Joanna Gosling

Joanna Marie Nussett Gosling (born 5 January 1971) is an English broadcaster, currently presenting a weekly programme on Classic FM.

Joanna Marie Nussett Gosling was born on 5 January 1971.

The eldest of three children, Gosling was raised in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

She was educated at Aylesbury High School and the University of Birmingham.

Gosling graduated with a second-class degree in French, which included an Erasmus year at the University of Grenoble.

Gosling decided on a career in broadcast journalism, originally wanting to become a war correspondent.

She began her broadcasting career in the 1990s, as a trainee reporter – completing a series of work placements at BBC WM, Fox FM in Oxfordshire and BBC Radio Scotland.

A full-time position with Independent Radio News followed – reading bulletins for commercial stations across the UK, including Chris Moyles on Capital Radio.

She then transition into television – as a freelance reporter for Central, ITN and later Sky News.

Gosling was a newsreader and presenter at BBC News from 1999 to 2023, anchoring a number of major political and royal events.

Gosling joined the BBC in August 1999, as a presenter on BBC News 24.

She initially appeared overnight, when the channel was simulcast with BBC One and BBC World.

Gosling was quickly promoted to the 9am–1pm morning slot with Ben Geoghegan, followed by Phillip Hayton.

She was part of the team which anchored first anniversary coverage of the September 11 attacks in 2002.

In December 2003, Gosling moved to a weekend evening slot on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays with Chris Lowe.

Gosling anchored BBC News 24's overnight 2004 European Parliament election results coverage.

She also anchored much of BBC News 24's live and developing 2004 Boxing Day tsunami coverage.

In the summer of 2006, Gosling provided holiday cover for BBC Breakfast.

Her appearance in a short black dress led to a viral video generating millions of views on YouTube.

Gosling presented a BBC News special programme on the Suffolk Murders in December 2006.

Between 2007 and 2013, Gosling presented the 7–10pm slot, alongside Ben Brown, from Monday to Thursday.

The first hour included News 24 Tonight, until a BBC News Channel re-brand in April 2008.

During this period, Gosling occasionally presented evening and late BBC Weekend News bulletins on BBC One.

Following the 2010 eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull, Gosling was at Heathrow Airport reporting on air travel disruption.

After the 2010 general election produced a hung parliament – in the evenings which followed, Gosling anchored much of the BBC's live coverage from Westminster.

This included confirmation of a Cameron–Clegg coalition agreement, prior to Gordon Brown resigning as Prime Minister.

For the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in April 2011, Gosling anchored the BBC News Channel's evening coverage.

Gosling returned to daytime in 2013, initially presenting with Ben Brown from 11am–2pm between Monday and Thursday.

In April 2013, she broke the news of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's death.

Gosling was positioned outside Buckingham Palace, during BBC News special rolling coverage of Prince George's birth in July 2013.

She also presented BBC Two's Victoria Derbyshire current affairs programme on Fridays, between 2015 and 2020.

Gosling previously worked for Sky News, ITN, Central, IRN and started her career in local radio.

From 2015, Gosling frequently presented the BAFTA award-winning Victoria Derbyshire current affairs programme on BBC Two.

Between 2016–20, this was branded BBC Newsroom Live and simulcast on BBC Two.

Gosling would occasionally remain in the studio for the BBC News at One, when the main presenter was on location.

She was the main Friday and relief presenter, up until the programme's cancellation in 2020.

This included extended periods, while Derbyshire was receiving cancer treatment.

Notable guests interviewed by Gosling included Richard Gere, Elizabeth Hurley, Ken Loach, Ron Howard and Jessie Ware.

An edition presented by Gosling made headlines, for a cervical smear test performed live in the studio.

During her later years at BBC News, Gosling increasingly presented alone in a shortened 11am–1pm weekday slot.