Tim Willcox
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Tim Willcox pictured in 2011.
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| Born |
Timothy Melton Willcox 28 May 1963 Wellington, Somerset, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Taunton School |
| Alma mater | University of Durham |
| Occupation | Journalist, Presenter, Newsreader, Writer, Producer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Notable credit(s) |
ITV News BBC News BBC World News World News Today BBC News at Five Global BBC Weekend News |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah (divorced) |
| Children | 3 (Sophia born 1997)(George born 1998) (Tom born 1999) |
Timothy Melton "Tim" Willcox (born 28 May 1963 in Wellington, Somerset) is a British journalist for BBC News, where he presents news bulletins on BBC One, BBC News and BBC World News. Generally a relief presenter for the BBC, he is probably most recognisable for presenting the BBC's live coverage from Chile during events surrounding the Copiapó mining accident and anchoring the BBC's live daytime coverage during the early days of the Cairo January 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Willcox was educated at Taunton School in Somerset, and St Chad's College, Durham University where he studied Spanish. Wilcox was a member of the British Youth Orchestra, playing the trumpet.
Willcox started in newspaper journalism, working for Mirror Group Newspapers and Fleet Street News Agency).
As a broadcast journalist, Willcox worked for ITN News for many years as a presenter and correspondent. He was the network's Arts and Media Correspondent, and after joining the news team presented the networks live reports from New York City during the 11 September terrorist attacks.
Since joining the BBC, Willcox has been an anchor on the BBC's rolling news channel BBC News where he can be seen presenting bulletins at weekends. He is a regular Friday presenter on World News Today on BBC Four, BBC World News and the BBC News Channel. He can also be seen presenting on BBC World News as a relief presenter.
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