Mishal Husain, one of the presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, has announced her exit.
The 51-year-old journalist is leaving the BBC after 26 years.
Husain was also a host of The Today Debate and fronted several 2024 general election debates for the BBC this year.
The journalist is moving to front a new interview series at financial and data media company Bloomberg, as editor-at-large of Bloomberg Weekend Edition.
She said: ‘My time at the BBC has involved many memorable moments, going to places I would never otherwise have seen, witnessing history and being part of live, national conversation on Radio 4.
‘I will always be grateful for the opportunities the BBC gave me, and wish the organisation and everyone who is part of it the very best.’
Husain started as a producer at the broadcaster in 1998, before becoming a presenter on BBC World News in 2001.
Many will remember her as the journalist to interview the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following their engagement in 2017, as well as for her role moderating the debate between Sir Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last year.
Husain has been a presenter of the Today Programme since 2013.
BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness said of the news: ‘Mishal leaves the BBC with an incredible journalistic legacy. After more than a decade on the Today programme she is going with our gratitude and affection and we wish her the best of luck in her new chapter.
‘I very much hope the BBC and Mishal will get the chance to work together again one day.’
She is also known for her work in documentaries, including a film she made on the life of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi, the 2011 Arab Spring, the late Queen, and Pakistani campaigner Malala Yousafzai.
Husain said of her decision to leave the broadcaster: ‘I am delighted to be fronting a new interview show that will reach audiences in different formats as part of the exciting plans for Bloomberg Weekend Edition.
‘Ours is an ever more complex world but the desire for thoughtful conversations crosses all borders. I look forward to working with a new team at Bloomberg – the place which gave me my first job in journalism.’
Husain has had many notable achievements throughout her career, including when she won the best individual contributor to radio at the Voice Of The Listener And Viewer (VLV) ceremony in 2018.
Editor of Today, Owenna Griffiths, said: ‘Mishal is not only a formidable journalist and first-rate presenter, she is an extremely generous and thoughtful colleague.
‘It has been my great privilege to work alongside her and, along with the Today team, I’ll miss her enormously but wish her all the very best in her new venture.’
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