Adam Shaw is a British business journalist and presenter who works for the

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and

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. Shaw was educated at an inner-city comprehensive school in

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. Until October 2008, he presented ''

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'',

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's main lunchtime economics programme. He also formerly presented '' Business Breakfast'' and ''

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''.

Career

Between 1994 and 2008, Shaw presented ''

'', working alongside

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and

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, among others. He was particularly well known for the ''Shaw's Shares'' segment of the programme, in which he rounded up the day's happenings on the

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. It was announced in July 2008 that, as part of a ''Working Lunch'' relaunch, Shaw would leave the programme. He left on 26 September, and was succeeded by

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. For three years he was the business presenter of Radio 4's ''Today'' programme. On the programme he interviewed most of the chief executives of the FTSE 100 and occasionally left the studio to do "fun" reports, such as composing a song with Guy Chambers. He has since presented ''Drive to Buy'' for

in late 2012 and '' Cook Me The Money'' for ITV in April 2013. He is the presenter of a BBC World News series calle
''Horizons''
which examines emerging new business ideas around the world. The first two series in 2009 and 2010 took him to over 30 different countries visiting places such as the

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and

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, as well as usual destinations such as New York City, Paris, and São Paulo. Shaw is also a regular presenter of

Radio 4's weekly finance programme ''

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'', and also ITV's ''Tonight'' programme.

References

External links

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BBC News bio of Adam Shaw
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