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''The Hub'' is a news programme that was shown on the international news and current affairs channel
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, between February 2010 and December 2012. The programme was launched as part of a network-wide refresh and is presented by
Nik Gowing Nik Keith Gowing (born 1951) is a British television journalist. Overview Nik Gowing was educated at the Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, Simon Langton Grammar School in Canterbury and Latymer Upper School in London, followed by the Uni ...
. The programme aired at 17:00 GMT (17:00 BST in the summer) for 90 minutes. ''The Hub'' replaced an edition of ''
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'' and served as a news 'nerve centre' for
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and the
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, providing both the headlines, and detailed analysis of the global news agenda. An edition of ''
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'' followed the programme. The programme aired its last edition on 21 December 2012 and was replaced by ''Global'' on 14 January 2013.


Former presenters

If there is no position before the years of being a presenter, then this newsreader was a relief presenter. *
Nik Gowing Nik Keith Gowing (born 1951) is a British television journalist. Overview Nik Gowing was educated at the Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, Simon Langton Grammar School in Canterbury and Latymer Upper School in London, followed by the Uni ...
(Main presenter, 2010–2012) *Jonathan Charles (2010–2011) *
Lyse Doucet Lyse Marie Doucet (; born 24 December 1958) is a Canadian journalist who is the BBC's Chief International Correspondent and senior presenter. She presents on BBC World Service radio and BBC World News television, and also reports for BBC Ra ...
(2010–2012) *
David Eades David Eades is a journalist and former BBC News newsreader. He presented ''The World Today'' (05:00–08:00) among other BBC news outlets, and has a long track record in presenting on both domestic and international outlets for the BBC, includin ...
(2010–2012) *
Tim Willcox Timothy Melton Willcox (born 28 May 1963 in Wellington, Somerset, Wellington, Somerset) is a British journalist who formerly worked as a presenter for BBC News. He presents news programmes on BBC World News and the BBC News Channel. He is proba ...
(2010–2012) *Peter Dobbie (2010–2012) *
Geeta Guru-Murthy Geeta Guru-Murthy is a British television journalist. Since 2013, she has presented mainly morning bulletins, including ''BBC News at Nine'', and bulletins on BBC World News, BBC Two, BBC News Channel and BBC World News. Early life Guru-Murt ...
(2010–2012) *
Lucy Hockings Lucy Mary Hockings is a New Zealand news presenter for the BBC. She is one of the chief presenters broadcasting worldwide and across the UK. She is also a moderator, events host and media trainer. Her roles previously included anchoring ''Live ...
(2010–2012) *
Philippa Thomas Philippa Thomas (born 22 November 1965) is a former television newsreader and journalist, both domestic and foreign. At the BBC she was a chief news presenter at BBC World News, presenting evening bulletins on BBC News Channel and BBC World N ...
(2010–2012) *
Karin Giannone Karin Thandi Giannone ( ; born January 1974) is a South African-born British news presenter working in the United Kingdom. She is a London-based main presenter on the BBC News channel. Career Giannone edited the student magazine ''Varsity'' m ...
(2010–2012) *
Naga Munchetty Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah (born 25 February 1975), known professionally as Naga Munchetty, is an English television presenter, newsreader and journalist. She is a regular presenter on ''BBC Breakfast'', and hosts an 11am-2pm progra ...
(2010–2012)


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