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Jon Sopel has been the BBC’s North America Editor since 2014. As a BBC presenter of 16 years, Jon has worked variously as the corporation’s Paris Correspondent, Chief Political Correspondent, hosted both The Politics Show and Newsnight and is a regular on HARDtalk, as. Jon Sopel Biography. Sopel is a British media personality working as a presenter and correspondent for the BBC World News and he is the North America Editor for the BBC. He previously worked as the chief political correspondent for the domestic news channel BBC News. Jon was born on 22 May 1959 in London, England.

Jon Sopel Biography

Jon Sopel is a British TV presenter and BBC World News International TV News Channel correspondent, currently working as the BBC’s North America Editor. He was formerly chief political correspondent for BBC News, a presenter on the BBC One Politics Show and the BBC News channel, formerly known as the domestic news channel, and from 2013 to 2014, the lead presenter on Global, on BBC World News.

Jon Sopel Age

He was born on 22 May 1959 in London, England. Sopel is 61 years old as of 2020.

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Jon Sopel Parents

Born in 1959 to parents Myer (Father) and Miriam Sopel (Mother). Details about his parents are unavailable at the moment, but we shall update them soon. It is also not known if he has any siblings. His family moved from Stepney to North London when he was eleven years old.

Jon Sopel Wife and Children

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Josep is married to Twissell. He met his wife Linda Twissell while working at Radio Solent. The couple has a son and daughter and lives in Washington DC.

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Jon Sopel Education

Until graduating with a 2: 1 honors degree in politics from Southampton University, he was educated at Christ’s College, Finchley. During 1982 and 1983, Sopel was the President of the Students ‘ Union for the National Labor Student Organization.

Jon Sopel BBC News

Until joining the BBC in 1983 as a reporter and editor for BBC Radio Solent, Sopel was a freelance journalist and broadcaster. He went on to become BBC News 24 ‘s chief political analyst and later spent three years as Paris analyst for the BBC. His stories while in Paris covered the French ban on the importation of British beef, the celebrations of the millennium in Paris, the oil spill in Brittany, the French EU presidency in 2000 and the Concorde crash in July 2000. Sopel was the BBC’s correspondent in Kuwait City during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

He joined The Politics Show on BBC One in 2005, succeeding Jeremy Vine as the main host for the series. Sopel interviewed key politicians and advisors, including Prime Minister Tony Blair, opposition leader David Cameron, Jack Straw, Gordon Brown and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, every Sunday at noon. The show ended in December 2011 and was replaced in January 2012 by Sunday Politics.

Sopel also co-presented the BBC News Channel on weekday afternoons from 2 p.m. To 5 p.m. – with Louise Minchin every Tuesday through Thursday and with Emily Maitlis on Mondays – following his appointment as a channel presenter in 2003.

Sopel reported on location for the BBC News Channel and BBC News at One during big political articles, including elections. As a relief presenter, he made sporadic appearances on BBC One news bulletins. He has featured on PM on Radio Four, Breakfast News, BBC News at One, BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten in his 16 years with the BBC, as well as heading the annual BBC Two coverage of the UK political party conventions, Conference Live. He was also an occasional stand-in host for News night, and made previous appearances on Breakfast, HARD talk, and The Daily Politics.

Jon Sopel Outside His Career

The 2007 Who’s Who edition listed Sopel’s hobbies as golfing, traveling, and watching Spurs supporting football. He is an agent for The Faith of the Prince, too.

Jon Sopel Hip Surgery

Sopel broke his hip on 20 October 2010 when his motor scooter crashed on fallen leaves while on his way to Westminster to cover BBC’s announcement of government budget cuts. Until after he had finished his ride, and eventually undergone surgery, he failed to know the full extent of his injury.

Jon Sopel Awards

In 2007, the Public Relations Industry elected Sopel as the Political Journalist of the Year.
2011, Sopel was awarded the University of Southampton’s Honorary Doctorate of Letters.
In 2013, at the Royal Television Society Television Journalism Awards 2011/2012, Sopel was shortlisted for National Presenter of the Year.

Jon Sopel Publications

1995; Tony Blair: The Moderniser, Michael Joseph. ISBN 978-0553503876′
August 2017; If Only They Didn’t Know English, Trump’s America notes. Books on BBC. ISBN 978-1785942266.
2019; A Year in the Circus, The White House Inside Trump. Books on BBC. ISBN 978-1785944376.

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Jon Sopel Salary and Net Worth

Sopel’s salary is estimated to be £235,000-£239,999 annually. However, the information about his net worth is not available and it will be updated as soon as it is disclosed.

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