Carolyn Quinn

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Carolyn Quinn (born 22 July 1961) is a British journalist best known for her work on BBC Radio Four as a Political Correspondent and for presenting the Today programme and PM.

Quinn attended the University of Kent where she obtained a degree in French. She freelanced before joining the Irish Post and was then selected for a BBC Local Radio trainee scheme. After training and two years at BBC Radio Solent, she became a BBC news correspondent at Westminster.

Quinn was a presenter of the Today programme from 2004 to 2008, co-presenting her last programme with James Naughtie on Wednesday 26th March 2008. As the programme closed, she invoked Tony Blair's comments upon leaving office as British Prime Minister, wishing well to "friend and foe alike" and referring to a "rollercoaster", indicating that her departure from the programme may have been less than entirely amicable. She presents PM on Saturdays, and covers the weekday edition when Eddie Mair is away. She has also presented Pick Of The Week several times and in January 2007 presented an edition of Woman's Hour.

On November 14, 2006 it was announced that Quinn would be the regular presenter of Radio Four's The Westminster Hour from January 2007.

Carolyn Quinn is married to Nigel Morris, Home Affairs Editor of The Independent.

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