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Claire Bolderson
EducationUniversity of Oxford
Occupation(s)Journalist, presenter
Notable creditNewshour

Claire Bolderson is a BBC journalist and radio broadcaster who formerly presented Newshour for the BBC World Service.

Early life

Bolderson studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University.

Career

Bolderson started broadcasting form Indonesia as a reporter for the BBC and the Financial Times.[1] Later, posted in Washington, Bolderson covered the 1996 US Election for the BBC World Service, then the Clinton impeachment.[2]

Later, Bolderson returned to London to present on the BBC World Service and BBC Radio 4. She regularly presented The World Tonight from 1999 to 2009. She then concentrated on Newshour. Bolderson left the BBC in 2012, presenting her final edition of Newshour on 20 March 2012.[3]

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Media offices
Preceded by Deputy presenter: The World Tonight
2009 – present
Succeeded by

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