Sophie Raworth Biography
Sophie Raworth is a BBC journalist, newsreader, and broadcaster from England. She is a senior newsreader and the Main Presenter of BBC News at Six, as well as the Deputy Presenter of BBC News at Ten. She is frequently seen presenting state occasions. She also co-hosts the BBC’s Election Night coverage with a number of other presenters.
How old is Sophie Raworth? – Age
She is 53 years old as of 15 May 2021. She was born Sophie Jane Raworth in 1968 in Redhill, United Kingdom.
Sophie Raworth Family – Education
She was born to a florist mother and a businessman father. Raworth’s family story was featured on BBC television’s Who Do You Think You Are? in March 2017. It was discovered that she was descended from nonconformist ancestors who belonged to the New Jerusalem Church. They lived in Birmingham at a time when the city was rocked by religious riots in 1791, which targeted people like her ancestors.
Raworth’s ancestors, William and Martha Mott took a big risk after the riots by uprooting their young family and moving to North America. However, the parents died of yellow fever within two years of their arrival, and the children were returned to England. Raworth discovers in the program that she is not descended from her father. Raworth learns in the program that she is not descended from noted piano maker Henry Isaac Robert Mott, as the family had assumed, but from his cousin, Samuel Mott, who was fired from the piano company and committed suicide.
When she looked into another branch of her paternal family tree, she discovered a long line of horticultural ancestors dating back to the 1700s, starting with her great-grandfather Edgar Cussons Crowder, who worked in the Palm House at Kew Gardens. Further investigation reveals that her five-time great-grandfather, Abraham Crowder, grew and sold pineapple plants in the 18th century when the fruit was considered a prestigious luxury.
Is Sophie Raworth still married? – Husband
She is married to Richard Winter, the couple wedded in 2003, and they live in London with their two daughters Ella Winter and Georgia Winter, as well as their son Olive Winter.
Sophie Raworth Education
After graduating from the University of Manchester with a degree in French and German, Raworth spent a year teaching English to teenagers in Toulouse before enrolling in a postgraduate course in broadcasting and journalism at City, University of London.
How much does Sophie Raworth earn?
According to reports from 2017, she earns between £150,000 and £199,999 as a BBC presenter.
Sophie Raworth Career
Raworth began working for the BBC as a news reporter in 1992, first for Greater Manchester Radio and then, in April 1994, as the BBC Regions correspondent in Brussels. In May 1995, she began working as a regular co-presenter on the BBC’s Look North program in Leeds.
In 1997, he moved to national television to co-host the BBC’s Breakfast News programme on BBC One, first with Justin Webb and later with John Nicolson. Raworth then joined the BBC’s early morning news programme Breakfast in 2000, where she co-hosted with Jeremy Bowen and, later, Dermot Murnaghan on Mondays–Thursdays, and occasionally with regular relief presenters like Bill Turnbull and Michael Peschardt.
She then moved to the BBC Six O’Clock News in January 2003, where she co-hosted with George Alagiah until October 2005, when she went on maternity leave and was replaced by Natasha Kaplinsky. Raworth was named the main presenter of BBC News at One in March 2006, replacing Anna Ford on Mondays through Thursdays. She began her new job in June 2006, after returning from maternity leave. She can also be seen presenting relief shifts on the BBC News Channel, which is a rolling news channel.
Raworth has co-hosted several BBC specials, including coverage of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee and Our Monarchy – the Next 50 Years, both of which she co-presented with David Dimbleby.She’s also appeared on Tomorrow’s World and, in the early 2000s, entertainment shows like Dream Lives and the quiz show Judgemental.
Raworth made an appearance on the BBC fashion show What Not to Wear in 2004, where she was given a makeover by stylists Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine. In 2006, she was a part of the television coverage of the Queen’s 80th birthday celebrations, the Children’s Party at the Palace. She and Huw Edwards presented some fake news updates for the show, which drew a lot of criticism from viewers. Raworth appeared as a newsreader in the final season of the BBC comedy series My Hero.
She announced at the end of the One O’Clock News on 31 January 2008 that she would be leaving the show until the summer, and confirmed Kate Silverton would be presenting the bulletin in her absence. Raworth returned on August 25, 2008, following the birth of her third child, to present the Bank Holiday editions of BBC News at One, BBC News at Six, and BBC News at Ten. Raworth participated in the Great North Run on October 5, 2008.
Raworth has been the main relief presenter on BBC News at Six and a regular relief presenter on BBC News at Ten since early 2009, frequently presenting when regular presenters Huw Edwards, Fiona Bruce, and George Alagiah are unavailable. She has also appeared on The Andrew Marr Show in place of Andrew Marr and presented on the BBC News Channel.
On the BBC in May 2009, she co-hosted The Trouble with Working Women with reporter and father-of-three Justin Rowlatt. The show focused on the role of the working woman. She hosted Crimewatch Roadshow on BBC One on weekday mornings in 2009. Raworth made a cameo appearance as herself in the 2013 film A Good Day to Die Hard. Raworth was awarded a Doctor of Arts honoris causa degree by City University London on July 16, 2013. Raworth hosted Watchdog Daily in 2012 and Watchdog Test House in 2014 and 2015 before taking over as host of Watchdog. Raworth first appeared on Watchdog Daily in 2012, then on Watchdog Test House in 2014 and 2015, before becoming the main presenter on Watchdog in September 2015. She took over for Anne Robinson.
Raworth took over as the main anchor of Crimewatch in February 2016, succeeding Kirsty Young. She previously appeared as a guest on the show in 2012. Raworth presented a documentary called RAF 100: Into the Blue in 2018 to commemorate the Royal Air Force’s 100th anniversary, in which she talked about her grandfather, Cpt. Edwin Raworth, who was a pilot in World War I.