Louise presents BBC Breakfast on BBC One, which is the UK’s most watched Breakfast programme. She is also a guest presenter for the One Show, and presents Real Rescues, Missing Live and Crime and Punishment on BBC One.
After gaining a degree in Spanish at St Andrew’s University, Louise trained as a radio journalist at The London College of Printing. She started her career at the Latin American Section of the BBC World Service.
As an eloquent, engaging and committed presenter Louise regularly hosts major award ceremonies, conferences and charity events.
As well as presenting BBC Breakfast, Louise has been a main anchor for the BBC News Channel since 2002. She’s also regular presenter of the BBC One O’Clock News.
During her career as a BBC news presenter Louise has covered the main news stories of the last decade, including, the 7/7 London bombings, the capture of Colonel Gadaffi, and the BP oil spill. She presented the BBC Ten O'clock News the day Saddam Hussein was hanged.
Away from News, Louise is a guest presenter on the BBC’s prime-time entertainment programme The One Show. Amongst others, her interviewees have included Will Smith, Sigourney Weaver and David Tennant.
This year Louise will present her fifth series of Missing Live, her own day-time series which has been commended in Parliament for its work on re-uniting families.
She will also present a fifth series of Real Rescues for BBC One.
In 2009 Louise was one of 12 celebrities who took part in the BBC’s Around the World in 80 Days. She travelled from Mongolia to Los Angeles with BBC Breakfast co-presenter Bill Turnbull to raise money for Children in Need.
Louise is married with two daughters.
Louise Minchin's website is www.louiseminchin.com
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