Sean Farrington Biography
Sean Farrington is a Television personality working as a financial journalist, presenting business news on BBC Breakfast on BBC One, and the daily business, economics, and personal finance programme Wake Up to Money on BBC Radio 5 live. He joined BBC News in 2010. Previously, he was a BBC Radio 5 live business reporter. He was also a national news business reporter for BBC Local Radio.
Sean Farrington Age
How old is Sean Farrington? Sean is around 35 – 45 years old as of 2023. However, his birthday is unknown.
Sean Farrington Height
He is 6 feet 2 inches tall (approximately 1.88m or 188cm).
Sean Farrington Nationality
He is of British nationality.
Sean Farrington Education
Sean studied at Wolverhampton Grammar School from 1994 until 2001. He then left to study Mathematics at Christ’s College, Cambridge University. It wasn’t all plain sailing for Sean at School. He reflects on becoming a Prefect in the Sixth Form as “as much of a surprise to him as everyone else” and after years of failing to win a place in his age group’s football 1st team, Sean was named 3rd XI captain, ensuring all the hard work on the playground and down The Valley did indeed finally pay off! He also earned a Broadcast Journalism MA at City University.
Sean Farrington Parents
Farrington has not revealed his parents’ identities to the public. Therefore, there is no information about his parents.
Sean Farrington Wife
Is Sean Farrington married? Sean is married and the couple has a 15-month-old son. However, his wife’s identity is undisclosed to the public.
Sean Farrington BBC News
What is Sean Farrington doing now? Farrington is a financial journalist, presenting business news on BBC Breakfast on BBC One, and the daily business, economics, and personal finance programme Wake Up to Money on BBC Radio 5 live.
The boom in financial services led to many Maths graduates working in the City, and Farrington was one of them, if a little reluctantly. After five years working in an investment bank, he decided to quit the industry and retrain as a journalist, having spent two years volunteering in hospital radio in his spare time.
In 2010, after a Broadcast Journalism MA at City University, he joined BBC’s Business and Economics Unit as a producer on the Today programme. He was also in the first wave of staff to move to the new Salford headquarters in 2011.
Sean Farrington Salary
He receives an average annual salary of $20,000 – $110,000 as of 2023. This is according to BBC’s reporters’/anchors’ wages.
Sean Farrington Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $1 million as of 2023.
