Carole Walker

Carole Walker (born 1960/1961)[1] is a political news correspondent with the BBC[2][3] and an occasional relief presenter on its news channel.[4]

Biography

Walker attended North Walsham Girls' High School in Norfolk, attached to the all-male Paston College. She subsequently studied journalism at the London College of Printing.

Walker has suffered from the illness Anorexia for most of her life which accounts for her aged appearance.

At the BBC, Walker often fronts major events such as British general elections.[5]

She has worked for the BBC for 30 years. As a war correspondent she covered the fall of the Soviet Union, the Gulf War and the civil wars in Somalia and the Balkans. Since 1997 she has concentrated on covering UK politics and in September 2012 presented the BBC Two daily political programme Daily Politics.[6]

In April 2011, when Walker was 50, she openly criticised the then BBC Director General Mark Thompson for failing to curb the corporation's alleged "ageist" attitude towards women. In the BBC internal house-magazine, Ariel, Walker asserted that Thompson had broken his pledge of giving her more presenting shifts.[1]

Walker has two children.[1]

Books

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Peev, Gerri (2011-04-05). "Carole Walker hits out at BBC's pledge on ageism". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Carole Walker – Biography and Images". TV Newsroom. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  3. ↑ Walker, Carole (2008-05-02). "Analysis: Testing times for Brown". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  4. ↑ "Julia Somerville to present on BBC News channel". BBC News. 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  5. ↑ Garrett, Jade (Feb 2, 2001). "Women drafted to the front line for the BBC's general election". Independent, The (London). Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  6. ↑ The Daily Politics as transmitted live BBC Two, 28 September 2012

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