| Mike Embley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 (age 56–57) Surrey, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | BBC News presenter |
Mike Embley (born 1955 in Surrey, England) is a presenter on BBC World News, an international news and current affairs television channel operated by the BBC.[1]
Before moving on to the BBC, Embley began his career training as a journalist with Thomson daily papers in Wales, on the South Wales Echo and Western Mail.[2] He started in broadcasting in 1983, working for BBC Wales followed by the BBC programme Watchdog in 1987, and Public Eye in 1989. Whilst with the programme, he was the first British reporter to reach San Francisco to report on the earthquake that struck there in 1989 for BBC News.[1] Later he worked for Channel Four News as a producer and reporter before returning to the BBC, reporting for the One O'Clock, Six O'Clock and Nine O'Clock News bulletins. During this time, Embley also worked as a series presenter for Nature on BBC Two and made two films for Panorama.[1]
Embley joined BBC World in 1995, and stayed there for two years until he became the main presenter of Newsroom South East, the BBC's regional news programme for the south-east region of the UK.[2] After the programme was replaced by two separate regional bulletins (BBC London and South East Today) in 2001, Embley rejoined BBC World as a presenter. Since then, he has also presented on BBC News 24, the BBC's 24 hour rolling news channel, and carried out one-on-one interviews for the BBC programme HARDtalk, as well as reporting several series for the radio station BBC World Service.[1]