Kirsty Wark

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Kirsty Wark to leave BBC Newsnight after 30 years (BBC News)

Wark made the announcement exactly three decades after she first presented the BBC Two news show.

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Kirsty Wark to step down as a lead presenter of Newsnight after 30 ... (BBC News)

Kirsty will continue to present for the BBC on programmes including The Reunion, Start the Week on Radio 4, as well as documentaries.

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Kirsty Wark to step down from BBC Newsnight after 30 years (The Guardian)

Wark, who celebrated her 30th anniversary with the programme on Thursday, will continue presenting for the BBC on documentaries as well as on programmes such as ...

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Kirsty Wark to leave Newsnight after 30 years (The Independent)

She said she told BBC director-general Tim Davie last year of her decision.

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Kirsty Wark to step down from presenting BBC Newsnight (The National)

Wark is the longest-serving presenter on the programme and has interviewed many prominent politicians and cultural figures in her time. In a post on X (formerly ...

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Kirsty Wark to step down from Newsnight after election (Press Gazette)

Kirsty Wark will step down from Newsnight following the next election, after three decades spent presenting the programme.

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Kirsty Wark to step down from Newsnight after 30 years (Telegraph.co.uk)

The presenter's departure comes as the programme faces rumoured cuts of £5m from its budget.

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Kirsty Wark: Interview virtuoso and Newsnight's longest serving ... (shropshirestar.com)

The journalist has interviewed a variety of prominent politicians and cultural figures including former prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

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Kirsty Wark: Interview virtuoso and Newsnight's longest serving ... (Braintree and Witham Times)

The journalist has interviewed a variety of prominent politicians and cultural figures including former prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

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Who is Kirsty Wark? Newsnight presenter steps down after 30 years (Evening Standard)

The 68-year-old shared her departure while celebrating three decades on the show, saying: “Today, I am celebrating 30 years presenting Newsnight. “ ...

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BBC Newsnight Presenter Kirsty Wark Announces Departure After ... (Yahoo Eurosport UK)

She said "it will be a massive wrench" to leave the current affairs programme.

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Kirsty Wark to step down from presenting BBC Newsnight (Dunfermline Press)

Kirsty Wark has presented Newsnight on the BBC for 30 years but will step down after the next general election.

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Kirsty Wark to step down from presenting BBC Newsnight (St Helens Star)

Wark is the longest-serving presenter on the programme and has interviewed many prominent politicians and cultural figures in her time. In a post on X (formerly ...

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Kirsty Wark to step down from presenting BBC Newsnight (Braintree and Witham Times)

Kirsty Wark has presented Newsnight on the BBC for 30 years but will step down after the next general election.

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