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Ben Geoghegan (/ˈɡeɪɡən/ GAY-gən) is a British journalist working for the BBC. He has covered a wide variety of stories for most BBC News outlets in his previous role as a news correspondent based in the United Kingdom.

Education

Geoghegan was educated at Bradfield College, a boarding independent school in the village of Bradfield in Berkshire, followed by University College London, where he gained a bachelor's degree in Psychology, and the London College of Communication, where he obtained a diploma in Broadcast Journalism.

Life and career

Geoghegan has been with the BBC News Channel since it launched as BBC News 24 in 1997, and once presented the 09:00–13:00 shift on weekday mornings, initially alongside Jackie Hardgrave, now with BBC Radio Four, and then with Joanna Gosling, who left the channel in 2023.

Since leaving the shift in 2001, Geoghegan has continued to present occasional relief shifts, and in 2008 also presented some weekend editions of BBC Breakfast. He has also reported extensively for Newsnight.^[1] He is currently working as a political correspondent for the BBC.

References

^ Ben Geoghegan Profile Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine TV Newsroom

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[1] Ben Geoghegan Profile Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine TV Newsroom

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-'''Ben Geoghegan''' is a British journalist working for the [[BBC]], he was covered a wide variety of stories for most [[BBC News]] outlets in his previous role as a news correspondent based in the United Kingdom. He has been with the [[BBC News Channel]] since it launched as ''BBC News 24'' in 1997, and once presented the 0900-1300 shift on weekday mornings, initially alongside Jackie Hardgrave, now with [[BBC Radio Four]], and then with [[Joanna Gosling]], who is still a presenter with the channel. Since leaving the shift in 2001 he has continued to present occasional relief shifts, and in 2008 also presented some weekend editions of [[BBC Breakfast]].
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+'''Ben Geoghegan''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|eɪ|g|ən}} {{respell|GAY|gən}}) is a British journalist working for the [[BBC]]. He has covered a wide variety of stories for most [[BBC News]] outlets in his previous role as a news correspondent based in the United Kingdom.
+==Education==
-He has also reported extensively for ''[[Newsnight]]''.<ref>[http://www.tvnewsroom.co.uk/profiles/profile.php?page=bengeoghegan Ben Geoghegan Profile]  TV Newsroom</ref> Geoghegan is currently working as a political correspondent for the [[BBC]].
+Geoghegan was educated at [[Bradfield College]], a boarding [[independent school]] in the village of [[Bradfield, Berkshire|Bradfield]] in [[Berkshire]], followed by [[University College London]], where he gained a bachelor's degree in Psychology, and the [[London College of Communication]], where he obtained a diploma in Broadcast Journalism.
+==Life and career==
+Geoghegan has been with the [[BBC News Channel]] since it launched as ''BBC News 24'' in 1997, and once presented the 09:00–13:00 shift on weekday mornings, initially alongside Jackie Hardgrave, now with [[BBC Radio Four]], and then with [[Joanna Gosling]], who left the channel in 2023.
+Since leaving the shift in 2001, Geoghegan has continued to present occasional relief shifts, and in 2008 also presented some weekend editions of ''[[BBC Breakfast]]''. He has also reported extensively for ''[[Newsnight]]''.<ref>[https://tvnewsroom.org/people/ben-geoghegan-3285/ Ben Geoghegan Profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926232628/http://www.tvnewsroom.co.uk/profiles/profile.php?page=bengeoghegan |date=26 September 2007}} TV Newsroom</ref> He is currently working as a political correspondent for the BBC.
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