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| − | '''Evan Harold Davis''' (born 1962) is a British economist, journalist, and BBC presenter. He was economics editor for the BBC Newsnight programme from 1997 to 2001, and edited the BBC's <cite>Evanomics</cite> blog. Since 2008 he has been a regular presenter on Radio 4's <cite>Today</cite> programme. He also presents <cite>The Bottom Line</cite> on Radio 4, and <cite>Dragon's Den</cite> on BBC2. | + | [[File:Evan Davis (journalist), 2007.jpg|thumb|right|Evan Davis, 2007]]'''Evan Harold Davis''' (born 1962) is a British economist, journalist, and BBC presenter. He was economics editor for the BBC Newsnight programme from 1997 to 2001, and edited the BBC's <cite>Evanomics</cite> blog. Since 2008 he has been a regular presenter on Radio 4's <cite>Today</cite> programme. He also presents <cite>The Bottom Line</cite> on Radio 4, and <cite>Dragon's Den</cite> on BBC2. |
Davis lives with his partner Guillaume Baltz, a French landscape architect.<ref>http://guardian.co.uk/media/2005/nov/06/broadcasting.observerreview</ref> | Davis lives with his partner Guillaume Baltz, a French landscape architect.<ref>http://guardian.co.uk/media/2005/nov/06/broadcasting.observerreview</ref> | ||
| − | Davis was ranked number | + | Davis was ranked number 1 in the ''Independent on Sunday'''s [[Pink List 2008]]. The citation included "Intelligent, with a less adversarial style than John Humphrys, Davis is considered the perfect complement to the existing roster of heavyweights."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-iiosi-pink-list-2008-852032.html</ref> |
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| + | In July 2014 it was announced that he was to replace Jeremy Paxman as presenter on ''Newsnight''.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28401058 BBC News</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 22 May 2015
Evan Harold Davis (born 1962) is a British economist, journalist, and BBC presenter. He was economics editor for the BBC Newsnight programme from 1997 to 2001, and edited the BBC's Evanomics blog. Since 2008 he has been a regular presenter on Radio 4's Today programme. He also presents The Bottom Line on Radio 4, and Dragon's Den on BBC2.,_2007.jpg)
Davis lives with his partner Guillaume Baltz, a French landscape architect.[1]
Davis was ranked number 1 in the Independent on Sunday's Pink List 2008. The citation included "Intelligent, with a less adversarial style than John Humphrys, Davis is considered the perfect complement to the existing roster of heavyweights."[2]
In July 2014 it was announced that he was to replace Jeremy Paxman as presenter on Newsnight.[3]
