Anthony Stuart Baxter (born 1 May 1982) is a British journalist and broadcaster from

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...

. He started his career in local radio for the BBC, before presenting for

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and a reporter for Radio 1's ''

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''. He now presents news for London Live, the capital's dedicated TV channel. He lives in London.

Education

Baxter studied English and linguistics at

Lancaster University Lancaster University (officially The University of Lancaster) is a collegiate public university, public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, as one of several new univer ...

, before completing a master's degree in broadcast journalism at

UCLan The University of Lancashire (previously abbreviated UCLan) is a public university based in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. It has its roots in ''The Institution For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge'', founded in 1828. Previously k ...

Journalism career

Baxter started his career with the BBC and was a reporter for

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's ''Newsbeat'' programme. During this time he also presented the show on occasion. In 2008, he joined "

" to present the news documentary series '' Revealed...'' on ''

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'' alongside

Charlotte Ashton Charlotte Ashton is a British television presenter. She presented '' Revealed...'' on ''BBC Switch'' alongside Anthony Baxter.

, Adina Campbell and

Tina Daheley Tina Daheley (born ) is an English journalist, newsreader and presenter who works for the BBC, both on television and radio. She currently reads the news on ''The Radio 2 Breakfast Show'' with Scott Mills, often contributing to discussions durin ...

. He also fronted the spin-off series ''Revealed Extra''. He fronted the annual BBC News ''School Report'' radio and television shows between 2009 and 2013. He also appeared on the ''

'' surgery debate shows on Sunday nights with Aled Haydn-Jones, Max Akhtar, and

Charlotte Ashton Charlotte Ashton is a British television presenter. She presented '' Revealed...'' on ''BBC Switch'' alongside Anthony Baxter.

. In 2014, Baxter joined London Live, the capital's television station which launched on 31 March 2014. He presented "The Big Question" on the nightly news show ''Not the One Show''. In November 2014 he moved to present ''The Evening News'' and co-present ''The Evening Show'' for the channel. He is currently a main news presenter across the channel, also fronting ''London Live Debates'' and ''The Headline Interview''.

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