Express. Will she, like Emma, be in her 30s? However, Barnett will continue to present on Newsnight despite her move to Radio 4. Emma Barnett has been named as the new host of BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour. Career. order back issues and use the historic Daily Express There's no other job like it.". "I can't wait to get to know the many listeners of Woman's Hour a lot, lot better," said the presenter. These are external links and will open in a new window. Don't get yourself put in a box.". No decision yet on second presenter.”. "What adventures we are going to have together - all starting in the year that this BBC institution, the radio mothership, turns 75. Her reason for leaving? The appointment follows a week after Jane Garvey announced she was stepping down from the prestigious radio programme. "I'm very proud of our relationship with the audience and the trust they place in us.". Her intention was to…Read more A dignified ‘it was time to move on’, which is all well and good but I do hope it didn’t have anything to do with her turning 70 this year (Jane Garvey is 56).

The 5 Live and Newsnight presenter will step into the shoes of Jane Garvey and Dame Jenni Murray, who have both decided to step down from the show. newspaper archive. Broadcaster Emma Barnett will be the new presenter of Woman's Hour. We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. She took over from Sue MacGregor as presenter of Woman's Hour in 1987. "Women's issues are everyone's issues," she told students at the London School of Economics at the time. There's no other job like it," she said. She will be stepping down from her BBC Radio 5 duties, where she hosts a mid-morning show for the station. Earlier this year, she hosted her 5 Live show from Clarence House where Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, guest edited the programme and discussed life under lockdown. "She is single-handedly rebuilding the BBC's reputation as the home of the heavyweight political interview.". Ending the summer in style! But it needs to be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Farewell then, to Jenni Murray, host of Woman’s Hour on Radio 4 for the past 33 years. Garvey, who has hosted the show since 2007, announced she was leaving last week. It's because the programme still talks about the subjects and challenges no one else goes near. She added: "But famous people are not the reason people engage with Woman's Hour. The host will be helming the show by herself after Women’s Hour was previously fronted by Dame Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey who were sharing presenting duties. Jenni Murray OBE, was born in Barnsley in Yorkshire in 1950, only four years after Woman's Hour first came on the air. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, Barnett is a radio presenter, who currently works for BBC Radio 5 Live as well as Newsnight. The move will mean the end of Barnett's mid-morning show on 5 Live, which has seen presenter named best speech broadcaster at the 2020 Radio Academy Awards (ARIAs) and radio broadcaster of the year 2018 by the Broadcasting Press Guild. By Neela Debnath PUBLISHED: 07:20, Tue, Sep 8, 2020 It’s the last tolerated prejudice. EMMA BARNETT has been confirmed as the new host of BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour, taking over from Jane Garvey and Jenni Murray.

Unlike the current arrangement, where Garvey and Dame Jenni share presenting duties, Barnett will be the main host from Monday to Thursday each week.

Motivated by her own experiences of endometriosis and IVF, the book aimed to break the taboos around discussing periods and fertility. Add Video Add Image Dame Jennifer Susan "Jenni" Murray, DBE (née Bailey; born 12 May 1950[1]) is an English journalist and broadcaster, best known for presenting BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour since 1987. — Jenni Murray (@whjm) July 24, 2020 Dame Jenni Murray recently announced she’s leaving Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour after 33 years at the helm.

The 45-minute show is broadcast every morning at 10:00 on BBC Radio 4.