Shaun Ley Biography – Shaun Ley Wiki
Shaun Ley is a British journalist and newsreader and a presenter of The World This Weekend and The World at One on BBC Radio 4. He is also the main Saturday lunchtime presenter of the BBC Weekend News and is a regular presenter on the BBC News Channel. While at school, he presented a programme dubbed That’s Life! Junior in 1980 and later in 1990 became part of BBC as a graduate trainee. After some time, he was promoted to work as a reporter and presenter on the regional news programme Points West, Bristol.
He then moved to London and worked as a Political Editor and presenter for the South East Cluster; based at BBC Elstree appearing regularly on the then regional news programme for London and the home counties Newsroom SouthEast, as well as on the clusters radio stations BBC GLR 94.9, BBC Three Counties Radio, and BBC Radios Kent, and Essex. The region was divided in two in 2001 to form BBC London and BBC South East Today. He then presented Around Westminster, before becoming a national political correspondent for the BBC in 2001. He began presenting The World This Weekend in 2005 and the Friday edition of The World at One until 2014.
He is a longtime fan of the BBC series Doctor Who and in 2011 he presented and narrated When Worlds Collide, a documentary accompanying the DVD release of The Happiness Patrol, which looked into the series’ political and ideological influences over the years. He undertook his studies at two state schools in Devon in southwest England: at Lynton Primary School, in his hometown of Lynton, and at Ilfracombe College, in the seaside resort of Ilfracombe on the North Devon coast, followed by the London School of Economics, in central London.
Shaun Ley Age
He was named Shaun Dominic Ley when he was born on June 14, 1969, in Lynton, United Kingdom. For purpose of his job, he uses the name, Shaun Ley.
Shaun Ley Wife
The journalist is not married. He has not however publicly stated his relationship status whether he has always been single or whether he is divorced. More news featuring his personal life and family is still under review and will be updated upon verification.
Shaun Ley Shorts
On June 2, 2021, Shaun was caught presenting the BBC news in shorts and deck shoes. At first, he appeared his usual professional self at 11 pm on the hottest day of the year so far. He appeared grim-faced and serious from the front while telling of Covid travel rules and Israel’s political turmoil. But a keen-eyed viewer spotted his bare legs in a split-second side view. Shaun and the BBC declined to comment on his bulletin attire.
Shaun Ley Instagram
He is not on Instagram. However, he is active on Twitter on his handle @BBCShaunLey.
