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Robert Adam Fleming (born 2 April 1980) is a Scottish journalist and presenter for BBC News. He was formerly its Chief Political correspondent, Brussels correspondent, and has previously worked for Daily Politics and Newsround. He co-presented the podcast and television programme Brexitcast, before becoming lead presenter of its successor, Newscast.
Adam Fleming | |
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Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 2 April 1980
Education | Hutchesons' Grammar School |
Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
Employer | The Herald • Daily Record • STV • BBC |
Notable work | Daily Politics Newsround Brexitcast Newscast |
Fleming was born in 1980 in Glasgow[1] and educated there at Hutchesons' Grammar School, an independent school, from 1989 to 1998.[2] He went on to Hertford College at Oxford University where he studied geography, graduating in 2001 with a first class degree. Whilst at Oxford, Fleming edited The Oxford Student newspaper[2][3] and worked in local radio.[1]
Fleming has worked in journalism for the Herald newspaper in Glasgow, the Daily Record and STV.[3]
Fleming began working for the BBC, and was sponsored by them to study broadcast journalism on a postgraduate diploma course at City University, London. Fleming worked on CBBC's news programme Newsround in 2002 whilst still studying.[2][1][3] He has been a live reporter for BBC News 24 (in 2006),[2] a Westminster reporter (in 2008) and a BBC Three 60 Seconds presenter.[1]
As BBC News' Brussels correspondent, Fleming acted as a regular reporter on Daily Politics[1] and its successor Politics Live.[4] He focused on EU politics and particularly Brexit, establishing the podcast Brexitcast with political correspondent Chris Mason, political editor Laura Kuenssberg and Europe editor Katya Adler.[5][4] He began presenting Newscast after Brexitcast came to an end, and was replaced as Brussels correspondent by Nick Beake in summer 2020.[6] In December 2020 he was appointed as the BBC News' chief political correspondent.[7]
In June 2022, Fleming took a break from Westminster to launch Radio 4's new programme and podcast AntiSocial.[8]
He presented an eight-part documentary series about the rise and fall of Boris Johnson for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.[9][10]
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