Dominic O'Connell
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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[1] and retains an accent.
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, interviewing hief executives from the UK’s FTSE 100 Index. On Fridays, Rob Young (broadcaster) presents the programme’s business news. O’Connell previously was the Business Editor at the Sunday Times [2], where he broke a series of stories. 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.
O’Connell’s appointment to the high-profile BBC role caused controversy among BBC staff, who complained the application process was unfair [3].
References
- ^ Times, The Sunday (2011-02-27). "My lost city". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "Radio 4 Today programme appoints new business presenter". BBC. 27 April 2016.
- ^ "BBC staff concerned after external applicant appointed to Today role". The Guardian. 2 May 2016.
Dominic O’Connell
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