Career
Menendez joined the BBC as a trainee reporter in 1995. He then became a reporter for the BBC World Service before becoming the BBC Correspondent in Venezuela. In 2004, Menendez moved back to London, as an occasional presenter on ''Newshour'' and ''The World Today (BBC World Service), The World Today''. In 2007, he became one of the main presenters of ''World Briefing'' before becoming a main presenter on ''Newshour''. In addition to presenting the programme, Menendez reports for ''Newshour'' from around the world. On 13 April 2015, he started presenting World News Today on BBC Four and BBC World News. In 2017, an interview he was conducting on BBC World News with Robert Kelly (political analyst), Robert Kelly went viral after the interviewees children busted in and started dancing. On 1 July 2022 Menendez presented The World Tonight on BBC Radio 4.References
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