''World Update'' was a radio programme that was
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is a British Public broadcasting, public service broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC. It is the world's largest external broadcaster in terms of reception area, language selection and audience reach. It broadcas ...
's morning news strand. Broadcast at 10:06
GMT, it was also carried by public radio stations across the United States. Between 2003 and 2020, the programme was presented by
Dan Damon. On 25 June 2012, ''World Update'' became the first English-language World Service programme to come from
Broadcasting House
London Broadcasting House is the headquarters of the BBC, in Portland Place and Langham Place, London. The first radio broadcast from the building was made on 15 March 1932, and the building was officially opened two months later, on 15 May. T ...
.
In January 2020, the BBC announced that it would be discontinuing ''World Update''.
Presenters
Current
Former
* American journalist Vicki Barker was the main presenter from 1997 to 2003.
See also
*
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broad ...
*
BBC World News
BBC News is an international English-language pay television channel owned by BBC Global News Ltd. – a subsidiary of BBC Studios – and operated by the BBC News division of the BBC. The network carries news bulletins, documentaries, an ...
, The BBC's International Television Station
References
External links
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BBC World Service programmes
BBC news radio programmes