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- Jon Sopel Biography. Sopel is a British media personality working as a presenter and correspondent for the BBC World News and he is the North America Editor for the BBC. He previously worked as the chief political correspondent for the domestic news channel BBC News. Jon was born on 22 May 1959 in London, England.
Jon Sopel is a British TV presenter and BBC World News International TV News Channel correspondent, currently working as the BBC’s North America Editor. He was formerly chief political correspondent for BBC News, a presenter on the BBC One Politics Show and the BBC News channel, formerly known as the domestic news channel, and from 2013 to 2014, the lead presenter on Global, on BBC World News.
Jon Sopel Age
He was born on 22 May 1959 in London, England. Sopel is 61 years old as of 2020.
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Jon Sopel Parents
Born in 1959 to parents Myer (Father) and Miriam Sopel (Mother). Details about his parents are unavailable at the moment, but we shall update them soon. It is also not known if he has any siblings. His family moved from Stepney to North London when he was eleven years old.
Jon Sopel Wife and Children
Josep is married to Twissell. He met his wife Linda Twissell while working at Radio Solent. The couple has a son and daughter and lives in Washington DC.
Jon Sopel Education
Until graduating with a 2: 1 honors degree in politics from Southampton University, he was educated at Christ’s College, Finchley. During 1982 and 1983, Sopel was the President of the Students ‘ Union for the National Labor Student Organization.
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Until joining the BBC in 1983 as a reporter and editor for BBC Radio Solent, Sopel was a freelance journalist and broadcaster. He went on to become BBC News 24 ‘s chief political analyst and later spent three years as Paris analyst for the BBC. His stories while in Paris covered the French ban on the importation of British beef, the celebrations of the millennium in Paris, the oil spill in Brittany, the French EU presidency in 2000 and the Concorde crash in July 2000. Sopel was the BBC’s correspondent in Kuwait City during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
He joined The Politics Show on BBC One in 2005, succeeding Jeremy Vine as the main host for the series. Sopel interviewed key politicians and advisors, including Prime Minister Tony Blair, opposition leader David Cameron, Jack Straw, Gordon Brown and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, every Sunday at noon. The show ended in December 2011 and was replaced in January 2012 by Sunday Politics.
Sopel also co-presented the BBC News Channel on weekday afternoons from 2 p.m. To 5 p.m. – with Louise Minchin every Tuesday through Thursday and with Emily Maitlis on Mondays – following his appointment as a channel presenter in 2003.
Sopel reported on location for the BBC News Channel and BBC News at One during big political articles, including elections. As a relief presenter, he made sporadic appearances on BBC One news bulletins. He has featured on PM on Radio Four, Breakfast News, BBC News at One, BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten in his 16 years with the BBC, as well as heading the annual BBC Two coverage of the UK political party conventions, Conference Live. He was also an occasional stand-in host for News night, and made previous appearances on Breakfast, HARD talk, and The Daily Politics.
Jon Sopel Outside His Career
The 2007 Who’s Who edition listed Sopel’s hobbies as golfing, traveling, and watching Spurs supporting football. He is an agent for The Faith of the Prince, too.
Jon Sopel Hip Surgery
Sopel broke his hip on 20 October 2010 when his motor scooter crashed on fallen leaves while on his way to Westminster to cover BBC’s announcement of government budget cuts. Until after he had finished his ride, and eventually undergone surgery, he failed to know the full extent of his injury.
Jon Sopel Awards
- In 2007, the Public Relations Industry elected Sopel as the Political Journalist of the Year.
- 2011, Sopel was awarded the University of Southampton’s Honorary Doctorate of Letters.
- In 2013, at the Royal Television Society Television Journalism Awards 2011/2012, Sopel was shortlisted for National Presenter of the Year.
Jon Sopel Publications
- 1995; Tony Blair: The Moderniser, Michael Joseph. ISBN 978-0553503876′
- August 2017; If Only They Didn’t Know English, Trump’s America notes. Books on BBC. ISBN 978-1785942266.
- 2019; A Year in the Circus, The White House Inside Trump. Books on BBC. ISBN 978-1785944376.
Jon Sopel Salary and Net Worth
Sopel’s salary is estimated to be £235,000-£239,999 annually. However, the information about his net worth is not available and it will be updated as soon as it is disclosed.
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Jon Sopel Biography
Jonathan B. Sopel is a British media personality working as a presenter and correspondent for the BBC World News and he is the North America Editor for the BBC. He previously worked as the chief political correspondent for the domestic news channel BBC News.
Jon Sopel Age
Jon Sopel Height
His height is unknown.
Jon Sopel Education
Sopel attended the Christ’s College, Finchley before joining The University of Southampton where he graduated with an honors degree in Politics and sociology.
Jon Sopel Parents
Jon is the son of Miriam Sopel and Myer Sopel who was the Vice-President of the Association of Jewish Youth . His family moved from Stepney to north London when he was eleven. He once described his parents as ‘pillars of the East End Jewish community. The elder Sopels were longstanding wardens at the Oxford and St. George’s Jewish Youth Club in Stepney .
Jon Sopel Wife
Jon is married to Linda Twissell who he met while working at Radio Solent. Jon and Linda exchanged their marriage vows in 1988. Their honeymoon destination was the Masai Mara in Kenya.
Jon Sopel Children
Jon and his wife Linda has two children, a daughter Anna and a son Max.
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Sopel joined the BBC in 1983 as a reporter and producer for BBC Radio Solent. He later became the chief political correspondent for BBC News 24 . He was also the BBC’s Paris correspondent for three years. Here, covered stories including the French ban on the importation of British beef, the millennium celebrations in Paris, the oil spill in Brittany, the French presidency of the EU in 2000 and the Concorde crash in July 2000. During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Sopel was the BBC’s correspondent in Kuwait City.
In 2005, Sopel became the main presenter of The Politics Show on BBC One . Here, Sopel interviewed key politicians and advisers, including Prime Minister Tony Blair, opposition leader David Cameron, Jack Straw, Gordon Brown and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He was appointed as a presenter for BBC News Channel in 2003. Here, co-presented the BBC News Channel on weekday afternoons between 2 pm and 5 pm – alongside Louise Minchin each Tuesday to Thursday and alongside Emily Maitlis on Mondays.
During major political stories, such as elections, he reported on location for the BBC News Channel and BBC News at One. He made occasional appearances on BBC One news bulletins as a relief anchor. He has also appeared on PM on Radio Four, Breakfast News, BBC News at One, BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten as well as fronting BBC Two’s annual coverage of the UK political party conferences, Conference Live. He has also been an occasional stand-in presenter for Newsnight, and has made past appearances on Breakfast, HARDtalk and The Daily Politics.
In October 2012, it was announced that he would present the new programme, Global with Jon Sopel, airing 1500 to 1630 GMT every Monday to Thursday on BBC World News. In January 2014, Sopel had a rare interview with the Emir of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. He was later appointed the BBC’s North America Editor. In 2020, Sopel began presenting the BBC podcast, Americast, alongside BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis and Chief North America Reporter Anthony Zurcher.
Prior to joining BBC, Jon worked as a freelance writer and broadcaster.
Jon Sopel Books
Sopel has authored several books including, If Only They Didn’t Speak English: Notes From Trump’s America2017,A Year At The Circus: Inside Trump’s White House .
Jon Sopel Surgery
On 20 October 2010, Sopel broke his hip when he crashed his motor scooter by skidding on fallen leaves travelling to Westminster. He failed to realize the extent of his injury until he had completed his journey, subsequently needing surgery. He told his colleagues, “I thought I had just given myself a dead leg at first and that the pain would ease – but it didn’t it became unbearable.”
Jon Sopel Salary
Jon earns an annual salary of $400,000.
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He has an estimated net worth of $1.5million.
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