Sophie Long

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Sophie Long
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Birth name	Sophie Long
Birth place	Torquay
Circumstances
Occupation	Journalist, Newsreader
Ethnicity	English
Notable credit(s)	Spotlight BBC News Channel

Sophie Long (born Torquay), is an English journalist who works for BBC News.

Long was born in Torquay, and in part raised in Weston-super-Mare when her parents moved there. After graduating from King's College London with a degree in War Studies, she worked as an election monitor in Cambodia. Long returned to the UK, working for Reuters news agency before moving to ITN as a newsroom assistant in London.

After gaining a BBC scholarship, the first bursary endowed in honour of the late Jill Dando,^[1] Long studied for a diploma in broadcast journalism at Falmouth College of Arts. On graduation, she worked at BBC Radio Cornwall and as a reporter for Spotlight,^[2] before joining the BBC's News Training Scheme, working for BBC Radio Shropshire and BBC Hereford and Worcester.

Long then became a news presenter for Midlands Today breakfast and lunchtime slots, before returning to Plymouth to become a main presenter on Spotlight.^[3] Long also presented the local Southwest issue of The Politics Show, before moving to be a stand-in presenter and News Correspondent on the BBC News Channel. She now presents between 7pm and 10pm on Fridays, and between 7pm and midnight on Saturdays and Sundays alongside Chris Lowe, while regular presenter Annita McVeigh is on maternity leave. She also fills in on the channel at other times in the week and has presented BBC Breakfast and the BBC News (8pm summary).