BEN BOULOS
Presenter - Correspondent - Journalist
Career
Ben is a well-known and popular BBC presenter/anchor and correspondent, fronting some of the highest-profile BBC news programmes on both TV and radio, and previously worked for various commercial broadcasters.
He regularly presents programmes on BBC One, BBC World News, BBC News Channel & World Service Radio, covering news and business stories from all over the world to audiences of over 100 million worldwide.
Ben regularly presents on BBC Breakfast, the UK's most-watched morning programme. He presents in studio in Salford (in the North West of England) and on location for the show, covering business and economics as well as general news items.
He has extensive experience of solo and co-presenting live programmes - and also hosts events and panel discussions, both in-person and online events (enquiries via contact page).
Ben has also worked in the digital sphere, having launched and hosted "Around The World", the BBC's daily made-for-mobile global news show on Quibi. The innovative format and style - combining authority and gravitas with a fresh, personable and pacey delivery - was popular with audiences especially in the United States.
As well as anchoring general news programmes, Ben is also a specialist Business presenter, regularly fronting business and finance shows for UK and global audiences, including Business Briefing, WorkLife, Business Live, Talking Business and World Business Report.
When not in the studio, Ben enjoys getting out and covering stories on the ground as a correspondent. He has covered breaking news stories across the UK for the One O'Clock News, News Channel, World Service, Radio 2, Radio 4, 5 Live, BBC Look East, BBC London, Sunday Politics East and various local radio stations.
Previously at BBC Look East, Ben reported daily for TV news programmes, often filming and editing his own reports. As political reporter at BBC Essex and for the Sunday Politics programme, Ben specialised in covering politics on radio, TV and online: he carried out investigations, broke exclusive stories and held public bodies and politicians to account.
Other previous jobs include reporting and presenting at Channel M Television (Manchester Evening News Group), freelance roles in BBC and commercial radio, and an internship in US Congress in Washington DC.