Amol Rajan

Amol Rajan
Born
V. Amol[1]

(1983-07-04) 4 July 1983 (age 41)
Calcutta, India
(now Kolkata)
NationalityBritish
Other namesAmol Varadarajan
EducationGraveney School
Alma materDowning College, Cambridge
OccupationJournalist
Years active2006–present
Employer(s)BBC
Channel 5
The Independent
TitleMedia Editor of BBC News (2016–2023)
Presenter Today (2021–present)
Presenter University Challenge (2023–present)
Spouse
Charlotte Faircloth
​
(m. 2013)​
Children4

Amol Rajan[1] (born 4 July 1983) is an Indian-born British[2] journalist, broadcaster and writer. Formerly the media editor of BBC News, he has been a presenter on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 since 2021[3] and University Challenge on BBC Two since 2023.[4] Before joining the BBC, Rajan was the editor of the newspaper The Independent from 2013 to 2016.[5]

  1. ^ a b Rajan, Amol (17 March 2018). "Two words, nine letters and the endless, infinite trauma of my name". New Statesman. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ^ Paul, Molly (2 June 2023). "The career rise of BBC's Amol Rajan". PeopleWorld. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Amol Rajan". BBC. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference UCPR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Halliday, Josh (17 June 2013). "Amol Rajan appointed as Independent editor". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 July 2023.