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Emma Barnett

Emma Barnett is an award-winning journalist. Before joining Today she was the main presenter of 成人论坛 Radio 4 Woman鈥檚 Hour. Emma was also previously the host of her eponymous award-winning 成人论坛 Radio 5 Live programme and part of the presenting line up of Newsnight.

Emma anchored the overnight 成人论坛 Radio 2019 election programme with James Naughtie that was simulcast across Radio 4 and 5 Live.

On television, in addition to her work on Newsnight, Emma has presented Question Time - Under 30s Election 2019; The Andrew Marr Show; Politics Live on 成人论坛 Two; Sunday Morning Live on 成人论坛 One; The Pledge on Sky News and After The News on ITV.

Emma has also made documentaries for 成人论坛 Radio 4 and the 成人论坛 World Service.

Emma has twice been named Best Speech Presenter at the Radio Academy Awards (ARIAs) - first in 2020 for her 成人论坛 Radio 5 Live programme and then again in 2021 for Woman's Hour. She was named Interviewer of the Year at the British Journalism awards in 2021; Radio Broadcaster of The Year 2018 by the Broadcasting Press Guild and Broadcaster of the Year 2017 by the Political Studies Association.

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