Sophie Raworth Biography
Sophie Raworth is a British television personality and BBC newsreader and presenter. She is a senior newsreader and one of the main presenters of BBC News, primarily on BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten. Sophie is also a long-distance runner.
Sophie Raworth Age
Raworth is 56 years old as of 2024. She was born on May 15, 1968, in Redhill, United Kingdom.
Sophie Raworth Height
She stands at a height of 1.75 m.
Sophie Raworth Nationality
She holds British nationality.
Sophie Raworth Education
Raworth attended the independent Putney High and St. Paul’s Girls’ schools. She then joined the University of Manchester, obtaining a French and German degree. After a year of teaching English to teenagers in Toulouse, Raworth furthered her education by completing a postgraduate course in broadcasting and journalism at City, University of London.
Sophie Raworth Parents
Sophie is the daughter of Richard Raworth, a businessman, and Jenny Raworth, a florist. She grew up in Twickenham in Middlesex. She also has a younger sister, Kate Raworth, an economist known for “doughnut economics” – an economic model that balances essential human needs with planetary boundaries. Kate is a senior associate at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute and a Professor of Practice at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
Sophie Raworth Husband
Sophie is married to Richard Winter, a real estate broker. They got married in 2003 and live in Fulham, London with their two daughters, Ella and Georgia, and son Oliver. Richard proposed to her in Amalfi, Italy during her 35th birthday holiday. Richard was reportedly an old friend of hers, and their relationship had some hiccups before their engagement. According to The Sun, Sophie mentioned that it was the only time she was dumped, as she was usually the one breaking hearts. Before meeting her husband, Sophie had three steady relationships.
Her daughter Georgia was named after her late friend and former workmate, George Alagiah, a journalist and television presenter at BBC News. George passed away in July 2023 after battling bowel cancer. He was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in April 2014 at the age of 58.
Sophie Raworth BBC News
Sophie Raworth is a senior newsreader and one of the main presenters of BBC News, particularly BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten. She has been a television presenter for state occasions and has also presented the BBC’s Election Night coverage. In 2015, she became the new presenter of the consumer affairs program Watchdog and in 2016, began presenting Crimewatch, both for BBC One.
Raworth joined the BBC in 1992 as a news reporter, first for Greater Manchester Radio and then, in April 1994, as BBC Regions correspondent in Brussels. In May 1995, she became the regular joint presenter of BBC’s Look North program in Leeds. Raworth moved to national television in 1997 to co-present the BBC’s Breakfast News programme on BBC One, initially with Justin Webb, and in later years, with John Nicolson.
Raworth then joined the BBC’s early morning news program Breakfast at its launch in 2000, which she presented alongside Jeremy Bowen and in later years, Dermot Murnaghan, on Monday to Thursdays, and sometimes with regular relief presenters such as Bill Turnbull and Michael Peschardt. She then moved to the BBC Six O’Clock News in January 2003, which she presented alongside George Alagiah. She continued as a presenter on this bulletin until October 2005 when she went on maternity leave and was replaced by Natasha Kaplinsky.
In March 2006, Raworth was appointed as the main presenter of BBC News at One, taking over from Anna Ford on Mondays to Thursdays. She assumed the role in June 2006 after returning from maternity leave. Additionally, she occasionally presents relief shifts on the BBC News Channel, the rolling news channel.
Since early 2009, Raworth has been the main relief presenter on the BBC News at Six and a regular relief presenter on the BBC News at Ten, often presenting when regular presenters Huw Edwards and Fiona Bruce are not available. She has also appeared in place of Andrew Marr on The Andrew Marr Show, and presented on the BBC News Channel (formerly known as BBC News 24).
In February 2016, Raworth replaced Kirsty Young as the main anchor of Crimewatch. She had previously guest-presented the programme in 2012. From January 9, 2022, to July 2022, Raworth was the interim presenter on BBC’s Sunday Morning, temporarily replacing Andrew Marr as host. In September 2022, former BBC News Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg began presenting Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, which replaced Sunday Morning in the timeslot on BBC One.
Sophie Raworth Illness
Recently, Sophie underwent an MRI scan on her hips and knees after noticing a strange crackling noise in her knees when going upstairs. Despite being worried about potential bad news, the scan revealed that Sophie had “pretty perfect knees” and strong muscles. This was a relief, as Sophie had been concerned about the impact of her running on her joints.
After the incident, Sophie wrote an article. The article discusses how Exercise for Science was originally inspired by Professor Hart’s marathon-running experiences and their research into the effects of exercise on muscles and joints. Professor Hart mentioned that contrary to common belief, running, even marathon-level running, is beneficial for the bones and strengthens them, which in turn is good for the cartilage.
Sophie concludes the article by expressing her relief and plans to participate in more races this year, now reassured that her joints can handle the physical demands of running.
Sophie Raworth Salary
Raworth’s annual salary ranges from £365,000 to £369,999, based on the BBC Annual Report 2023.
Sophie Raworth Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of £14 million as of May 2024.
