Sophie Long
| Sophie Long | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Sophie Rebecca Long 1977 (age 39–40) Torquay |
| Occupation | Journalist, Newsreader |
| Notable credit(s) |
Spotlight BBC News Channel BBC News at Nine |
| Spouse(s) | Will Green (m. 2010) |
Sophie Long (born 1977) is an English journalist who works for BBC News, mainly appearing as a presenter on the BBC News Channel.
Long was born in Torquay, and in part raised in Weston-super-Mare when her parents moved there. She attended Broadoak School in Weston, also attended by newsreader Jill Dando. She did her A-levels at Weston College's Sixth Form Centre.
After graduating from King's College London with a degree in War Studies, she worked as an election monitor in Cambodia. Long returned to the UK, working for Reuters news agency before moving to ITN as a newsroom assistant in London.
Long married her childhood sweetheart and long time fiancé Will Green in Cornwall in June 2010. However, in November 2012 it was widely reported that she was having an affair with BBC colleague Tim Wilcox.
After gaining a BBC scholarship, the first bursary endowed in honour of the late Jill Dando, Long studied for a diploma in broadcast journalism at Falmouth College of Arts. On graduation, she worked at BBC Radio Cornwall and as a reporter for Spotlight, before joining the BBC's News Training Scheme, working for BBC Radio Shropshire and BBC Hereford and Worcester.
Long then became a news presenter for Midlands Today breakfast and lunchtime slots, before returning to Plymouth to become a main presenter on Spotlight. Long also presented the South West issue of The Politics Show, before moving to be a stand-in presenter and News Correspondent on the BBC News Channel. She soon gave up reporting to cover Anita McVeigh's maternity leave, presenting between 7 pm and 10 pm on Fridays, and between 7 pm and midnight on Saturdays and Sundays alongside Chris Lowe, as well as occasionally filling in during the week. She became the presenter of the weekend on the 4-7 pm shift on Saturdays and worked as a general relief presenter, particularly on weekday afternoons alongside Jon Sopel and Julian Worricker respectively. From March 2013, Long presented on Monday and Friday mornings until the slots were axed in favour of the new Victoria Derbyshire programme in April 2015. Long now appears as a news correspondent across the BBC, as well as regularly presenting the 8 pm BBC News Summary.
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