Nick Robinson (journalist)
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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, currently a presenter on the BBC's Today programme. Prior to this he spent ten years as political editor for the BBC, and he has had many other roles with the broadcaster.
Robinson was interested in politics from an early age, and went on to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics 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.
Known 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 programmes such as Westminster Live, Weekend Breakfast and Late Night Live on BBC Radio 5 Live, and Newsnight on BBC Two. He earns between £250,000 and £299,999 as a BBC journalist.
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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