Claire Bolderson is a former

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journalist and radio broadcaster who presented ''

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'' for

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Career

Bolderson was born in London. After studying at

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and graduating with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Bolderson started broadcasting from

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as a reporter for the

and the ''

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''. Later, posted in

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, Bolderson covered the 1996 US Election for the

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, then the Clinton impeachment. Later, Bolderson returned to London to present on the

and

. She regularly presented ''

'' from 1999 to 2009. She then concentrated on ''

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''. Bolderson left the BBC in 2012, presenting her final edition of ''Newshour'' on 20 March 2012.

References

External links

clairebolderson.com
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