Simon Jack was born on 10 May 1971 and is an English business journalist and news correspondent.
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Simon Jack is currently the business editor for BBC News, known for appearing on BBC Breakfast until September 2011 and on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
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Simon Jack has presented business and financial podcasts for The Daily Telegraph.
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Simon Jack attended Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby, Merseyside, and graduated from St John's College, Oxford with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
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Simon Jack has said that he neither liked the work, nor showed much ability at it.
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Simon Jack has presented business and financial podcasts for The Daily Telegraph.
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Simon Jack was frequently seen on British television during the fortnight beginning on 7 September 2008 during which he reported for BBC News, the BBC News Channel and Working Lunch on the banking crisis that saw the Federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the bailout of AIG and the Lloyds TSB takeover of HBOS.
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Simon Jack was often seen reporting from the London Stock Exchange, Canary Wharf and outside the offices of HBOS and Lehman Brothers in London.
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Simon Jack replaced Declan Curry as business presenter for BBC Breakfast in October 2008.
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On 5 February 2016, Simon Jack was appointed the BBC's Business Editor, replacing the promoted Kamal Ahmed.
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On 3 July 2023, Simon Jack sat next to Dame Alison Rose, the chief executive of NatWest bank at the BBC Correspondents' Charity Dinner.
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On 24 July 2023, Simon Jack issued an apology to Farage on Twitter for the story.
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Simon Jack lives in Notting Hill and is married to Suzy Barry,; he is a son-in-law of the composer John Barry.