- Chris Lowe (journalist)
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Chris Lowe Born John Christopher Lowe
25 January 1949
ScotlandOccupation Journalist, Presenter, Newsreader Notable credit(s) BBC News at One
BBC News at Six
PM
BBC NewsJohn Christopher Lowe (born 25 January 1949 in Scotland) is a news presenter who worked for BBC News for 37 years until his retirement on 4 January 2009.
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Education
Lowe was educated at Dragon School in Oxford,[1] Haileybury College, and at Brasenose College, Oxford.[2]
Career
After graduation in 1972,[2] Lowe intended to train as a teacher. He joined the BBC on the same day as Jeremy Paxman under the graduate journalist programme. He was a political correspondent at Westminster. He spent time in Northern Ireland during the worst of the Troubles, and then as far afield as Ethiopia and Argentina.[2]
From the mid-1990s he was a newsreader on BBC One bulletins. He later became a frequent presenter on radio programmes such as PM. He then presented on the BBC News Channel on Fridays between 7pm and 10pm, and Saturdays and Sundays between 7pm and 12 midnight. His co-presenter was Annita McVeigh; he previously worked with Joanna Gosling.
Lowe was replaced in April 2009 by Clive Myrie.[3]
Personal life
Married, Chris Lowe lived in Ealing, west London. Both his son and daughter work as sports presenters,[2] with daughter Rebecca Lowe working for ESPN UK.
A life long Crystal Palace supporter,[2] Lowe is an elected member of the Executive Board of Middlesex County Cricket Club,[2] and is a former chairman of its Dining Club. He also chairs regular forums for The Cricket Society[4] and appointed as a vice-president in 2006.
References
- ^ "Eminent Dragons". Dragon School. http://www.dragonschool.org/old-dragons/alumni/our-history/eminent-dragons.html. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Chris Lowe". BBC News. 2006-07-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/newswatch/ukfs/hi/newsid_5150000/newsid_5159000/5159060.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ Plunkett, John (2009-04-14). "Clive Myrie to be presenter on BBC News channel". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/apr/14/clive-myrie-presenter-bbc-news-channel. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ The Cricket Society.
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