Martine Sarah Croxall was born on 23 February 1969 and is a British television journalist.
20 Facts About Martine Croxall
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Martine Croxall is one of the main news presenters on BBC News.
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Martine Croxall began her career working for the BBC in 1991 and joined the BBC News team in 2001.
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Martine Sarah Croxall was born on 23 February 1969 and grew up in Stoke Golding, a village in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England, where her father Ian ran Croxall Hosiery.
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Martine Croxall attended the independent Bablake School in Coventry and studied Geography at the University of Leeds, from where she graduated in 1990.
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Martine Croxall began with the BBC on work experience at BBC Radio Leicester in 1991.
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Martine Croxall followed this working at BBC East Midlands Today, the BBC regional news programme for the region.
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Martine Croxall has worked at Newsroom South East and UK Today.
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Martine Croxall was the BBC's main presenter during the November 2015 Paris attacks.
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Martine Croxall's presentation was praised by the American journalist David Henderson.
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Martine Croxall was presenting BBC News on 9 April 2021, when the news broke of the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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Martine Croxall's delivery was praised for its professionalism and tone.
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On 21 May 2021, Martine Croxall presented Dateline London for the first time.
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Since 2017 Martine Croxall has presented BBC Weekend News lunchtime edition.
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On 19 June 2021 Martine Croxall presented BBC Weekend News evening and late bulletins for the first time.
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On 1 September 2021, Martine Croxall presented BBC News at One for the first time.
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In March 2022, Martine Croxall won an episode of Celebrity Mastermind; her specialist subject was American investigative journalist Nellie Bly.
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Martine Croxall was taken off air for 11 days and found to have breached impartiality rules for comments made introducing the BBC News channel's "The Papers" newspaper review on 23 October 2022.
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On 26 May 2024, Martine Croxall returned to screen on the BBC News channel.
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Martine Croxall is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.