About Emma
Emma Barnett is a British broadcaster and journalist born in 1985 in Salford. She joined the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 in May 2024. Previously she presented Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4 from 2021 to April 2024, which became the BBC's most downloaded podcast under her stewardship. She was a regular presenter of Newsnight from 2019 to 2022. Before this she hosted The Emma Barnett Show on BBC Radio 5 Live for five years and worked for The Daily Telegraph as first digital media editor and then women's editor.
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Known for
- hosting Today programme on BBC Radio 4
- presenting Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4
- presenting Newsnight
- interviewing high-profile figures
- hosting The Emma Barnett Show on BBC Radio 5 Live
- women's journalism
- endometriosis awareness
- writing Period. It's About Bloody Time
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