Evan Davis Biography
Evan Harold Davis is a British economist, journalist, and BBC broadcaster. Since 2005, he has hosted Dragons’ Den. Davis succeeded Peter Jay as the BBC’s economics editor in October 2001. In April 2008, he resigned from this position to become a presenter on BBC Radio 4’s Today show. He left Today in September 2014 to become the primary host of Newsnight for four years. Davis began hosting Radio 4’s PM show on November 5, 2018.
How old is Evan Davis? – Age
Davis was born on 8 April 1962 in Malvern, Worcestershire, England. He is 59 years as of 2021.
Where did Evan Davis go to school? – Education
He went to Dorking County Grammar School, which was renamed The Ashcombe School, Dorking in 1976. Davis then earned a First in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at St John’s College, Oxford, where he studied from 1981 to 1984, before earning a Master of Public Administration at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He was the editor of Cherwell, the student newspaper of Oxford University. Davis holds honorary degrees from the Open University; City, University of London; Cardiff University, Coventry University, and Aston University. Davis holds honorary degrees from the Open University; City, University of London; Cardiff University, Coventry University, and Aston University.
Evan Davis Family
Davis was born to South African parents, Quintin Visser Davis and Hazel Noreen Davis, in Malvern, Worcestershire. He ws raised in the Surrey town of Ashtead.
Evan Davis wife
Davis resides in London with his French landscape architect partner Guillaume Baltz. He has a whippet named Mr. Whippy. Davis enjoys motorcycling and may be seen riding a Yamaha R6 motorbike in BBC Two’s The City Uncovered.
Evan Davis Career
Evan Davis is the main presenter of the BBC2 current affairs show, Newsnight. Before taking up that role in September 2014, he was a presenter of the Today program on BBC Radio 4. He is also well-known as the presenter of the BBC2 business reality shows Dragons Den. And on Radio 4, he hosts a weekly business discussion program, The Bottom Line. Prior to the Today program, he was the Economics Editor of the BBC, the most senior economics reporter in the corporation. He has made several BBC documentaries, including the influential two-part 2014 BBC2 series Mind the Gap, which explored the economic disparities between London and the regions.
In 2011, he presented Made in Britain, a three-part BBC2 series with an accompanying book on how the country pays its way in the world. In 2011, Evan was also one of a number of journalists involved in a BBC1 Panorama special called Breaking into Britain, a moving account of the journeys migrants take to get into Europe and the UK. Before joining the BBC in 1993, he was an economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and at the London Business School. He has written numerous papers, articles, and newspaper and magazine columns as well as the book, Public Spending, (published by Penguin in 1998).
He is also a co-author of the Penguin Dictionary of Economics and the New Penguin Dictionary of Business. His latest book is called Post Truth: Why we have reached Peak Bullshit and what we can do about it, which sets out to explain why there is so much mendacity and nonsense in public discourse and why it became more of a concern in 2016. He studied at St John’s College Oxford (1981 to 1984) and at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (1986 to 1988). Evan has won numerous awards. In 2017, he was the Television and Radio Industries Club (TRIC) News Presenter of the Year. In 2015, he was Attitude magazine’s Man of the Year.
What is Evan Davis Salary?
Davis earns $83,333.33 and $1 million annually.
Evan Davis Net Worth
Davis’s net worth is $15 million.