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Rob Smith (journalist)
English television presenter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rob Smith is an English television presenter, who has been a co-anchor on the BBC South East Today news programme. Rob Smith and Polly Evans took over the co-anchor roles from Geoff Clark and Beverley Thompson in September 2009.[1]
Career
Smith joined the BBC in the South East in 1994.[2]
He started his career on BBC Radio Kent. He was at the radio station for seven years, ending up producing and presenting the evening drivetime show.[2]
Smith was a presenter and reporter with BBC South East Today since the programme started in 2001.[2]
As a news journalist, Smith has covered a range of stories, from hard news, talking to victims of crime or circumstance, to the more amusing items,[2] such as the man who kept a lizard in a bath.[3]
In 2008, Smith sailed around Britain in his yacht Wild Rover - a Sadler 32, designed by David Sadler - a voyage of some 2,000 miles which raised over £15,000 for Leukaemia Research.[4][5]
In 2012, he cycled at Brands Hatch for the 2012 Cyclothon.[6]
In 2014, Smith was the compere of the Top Choir Competition on 12 April at the Shirley Hall in Canterbury.[7]
Smith left the BBC in November 2020.[3]
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