The Anna Foster of the BBC will be mentioned as the replacement of Mishal Husain on the flagship of Radio 4 today, it originated last night.
The journalist, 45, is currently presenting the news of the BBC at one and was the company-based Middle East Correspondent from the company.
She had already impressed radio bosses by presenting the Drive Time program almost a decade on Radio 5 live.
Mrs Foster, a mother of two, will participate in the today line-up of Nick Robinson, Justin Webb, Amol Rajan and Emma Barnett, and she replaces Mrs. Husain who left in December.
Her expertise in foreign reporting, including her extensive knowledge of the Middle East At a time when the region is often at the top of the news agenda, was seen as a key factor in securing the job.
“Anna is not necessarily a household name yet, but she is highly respected to the BBC, a cool head under pressure and seen as both professionally and able to involve listeners – making difficult topics interesting,” a BBC insider told The Sunday Times.
Mrs. Foster defeated various high-profile journalists as the coveted role, including Europe editor Katya Adler and her counterpart Sarah Smith in North America.
Others linked to the track were ITV's Julie Etchingham and Sky's Sophy Ridge.
Anna Foster will be mentioned as the replacement of Mishal Husain on Radio 4's Flagship Today program
Mrs. Husain announced in November that she left the company to organize an interview series for the American news agency Bloomberg
The departure of Mrs. Husain, 52, caused dismay among her BBC colleagues, with some criticizing stations -executives because they no longer do to keep her
The departure of Mrs. Husain, 52, caused dismay among her BBC colleagues, in which some criticizing stations managers no longer do to keep her.
When her exit was announced, Nomia Iqbal, the correspondent of the BBC's Noord -America, said: “Say that Mishal Husain is a huge loss for the BBC is not coming close.”
Mrs. Husain had presented the program for 11 years. She announced in November that she left the company to organize an interview series for the American news agency Bloomberg.
