Sophie Raworth

Sophie Raworth
Raworth in Brighton in 2009
Born	Sophie Jane Raworth (1968-05-15) 15 May 1968 (age 48) Redhill, Surrey, England
Occupation	Journalist, presenter, newsreader
Years active	1992–present
Notable credit(s)	BBC News at One BBC News at Six Watchdog Crimewatch

Sophie Jane Raworth (born 15 May 1968) is an English journalist and broadcaster. She works for the BBC as a newsreader, anchoring BBC News at One on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. She also regularly appears on the BBC News at Six and occasionally on BBC News at Ten.

In 2015, she became the new presenter of consumer affairs programme Watchdog and in 2016, began presenting Crimewatch, both for BBC One.

Born in Surrey to a florist mother and a businessman father, Raworth grew up in an exclusive area of Twickenham in south west London and attended the independent Putney High and St Paul's Girls' schools. After completing a degree in French and German at the University of Manchester, Raworth spent a year teaching English to teenagers in Toulouse before studying for a postgraduate course in broadcasting and journalism at City University, London.

Raworth joined the BBC in 1992 as a news reporter, first for Greater Manchester Radio and then, in April 1994, as BBC Regions correspondent in Brussels. In May 1995, she became the regular joint presenter of BBC's Look North programme in Leeds.

Raworth moved to national television in 1997, to co-present the BBC's Breakfast News programme on BBC One, initially with Justin Webb, and in later years, with John Nicolson.