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Anthony S. Baxter

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Anthony S. Baxter
Born (1982-05-01) 1 May 1982 (age 42)
Rochdale, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationJournalist

Anthony Stuart Baxter (born 1 May 1982) is a British journalist and broadcaster from Rochdale.

He started his career in local radio for the BBC, before presenting for BBC Switch and a reporter for Radio 1's Newsbeat. He now presents news for London Live, the capital's dedicated TV channel.

He lives in London.

Education

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Baxter studied English and linguistics at Lancaster University, before completing a master's degree in broadcast journalism at UCLan.[citation needed]

Journalism career

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Baxter started his career with the BBC and was a reporter for BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat programme. During this time he also presented the show on occasion.[citation needed]

In 2008, he joined "BBC Switch" to present the news documentary series Revealed... on BBC Two alongside Charlotte Ashton, Adina Campbell and Tina Daheley.[1] He also fronted the spin-off series Revealed Extra.[citation needed]

He fronted the annual BBC News School Report radio and television shows between 2009 and 2013.[2]

He also appeared on the BBC Radio 1 surgery debate shows on Sunday nights with Aled Haydn-Jones, Max Akhtar, and Charlotte Ashton.[3]

In 2014, Baxter joined London Live, the capital's television station which launched on 31 March 2014.[4] He presented "The Big Question" on the nightly news show Not the One Show. In November 2014 he moved to present The Evening News and co-present The Evening Show for the channel.[citation needed] He is currently[when?] a main news presenter across the channel, also fronting London Live Debates and The Headline Interview.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Episode Guide". Revealed. BBC Two. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Record number of schools take part in BBC News School Report". BBC Press Office. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Anthony Baxter". Surgery. BBC Radio 1.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Magnificent Seven: London Live's multi-skilled video journalists". Evening Standard. ESI Media. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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