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    Amol Rajan [1] (born 1983) is an Indian-born British [2] journalist, broadcaster and writer. Rajan is a former adviser to Lord (Evgeny) Lebedev, and was appointed the editor of his newspaper The Independent in 2013. [3] When The Independent announced it was dropping the print edition in February 2016, and continuing as only an online operation ...

  2. Amol Rajan joined the Today presenting team in 2021. Amol joined the BBC in 2016 as its first Media Editor, leading its journalism on media and technology globally. Prior to joining the BBC, Amol ...

  3. Apr 7, 2024 · 4. Viral potential is infinite. A game featuring Aberdeen University prompted Rajan's much-sampled response: "I can't accept drum 'n' bass, we need jungle, I'm afraid". The "We need jungle, I'm ...

  4. Aug 18, 2022 · Amol Rajan will take over from Jeremy Paxman as the host of University Challenge, the BBC has announced. The journalist and broadcaster, who is also one of the hosts of Radio 4's Today programme ...

  5. Jul 18, 2023 · Rajan is well-known for presenting BBC Radio 4's Today programme and his own series of interview programmes on BBC Two. The Spectator's Melanie McDonagh wrote: "The whole thing was just fine. Amol ...

  6. Mar 11, 2021 · The BBC’s Media Editor, Amol Rajan, is set to host a major new interview series for BBC Two. Amol will bring his trademark insight and flair to the show, which will see him carry out in-depth ...

  7. Jul 17, 2023 · When Amol Rajan was plucked from Fleet Street to join the BBC, not everybody there was convinced by him. He didn’t have a perfect, Queen’s English accent; some thought the former newspaper editor had insufficient broadcast training; others took issue with his excitable, fast-paced delivery. Rajan sought to address at least one of these concerns. During his early days on Radio 4, he would routinely place a handwritten note-to-self on the desk in front of him.

  8. Amol Rajan Interviews. Amol Rajan interviews era-defining pioneers, game-changers, leaders and maverick thinkers. Get inside the minds of the people who shape our world.

  9. Aug 18, 2022 · Rajan was born in Calcutta to a mother from Pune and a Tamil father from Kumbakonam. The family moved to Tooting, south London when he was three, where Rajan’s mother worked as a dinner lady, a ...

  10. Jul 18, 2023 · Amol Rajan, 40, is a journalist who was previously the BBC’s media editor, though he has stepped down from this position to host University Challenge. He also presents Radio 4’s Today programme.

  11. 44K Followers, 300 Following, 203 Posts - Amol Rajan (@amolrajan) on Instagram: "Amol Rajan Interviews: @bbciplayer University Challenge: @bbctwo TODAY/TODAYPodcast: @bbcsounds Speaker Enquiries: mary.greenham@newspresenters.co.uk"

  12. Mar 11, 2021 · The BBC's media editor, Amol Rajan, is to join the presenting line-up of Radio 4's Today programme. He will become the fifth presenter of the station's flagship news show, alongside Mishal Husain ...

  13. Jul 20, 2022 · Amol Rajan. Amol is the BBC’s media editor. Prior to joining the BBC, he spent just under three years as editor of The Independent and was for many years a columnist for the Evening Standard and ...

  14. Aug 18, 2022 · Amol Rajan is the BBC's media editor. (Getty) Amol Rajan is a journalist and broadcaster who has worked for the BBC since 2016, when he was appointed as media editor. The 39-year-old, whose family moved to south west London from India when he was three, had previously worked as a newspaper journalist writing for The Independent and the Evening ...

  15. Jul 17, 2023 · Journalist and presenter Amol Rajan has taken over Jeremy Paxton's hosting role on University Challenge. Here is everything we know about his career and life off-screen as a dad-of-two

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  17. Dec 3, 2023 · Amol Rajan Interviews. Amol Rajan, the BBC's media editor, interviews the global, era-defining pioneers, leaders and maverick thinkers who are shaping our rapidly changing 21st-century world.

  18. Nov 30, 2020 · Amol Rajan lives in London with his wife Charlotte Faircloth and their two children. The One Show presenter rarely reveals much of his home life, but the coronavirus pandemic means that fans have ...

  19. Jun 1, 2023 · Critics warm to Amol Rajan on University Challenge. His arrival on the BBC Two quiz show was described as "seamless" following Jeremy Paxman's exit. Entertainment & Arts. 1 Jun 2023.

  20. Dec 6, 2023 · 135. Amol Rajan said he cried through sessions he had with a counsellor after his father died Credit: BBC. University Challenge host Amol Rajan has said he was so grief-stricken after his father ...

  21. Amol Rajan Interviews. Amol Rajan interviews era-defining pioneers, game-changers, leaders and maverick thinkers. Get inside the minds of the people who shape our world. Sheila Hancock (45 mins)

  22. But it was only on Monday morning that Amol Rajan, the Today presenter, revealed after the 7.30am bulletin that racing tips were being kicked into the long grass.. The BBC stopped showing ...

  23. Jan 13, 2024 · Jungle fans remix host Amol Rajan with some interesting results. When I started on University Challenge, I explicitly said to the team that it had all the elements to go viral regularly. The ...

  24. Amol Rajan talks to Ian McKellen, one of the most celebrated performers of his generation. Novak Djokovic Amol Rajan interviews Novak Djokovic about his decision to not have the Covid-19 vaccine.

  25. 4 days ago · Election 2024: Mishal Husain and Amol Rajan. News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day. 180 mins ...