17 Facts About Carrie Gracie

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Carrie Gracie was born on 1962 and is a Scottish journalist and newsreader best known as having been China Editor for BBC News.

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Carrie Gracie returned to her former post in the BBC newsroom until August 2020, when she announced unexpectedly that she would be leaving the corporation to pursue other interests.

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Gracie's father was a Scottish oil executive; Gracie was born in Bahrain while he was on assignment there.

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Carrie Gracie studied at the University of Edinburgh, before leaving to run her own restaurant for a year.

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Carrie Gracie then graduated from Hertford College, Oxford with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

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Carrie Gracie completed a BA in Chinese in 1996 at the University of Westminster, followed by an MA in Design for Interactive Media from Middlesex University.

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Carrie Gracie joined the BBC World Service in 1987 as a trainee producer, soon becoming a correspondent as well as on assignment, including African, Chinese and Asia-Pacific regions.

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Carrie Gracie became a correspondent for BBC World Service and then for domestic radio and television in Beijing in 1991.

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Carrie Gracie moved back to the UK in 1999 as a presenter on BBC News and on World Service.

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Carrie Gracie is a presenter for the BBC World Service programme The Interview.

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Carrie Gracie took part in the BBC's coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, as a co-commentator during the opening and closing ceremonies.

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Carrie Gracie presented a programme entitled "The Fastest Changing Place on Earth".

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In December 2017 and January 2018, Carrie Gracie acted as a guest presenter of the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.

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In 2018 Carrie Gracie took months of unpaid leave in order to take on writing and speaking engagements about both China and gender equality.

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Carrie Gracie returned to work at the BBC News Channel and BBC World News afterwards.

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On 25 August 2020, Carrie Gracie announced via her Twitter profile that she had presented for the last time and would be leaving the BBC to pursue other interests.

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Carrie Gracie has two children with her former husband, Chinese rock musician Cheng Jin.