Joanna Marie Nussett Gosling was born on 5 January 1971 and is an English broadcaster, currently presenting a weekly programme on Classic FM.
41 Facts About Joanna Gosling
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Joanna Gosling presented BBC Two's Victoria Derbyshire current affairs programme on Fridays, between 2015 and 2020.
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Joanna Gosling previously worked for Sky News, ITN, Central, IRN and started her career in local radio.
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Joanna Marie Nussett Gosling was born on 5 January 1971.
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The eldest of three children, Joanna Gosling was raised in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
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Joanna Gosling was educated at Aylesbury High School and the University of Birmingham.
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Joanna Gosling graduated with a second-class degree in French, which included an Erasmus year at the University of Grenoble.
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Joanna Gosling decided on a career in broadcast journalism, originally wanting to become a war correspondent.
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Joanna Gosling joined the BBC in August 1999, as a presenter on BBC News 24.
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Joanna Gosling initially appeared overnight, when the channel was simulcast with BBC One and BBC World.
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Joanna Gosling was part of the team which anchored first anniversary coverage of the September 11 attacks in 2002.
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In December 2003, Joanna Gosling moved to a weekend evening slot on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays with Chris Lowe.
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Joanna Gosling anchored BBC News 24's overnight 2004 European Parliament election results coverage.
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Joanna Gosling anchored much of BBC News 24's live and developing 2004 Boxing Day tsunami coverage.
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Joanna Gosling presented a BBC News special programme on the Suffolk Murders in December 2006.
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Joanna Gosling was positioned outside Buckingham Palace, during BBC News special rolling coverage of Prince George's birth in July 2013.
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From 2015, Joanna Gosling frequently presented the BAFTA award-winning Victoria Derbyshire current affairs programme on BBC Two.
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Joanna Gosling was the main Friday and relief presenter, up until the programme's cancellation in 2020.
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Notable guests interviewed by Joanna Gosling included Richard Gere, Elizabeth Hurley, Ken Loach, Ron Howard and Jessie Ware.
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An edition presented by Joanna Gosling made headlines, for a cervical smear test performed live in the studio.
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At key moments, Joanna Gosling occasionally presented live from Downing Street or College Green in Westminster.
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Joanna Gosling was part of the BBC's 2019 general election coverage.
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Joanna Gosling was outside Buckingham Palace with royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell, when a victorious Boris Johnson visited Queen Elizabeth II and accepted her invitation to form a government.
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Joanna Gosling was mostly on screen for the first half of each hour, between 9am and 2pm in this extra slot.
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In September 2022, Joanna Gosling interrupted regular BBC One programming, breaking news of Queen Elizabeth II's deteriorating medical condition.
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Joanna Gosling was outside 10 Downing Street in October 2022, for the announcement of Rishi Sunak as next leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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Joanna Gosling even made headlines herself, when becoming emotional on air several times.
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In January 2023, Joanna Gosling chose to leave the BBC after more than 23 years.
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Joanna Gosling accepted voluntary redundancy, ahead of the UK domestic BBC News Channel and international BBC World News channel merger in April 2023.
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Joanna Gosling later made similar cameo appearances in the 2005 BBC disaster film Supervolcano, 2008 Norwegian action movie Ulvenatten and 2015 feature film Spooks: The Greater Good.
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Joanna Gosling paired up with former BBC News colleague John Pienaar, playing for Ovarian Cancer Action and Macmillan respectively.
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From July 2023, Joanna Gosling started presenting on UK radio station Classic FM.
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In September 2023, it was reported that Joanna Gosling would be joining the family law firm Irwin Mitchell as a senior associate and mediator, helping couples to resolve disputes without going to court.
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Joanna Gosling first faced criticism of tax avoidance in 2011, when her former husband Craig Oliver, became Director of Communications for then UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Joanna Gosling was paid by the BBC via this company as a contractor, remaining a director until her departure in 2023.
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In 2016, Joanna Gosling became embroiled in a tax dispute with HMRC.
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Joanna Gosling was initially one of around 100 freelance BBC staff, investigated into the taxing of off-payroll working.
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Joanna Gosling is an accredited mediator, practising in family and workplace disputes after leaving the BBC.
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Joanna Gosling was photographed with actor Colin Firth in November 2020, fuelling unconfirmed tabloid rumours of a brief relationship.
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Joanna Gosling participated in 'Newsroom's Got Talent' with several BBC colleagues in 2009 and 2010.
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Joanna Gosling is a patron to Persever Productions, a theatre company in the charitable sector for aspiring actors.