Christopher Berrow (born 1989) is a British journalist, radio presenter and

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. He presents ''The Newsroom'' on the BBC World Service and also presents the BBC's ''Global News Podcast'' and ''Happy Pod''. He is also continuity announcer at

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and BBC Radio 4 Extra. He is also a newsreader across

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and at

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Background

Berrow studied music at St John's College,

Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

. He graduated with a BA (Hons) which was then later converted to an MA (Hons).

Career

Prior to working in broadcasting, Berrow taught the guitar. Berrow presented the breakfast show on

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, a student radio station, while at university. He also presented the evening show on the station. As of 2013, Berrow was a broadcast assistant at

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and a presenter on Fridays afternoons between 2pm and 4pm on

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. Also in 2013, Berrow began sitting in for other presenters on

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. In 2015, Berrow began presenting a show on

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which was broadcast between 3pm and 6pm on weekdays. Later in 2015, he moved to a 9am-midday Saturday morning slot on the station. As of 2016, he was presenting between midday and 3pm on weekdays on BBC Radio Lincolnshire, in addition to the Saturday morning show. As of 2017, he was no longer appearing on all weekdays on BBC Radio Lincolnshire. In 2017, he began presenting a show on Wednesday evenings on

focussing on the county's present and past music. Also in 2017, he began reading the news and continuity announcing at

. In 2018, he began reading the news for the

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's English-language service. From 2019 until 2022, Berrow was a continuity announcer at

BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station replaced the BBC Home Service on 30 September 1967 and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasti ...

. This role also involved presenting the

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on the station. In 2019, Berrow began co-presenting a new podcast, the Naked Gaming Podcast. He currently co-presents the podcast with Leigh Milner, his wife. In the same year, he began presenting ''The Newsroom'' on the

, a programme featuring reports from BBC journalists about the latest news. He continues to present the programme. Berrow has also reported on videogaming-related stories for the BBC World Service. Berrow is a continuity announcer on

BBC Radio 4 Extra BBC Radio 4 Extra (formerly BBC Radio 7) is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It mostly broadcasts archived repeats of comedy, drama and documentary programmes, and is the sister station of Radio 4. It is the pri ...

. He also occasionally reads the news on

BBC Radio 6 Music BBC Radio 6 Music is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It primarily plays a wide range of alternative music, from established and emerging artists and bands. In 2002 it was the first national music radio station t ...

and

BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts mainly news, sport, Talk show, discussion, interviews and phone-ins, and is on air 24 hours a day. It is the principal BBC radio station Broadca ...

. He also reads the news on radio stations owned by

. He has a

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account on which he regularly posts

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-playing tutorials; in 2023, he was interviewed about his love for the instrument. In 2024, he spoke to ''The Independent'' about his love for the band Oasis. Berrow studied music at university.

Personal life

Berrow is married to the news presenter and journalist Leigh Milner, who also works for the

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. He lives in Epping,

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References

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