Rachel Schofield

Rachel Katherine Schofield (born 1976 in Winchester, Hampshire)[1] is an English journalist and news presenter.

Rachel Schofield
Born1976 (age 44–45)
Winchester, Hampshire, England
EducationSt Margaret's School, Exeter
Alma materDurham University
OccupationJournalist
EmployerBBC
TelevisionBBC News
Spouse(s)Jeremy Vine (2002–present)
Children2

Education
St Margaret's School, Exeter

Schofield was educated at St Margaret's School, Exeter, an independent school for girls.

She obtained a first class degree in Modern European Languages[2] (French, German and Italian) at Durham University (St John's College),[3] where she joined Purple FM. She was at Durham from 1994–1998, spending a year in Vienna. From 1998–99 she did a Broadcast Journalism course[4] at the London College of Printing (now called the London College of Communication).

Radio and television career

She started her career at the BBC on BBC Radio Newcastle in 1999 and also reported for BBC Look North. She then moved to be a reporter for BBC Radio 4 before joining the BBC News. Schofield resigned from her position in September 2012 although has returned on a freelance basis.

At the beginning of September 2020 she co-hosted the Jeremy Vine show for one week, standing in for the regular show co-host Storm Huntley.[2]

Personal life

She met the Newsnight reporter Jeremy Vine in the run-up to the 2001 general election when he was touring Britain in a VW camper van. They married in 2002 and live in west London with their two daughters.[5]

References
  1. "Q and A with Rachel Schofield". TV Newsroom. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  2. "Who is Jeremy Vine's wife Rachel Schofield and how long will she be co-presenting the show for?". Evening Standard. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. St John's College 2009 Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Broadcast Journalism Archived 8 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Tweedie, Neil (29 April 2008). "Jeremy Vine: 'Being treated badly once in your career is a good thing'". The Telegraph.
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