Anthony S. Baxter

Anthony Stuart Baxter (born 1 May 1982) is a British journalist and broadcaster from Rochdale.

Anthony S. Baxter
Born	(1982-05-01) 1 May 1982 (age 42) Rochdale, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Journalist

He started his career in local radio for the BBC, before presenting for BBC Switch and a reporter for Radio 1's Newsbeat. He now presents news for London Live, the capital's dedicated TV channel.

He lives in London.

Education

Baxter studied English and linguistics at Lancaster University, before completing a master's degree in broadcast journalism at UCLan.^{[citation needed]}

Journalism career

Baxter started his career with the BBC and was a reporter for BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat programme. During this time he also presented the show on occasion.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008 he joined "BBC Switch" to present the news documentary series Revealed... on BBC Two alongside Charlotte Ashton, Adina Campbell and Tina Daheley.^[1] He also fronted the spin-off series Revealed Extra.^{[citation needed]}

He fronted the annual BBC News School Report radio and television shows between 2009 and 2013.^[2]

He also appeared on the BBC Radio 1 surgery debate shows on Sunday nights with Aled Haydn-Jones, Max Akhtar and Charlotte Ashton.^[3]

In 2014 Baxter joined London Live, the capital's television station which launched on 31 March 2014.^[4] He presented "The Big Question" on the nightly news show Not the One Show. In November 2014 he moved to present The Evening News and co-present The Evening Show for the channel.^{[citation needed]} He is currently^[when?] a main news presenter across the channel, also fronting London Live Debates and The Headline Interview.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Episode Guide". Revealed. BBC Two. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
2. "Record number of schools take part in BBC News School Report". BBC Press Office. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
3. "Anthony Baxter". Surgery. BBC Radio 1.^{[dead link]}
4. "Magnificent Seven: London Live's multi-skilled video journalists". Evening Standard. ESI Media. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

External links

• . Journalisted. Media Standards Trust. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
• . UKJournalism. University of Central Lancashire and the Department of Journalism. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
• "The Whitehaven Office". BBC Radio Cumbria. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
• "Anthony Baxter". Not the One Show Again. London Live. Retrieved 21 April 2020.