between 2002 and 2005 he worked for ITV News as political editor, but then returned to the BBC assuming the same role.
Noted for his confrontational and provocative approach, Robinson has on several occasions caused a stir with his style of questioning, particularly of national leaders such as George W. Bush. He has presented a variety of programmes, including Westminster Live, Weekend Breakfast and Late Night Live on BBC Radio 5 Live, and Newsnight.
Robinson was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, in 1963, to a translator mother and a sales director father. His mother was born in Shanghai, where her German-Jewish parents fled during the 1930s. His father was of English background. His parents first met at Geneva University in Switzerland and married three months later.
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