Fi Glover

Fiona Susannah Grace "Fi" Glover (born 27 February 1969) is a British journalist and presenter who currently hosts a two hour show for Times Radio and the Off Air podcast, for The Times. Before joining The Times in October 2022, Glover worked for the BBC for almost thirty years, most recently presenting the Fortunately podcast, with Jane Garvey, The Listening Project for BBC Radio 4 and My Perfect Country for the BBC World Service.

Fi Glover
Fi Glover in 2019
Born (1969-02-27) 27 February 1969
Slough, Buckinghamshire, England
EducationSt Swithun's School, Winchester
Alma materUniversity of Kent
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • presenter
  • broadcaster
Notable credit(s)Off Air
Fortunately
The Listening Project
My Perfect Country
Saturday Live
Title
  • Fellow of The Radio Academy
  • Honorary Doctorate University of Kent
  • Patron of Adfam
  • Founder of Sound Women
Spouses
Mark Sandell
(divorced)
    Rick Jones
    (m. 2014; div. 2017)
    Children2

    Fortunately, which by the end of 2019 had been downloaded 23 million times, was the 2018 winner of the ARIAS (Audio and Radio Industry Awards) Funniest Show and won Silver at the 2019 British Podcast Awards. It is currently No. 5 in the BBC's most popular podcasts and has been No. 1 in the Apple podcast charts. From January 2021, it was broadcast on a regular slot on BBC Radio 4. The show ended in November 2022 when Glover moved to Times Radio.

    Glover worked at BBC Radio 5 Live for seven years, presenting Sunday Service, with Charlie Whelan and Andrew Pierce, Late Night Live, the Afternoon Show and the mid-morning phone-in programme. In 2004 she moved to BBC Radio 4 as the host of Broadcasting House, before launching Radio 4's Saturday Live, in March 2006. Her television presenting roles include hosting BBC One's reality history show; 24 Hours in the Past, in 2014. She has made films for Newsnight, and was the presenter of the BBC Two Travel Show from 1997 to 2000.

    In 2010, Radio Times readers voted Glover the 9th Most Powerful Voice on Radio and in 2014 she was awarded a fellowship of the Radio Academy, "to recognise individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the industry and/or the Academy."

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