Amol Rajan
Amol Rajan (born 1983) is an Indian-born British journalist, broadcaster and writer. Rajan is a former adviser to Lord (Evgeny) Lebedev, and was appointed the editor of his newspaper The Independent in 2013. When The Independent announced it was dropping the print edition in February 2016, and continuing as only an online operation, he was retained for a period as "editor-at-large". He was the media editor of BBC News from December 2016 to January 2023, and has been a presenter on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 since 2021. He replaced Jeremy Paxman as the host of University Challenge on 17 July 2023.
Amol Rajan | |
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| Born | V. Amol 1983 Calcutta, India (now Kolkata) |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Amol Varadarajan |
| Education | Graveney School |
| Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Employer(s) | BBC Channel 5 The Independent |
| Title | Media Editor of BBC News (2016–2023) Presenter Today (2021–present) Presenter University Challenge (2023–present) |
| Spouse |
Charlotte Faircloth (m. 2013) |
| Children | 4 |
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