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Graihagh Jackson
File:Graihagh Jackson.jpg
Portrait of Graihagh Jackson
File:Graihagh Jackson.jpg
Portrait of Graihagh Jackson
File:Graihagh Jackson.jpg
Portrait of Graihagh Jackson
PronunciationGrey-ah
Born
🏫 EducationThe University of Manchester; Imperial College London
💼 Occupation
Senior Broadcast Journalist
👔 EmployerBBC
🌐 Websitewww.graihaghjackson.co.uk

Graihagh Jackson is a climate change and science journalist, working as the host of a BBC podcast called The Climate Question.[1] [2]

Education

Jackson studied physical geography at The University of Manchester (BA) and then science communication at Imperial College London (MSc)[3]

Career

Jackson began her broadcast career at The Naked Scientists, a podcast based out of the University of Cambridge. There, she produced hour-long broadcasts for BBC 5 Live, ABC Radio National and podcasts, as well as articles and videos.[4] In 2017, she began freelancing for various outlets, including producing The Guardian's Science Weekly podcast [5], several of The Economist's podcasts and regularly produced and presented content for the BBC Radio Science Unit, including BBC Radio 4's Inside Science[6], CrowdScience[7] and The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread.[8]

On Sundays (2014-2017), Jackson worked as a broadcast journalist for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, reporting from a satellite car across the county on food, farming and environmental issues.[9] In the autumn of 2019, Jackson was offered a contract as a senior broadcast journalist at the BBC, presenting one of the most requested programmes on the World Service, The Food Chain. [10] A year later, she was recruited to work as one of the lead presenters of the BBC's flagship podcast on our warming world, The Climate Question.[11]

File:Graihagh Jackson in The Climate Question studio.jpg
Graihagh Jackson in The Climate Question studio

She has interviewed many prominent figures, including Bill Gates[12], IPCC Chair Jim Skea[13], and Christiana Figueres, former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)[14]. Jackson also regularly contributes to BBC News output on climate change for outlets[15] including Newscast[16], The Global Story[17] and The Global News Podcast.[18]

Personal Life

Jackson is a mother to one child, with whom she lives in Cambridge.

References

  1. https://www.linkedin.com/in/graihagh-jackson-331b7a1b5/
  2. "BBC World Service - the Climate Question".
  3. "About | Explore My Journey".
  4. "Graihagh Jackson | People | Naked Scientists".
  5. "Graihagh Jackson | the Guardian". TheGuardian.com.
  6. "BBC Audio | BBC Inside Science | Noise pollution and wildlife; No till farming; Cornwall's geothermal heat".
  7. "CrowdScience - Should I stop eating palm oil? - BBC Sounds".
  8. "Sliced Bread - Skincare: Activated charcoal - BBC Sounds".
  9. "BBC Radio Cambridgeshire - Graihagh Jackson".
  10. "The Food Chain - Coronavirus: Where did all the food go? - BBC Sounds".
  11. "BBC World Service - the Climate Question".
  12. "The Climate Question - Bill Gates: How I stay positive on climate change - BBC Sounds".
  13. "The Climate Question - Prof Jim Skea: Living in an era of 'global boiling' - BBC Sounds".
  14. "The Climate Question - Are Catholics ignoring the Pope on climate change? - BBC Sounds".
  15. https://graihaghjackson.co.uk/
  16. "Will Labour's Plan for Work, Work?".
  17. "Nuclear power: Inside Europe's radioactive tomb".
  18. "BBC World Service - Global News Podcast, Climate change: Your questions answered". 10 November 2024.


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