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Dominic O'Connell is a business journalist, previously a business presenter on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme. On 1 November 2021 he moved to Times Radio, becoming that station's first ever business correspondent.^[1] He is from New Zealand.^[2]

Career

O'Connell joined the BBC in June 2016. He presented the business news on the Today Programme, interviewing chief executives from the UK's FTSE 100 Index. O'Connell was previously the Business Editor of the Sunday Times,^[3] where he broke a series of stories.^[4] He joined the newspaper in 2001, and was promoted to Business Editor in 2010. Before that, he worked at the Sunday Business when it launched.^[4]

O'Connell's appointment to the high-profile BBC role caused controversy among BBC staff, who complained the selection process was not fair.^[4]

References

^ "Dominic O'Connell joins Times Radio as Business Correspondent". RadioToday. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ "My lost city". The Sunday Times. 27 February 2011. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
^ "Radio 4 Today programme appoints new business presenter". BBC. 27 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "BBC staff concerned after external applicant appointed to Today role". The Guardian. 2 May 2016.

[1] "Dominic O'Connell joins Times Radio as Business Correspondent". RadioToday. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[2] "My lost city". The Sunday Times. 27 February 2011. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

[3] "Radio 4 Today programme appoints new business presenter". BBC. 27 April 2016.

[Guardian_Khomami-4] "BBC staff concerned after external applicant appointed to Today role". The Guardian. 2 May 2016.

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-'''Dominic O'Connell''' is a business journalist, currently a business presenter on [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[Today Programme]]''. He is from [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/my-lost-city-xbqvczv9rsz|title=My lost city|last=Times|first=The Sunday|date=2011-02-27|work=The Sunday Times|access-date=2018-05-15|language=en|issn=0956-1382}}</ref>
+'''Dominic O'Connell''' is a business journalist, previously a business presenter on [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[Today Programme]]''. On 1 November 2021 he  moved to [[Times Radio]], becoming that station's first ever business correspondent.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/10/dominic-oconnell-joins-times-radio-as-business-correspondent/|title=Dominic O’Connell joins Times Radio as Business Correspondent|date=2021-10-22|work=RadioToday|access-date=2021-10-25|language=en}}</ref>
+He is from [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/my-lost-city-xbqvczv9rsz|title=My lost city|date=2011-02-27|work=The Sunday Times|access-date=2018-05-15|language=en|issn=0956-1382}}</ref>
 == Career ==
-O'Connell joined the [[BBC]] in June 2016. He presents the business news on the ''[[Today Programme]]'' from Monday to Thursday, at 06.15 and 07.15, and possibly at 8.40, interviewing chief executives from the UK's [[FTSE 100 Index]]. O'Connell was previously the Business Editor of the [[Sunday Times]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/today-programme-business-editor |title=Radio 4 Today programme appoints new business presenter |publisher=BBC |date= 27 April 2016}}</ref> where he broke a series of stories.<ref name=Guardian_Khomami /> He joined the newspaper in 2001, and was promoted to Business Editor in 2010. Before that, he worked at the [[Sunday Business]] when it launched.<ref name=Guardian_Khomami />
+O'Connell joined the [[BBC]] in June 2016. He presented the business news on the ''[[Today Programme]]'', interviewing chief executives from the UK's [[FTSE 100 Index]]. O'Connell was previously the Business Editor of the [[Sunday Times]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/today-programme-business-editor |title=Radio 4 Today programme appoints new business presenter |publisher=BBC |date= 27 April 2016}}</ref> where he broke a series of stories.<ref name=Guardian_Khomami /> He joined the newspaper in 2001, and was promoted to Business Editor in 2010. Before that, he worked at the [[Sunday Business]] when it launched.<ref name=Guardian_Khomami />
 O'Connell's appointment to the high-profile BBC role caused controversy among BBC staff, who complained the selection process was not fair.<ref name=Guardian_Khomami>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/may/02/bbc-nuj-today-business-presenter-dominic-oconnell-sunday-times-external-applicant |title=BBC staff concerned after external applicant appointed to Today role |publisher=The Guardian |date= 2 May 2016}}</ref>