Philippa Thomas was born on 22 November 1965 and is a former television newsreader and journalist, both domestic and foreign.
16 Facts About Philippa Thomas
1.
2.
Philippa Thomas was presenter of Coronavirus: Your Stories on BBC World News and the BBC News Channel.
3.
Philippa Thomas left the BBC in 2021 to become a full-time Executive Coach.
4.
Philippa Thomas was raised in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, the daughter of an English teacher and an air force pilot and attended a state comprehensive.
5.
Philippa Thomas has reported extensively from the United States, South America, Africa, and continental Europe.
6.
Philippa Thomas was posted as presenter and special correspondent in the BBC Washington bureau from 2007 to 2011 where she presented the 22:00 ET edition of World News Today, a one-hour news programme on the BBC World News and BBC News.
7.
Philippa Thomas anchored live political coverage, and filmed original features on US politics, economics and culture.
8.
Philippa Thomas's stories aired on BBC World News, PBS news broadcasts, BBC America's World News America, and BBC Online.
9.
Philippa Thomas returned to the UK in July 2011 to resume her role as a BBC correspondent.
10.
From January 2013, Philippa Thomas was a full time presenter on the relaunched BBC World News, initially as the main presenter of World News Today.
11.
Philippa Thomas was an occasional presenter of The World Tonight on BBC Radio 4 and Newshour on the BBC World Service.
12.
Philippa Thomas was a special elections presenter, anchoring rolling news coverage of UK and US elections on BBC World Service and BBC Radio 4.
13.
In 2018, Philippa Thomas made a cameo appearance as herself in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
14.
On 24 July 2021, Philippa Thomas presented the BBC One Weekend News Evening and Late bulletins for the first time.
15.
Philippa Thomas left the BBC after thirty three years in 2021.
16.
Philippa Thomas sits on the board of the charity UK Music Masters which offers free violin and cello tuition to pupils in state primary schools, and works to boost diversity and inclusion in the UK music sector.