Lizo Mzimba

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Lizo Mzimba

Born	Lizo Mzimba England
Occupation	Journalist, television presenter
Notable credit(s)	Newsround BBC News

Lizo Mzimba is the Entertainment Correspondent for BBC News.^[1]

Early life

He attended the independent Solihull School (during which time he was also leader of the Birmingham Schools' Symphony Orchestra) and The University of Birmingham. Whilst at Birmingham he was a member of the student TV station, winning awards at NaSTA (National Student Television Association). By 1991 he was contributing to Sounds magazine.^[2]

Career

Newsround

Following this, Mzimba was one of the longest-serving presenters, a reporter and an assistant producer for CBBC's Newsround between 1998 and May 2008; second only to John Craven.

During his time as the presenter of Newsround, he appeared as himself on The Basil Brush Show episode Basil's Millions.

Entertainment Correspondent

In 2008, he became the BBC News Entertainment Correspondent, along with the tradition BBC News, he has also appeared on BBC Breakfast. Mzimba has also appeared as himself on The Sarah Jane Adventures.

References

↑ BBC Press Office
↑ Display Ad AwakeningsThe Observer; 17 March 1991

External links

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Current presenters	Ore Oduba Ricky Boleto Hayley Cutts Leah Gooding Joe Tidy John Watson Nel Hedayat

Related shows	Sportsround Newsround Showbiz

Past main presenters	John Craven Roger Finn Krishnan Guru-Murthy Julie Etchingham Kate Sanderson Becky Jago Ellie Crisell Sonali Shah

Past reporters	Lucy Mathen Howard Stableford Helen Rollason Juliet Morris Chris Rogers Lizo Mzimba Matthew Price Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes Rachel Horne Laura Jones Adam Fleming Thalia Pellegrini Jake Humphrey Helen Skelton Gavin Ramjaun

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Name	Mzimba, Lizo
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Short description	English journalist
Date of birth
Place of birth	England
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