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Chris will take up the position after the May local elections:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/c...cal-editor

Quote:The BBC is delighted to announce Chris Mason has been appointed as its new Political Editor. Chris takes up the role during a remarkable time in politics and will bring his unique style of broadcasting to the biggest job in journalism.

Chris has been Political Correspondent for BBC News for over 10 years, reporting from Westminster across TV, radio and online.

During that time he’s reported on everything from Brexit to the Coronavirus pandemic, taking in three General Elections along the way.

Chris has presented BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions? since 2019, and will continue in this role until the summer.

In recent years Chris was co-host of Brexitcast and still regularly appears on Newscast. He’s also an occasional presenter of BBC Breakfast.

A proud Yorkshireman, Chris started his career as an ITN trainee and has been a daily broadcast news reporter for nearly 20 years. He spent time as BBC Radio 5 Live’s political reporter, and co-presented the network’s Question Time Extra Time. He also spent two years in Brussels as Europe Correspondent.

Chris Mason says: “What a tremendous privilege to take on what, for me, is the most extraordinary job in British broadcasting and journalism. I clamber upon the shoulders of giants like Laura, Nick and Andrew with a smattering of trepidation and a shedload of excitement and enthusiasm.

"To lead the best team of journalists in the business on the best news patch of the lot is something I’d never even dared dream of. I can’t wait to get started.”

Jonathan Munro, Interim Director of BBC News, says: “Chris has been an exceptional correspondent in an extraordinary time for British politics. His calm, incisive analysis and signature candid style have been invaluable for audiences when navigating complex stories. His ambition and vision for the Political Editor role is really exciting and I wish him every success in the new post.

Chris will take up his post in May once Laura Kuenssberg stands down after the local elections.

Omnipresent post_id=78525 time= user_id=858 Wrote:Chris will take up the position after the May local elections:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/c...cal-editor

My congratulations to him!

Congratulations to Chris. I have to say, an unexpected but very welcome choice. I really do like his style.

Bravo!

Jonathan Munro making it clear it was HIS appointment. Lol. ?
https://twitter.com/jonathancmunro/statu...80358?s=21

Hardly unexpected when reporting last week made it clear it was between him and Adam Flemming.

A good choice though.

Amazing news. A fantastic broadcaster.

Great appointment by the BBC - plus it means that they're won't be much of a line-up change on Newscast as Chris will no doubt continue to appear regularly as Pol Ed like Laura did

Very pleased with this. A fantastic broadcaster and on the number of occasions I dealt with him whilst working at the BBC, one of the nicest on-air personalities in W1.

Easily one of the most accessible journalists the Beeb currently have.

An excellent appointment - very pleased they have gone for Chris. He has such an accessible way of reporting and it's also notable I think how much praise and positivity there is about the appointment among colleagues and competitors since the announcement.

This is great news & I think this thread so far shows that too.

He’s a superb journalist who just really manages to get the story across in an understandable way. As has been noted, hopefully not too much change to Newscast? Would be nice to still see Adam, Laura & Chris do the big episodes.

Steve post_id=78534 time= user_id=786 Wrote:An excellent appointment - very pleased they have gone for Chris. He has such an accessible way of reporting and it's also notable I think how much praise and positivity there is about the appointment among colleagues and competitors since the announcement.

Well, seeing as the TVL kudos function is broken at present, then. ?????

Delighted for Chris. He is an excellent journalist. A thoroughly deserved promotion!

Great news! Congratulations to him.

Let's hope the Twitterati allow him to go about his business unharmed.

Very pleased to hear this. I’m sure he’ll be fantastic in the role. Lovely to see so many people who know him saying what a nice, supportive and helpful guy he is.

Great news. He's also a Cambridge University Alumni which gets a big tick from me... obviously.

Met Chris a few years ago. Top guy with a really good sense of humour.