Sally Elizabeth Bundock (née Jackson) (born 1972) is a British news chief presenter for BBC News,[1] who presents BBC News on BBC One and the BBC News Channel. She joined World Business Report in September 2002 and presented its early morning edition, programming viewed mostly by audiences in European and international markets. Bundock continues to present the 5am hour on BBC One, BBC World News and the BBC News channel and has done since the early 2000s, this has been called The Briefing but is now simply BBC News.[2] She now presents Business Today in the former World Business Report early morning slots.
Sally Bundock | |
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 At the World Economic Forum's Sustainable Development Summit 2021 | |
| Born | Sally Elizabeth Jackson 1972 (age 51–52) Hertfordshire, England |
| Education | |
| Occupation(s) | Chief Presenter, BBC News |
| Spouse |
Paul Bundock
(m. 1999; died 2017) |
| Children | 3 |
Early life
editBundock was born in 1972 in Hertfordshire and grew up in Smeeton Westerby, Leicestershire.[3][4][5] She has three sisters.[6] She was educated at Robert Smyth School and completed an undergraduate degree in public administration at the Polytechnic of Wales, then moved to London to obtain a postgraduate diploma in journalism at City University London.[7][8]
Following the merger of BBC News and BBC World News she was appointed as one of the nine London based chief presenters, continuing to present BBC News on BBC One and the combined News Channel.[9]
Career
editBundock is a financial journalist and presenter who began covering business news in the mid-1990s when she worked for Bloomberg. Since then she has covered many momentous events including World Economic Forums, G7 conferences and historic EU Summits. During 2007 she became a BBC news business news anchor for the breakfast news slot, often presenting with Jonathan Charles or David Jessel. She works at the BBC as a world news presenter, and is known to occasionally speak at media and journalistic events.[10] Since 2017, she has been the solo anchor of the breakfast slot aimed at European, Middle Eastern and African audiences.
World Business Report
editWorld Business Report was launched in September 2001 and offers a blend of news, business and sport to reflect the demands of the global business community. She joined the programme in September 2002, when it was a segment of The World Today. In the past she has also presented World News Today: Business Edition, which later became Business Live in 2015,[11] and Worklife in 2019. With World Business Report ending in May 2024, Bundock became a main presenter on Business Today.
Personal life
editShe married Paul Bundock, from Durban, South Africa[12] in 1999 in Smeeton Westerby, Leicestershire; he died in June 2017 from a rare form of cancer called carcinoid tumors.[8][13] The couple had three sons.[14] She lives in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.[10][15] She is a Christian.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Annita McVeigh, Ben Brown and Geeta Guru-Murthy appointed as chief presenters for BBC News Channel". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "BBC World News - The Briefing". BBC.
- ^ Bundock, Sally [@SallyBundockBBC] (12 May 2020). "I just listened to @BBCSteveR play this winning song from the Eurovision Song Contest ~ Luxembourg 1972 Winner - as he revealed on air the year I was born https://t.co/9C5hRe2T1U via @YouTube" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "sally bundock". Twitter. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "sally bundock". Twitter. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Bundock, Sally [@SallyBundockBBC] (10 November 2017). "I've got 3 sisters and 3 sons....this is comforting to hear! https://t.co/GnoX9ujYWv" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Sally Bundock". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
Studied at City University, London.
- ^ a b Bundock, Sally [@SallyBundockBBC] (17 April 2019). "This is my special place, the church in Smeeton Westerby where I grew up. Paul and I got married in that church nearly 20 years ago. Where is yours? Tell us your stories #BBCTheBriefing - see you soon. https://t.co/QVjtwQcC2F" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Annita McVeigh, Ben Brown and Geeta Guru-Murthy appointed as chief presenters for BBC News Channel". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Sally Bundock Interview". Christians in Media.
- ^ Conlan, Tara (19 January 2015). "Victoria Derbyshire's new show to be 'centrepiece' of BBC daytime TV news". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
BBC News' new daily 30-minute business programme will air at 8.30am and be fronted by business journalists Ben Thompson and Sally Bundock
- ^ Bundock, Sally [@SallyBundockBBC] (6 June 2018). "@PatrickKweyi1 @MarcKMGH Great to hear Patrick. I've spent a lot of time in South Africa...but husband was from Durban. A stunning place. Have a good day" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Speaking to your children about death". The Art of Dying Well. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Speaking to your children about death". The Art of Dying Well. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Speaker - Sally Bundock - Talking Business at the BBC". Burnham Beeches. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "CIM Meets: BBC's Sally Bundock". Christians in Media. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2023.