Evan Davis

For other people named Evan Davis, see Evan Davis (disambiguation).

Evan Davis
Davis in 2007
Born
Evan Harold Davis

(1962-04-08) 8 April 1962 (age 62)
Malvern, Worcestershire, England[1]
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Journalist and TV presenter
Years active1986–present
EmployerBBC
Notable credits
TitleEconomics Editor of BBC News (2001–2008)
Spouse
Guillaume Baltz
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(m. 2022)​
Evan Davis' voice
recorded August 2013

Evan Harold Davis (born 8 April 1962) is an English broadcaster and former economist. Working for the BBC, he has presented Dragons' Den on BBC Television since 2005, and PM on BBC Radio 4 since 2018.

In October 2001, Davis took over from Peter Jay as the BBC's economics editor. He left this post in April 2008 to become a presenter on Radio 4's Today programme. In September 2014, he left Today to be the main presenter of Newsnight for four years. On 5 November 2018, Davis began presenting Radio 4's PM programme.[2]

  1. ^ Gordon, Bryony (29 September 2014). "'Newsnight was not the plan. . . I'm so not Jeremy Paxman'". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Evan Davis on succeeding Eddie Mair: 'There isn't a new vision to change PM'". Radio Times. 5 November 2018.