Politics, News and Current Affairs Presenter
Sophie Raworth, TV, Radio, Broadcaster, Journalist
BBC's Six O'Clock News presenter
Sophie Raworth has presented the BBC's Six O'Clock News with George Alagiah since January 2003.
Prior to this, Sophie presented BBC Breakfast alongside Jeremy Bowen from its launch in October 2000.
Sophie joined the BBC regional trainee scheme in 1992 and went on to become a reporter for Greater Manchester Radio.
Let's cut to the chase, Sophie is Top News Totty - if there's bad news to be read at 6pm, Sophie is the girl to read it out. Personally speaking, I didn't think there was another set of legs like Sophie's when she was in her pomp during her stint on BBC Breakfast, they were a class apart!
Sophie appears to be as down to earth as they come and as a mother of two, I fear her days of flashing the thighs for the male population and all rug-munchers are well and truly over.
Sophie joined Breakfast News in 1997, co-presenting the programme four days a week.
In that time she interviewed all kinds of people from the Prime Minister to Ginger Spice.
She has also anchored the programme from Los Angeles on Oscars night, from Israel and from Washington during Clinton's impeachment trial
Away from Breakfast, Sophie has presented a number of BBC specials.
She played a major role in the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations presenting alongside David Dimbleby.
She took part in the BBC's Your NHS day programme. More recently she joined David Dimbleby again for a one hour live debate on the future of the monarchy.
Sophie has also presented a six part science and technology series Dream Lives on BBC One and has done regular reports for Tomorrow's World, including a 30 minute special on altitude sickness from Bolivia.
She also reports occasionally for the BBC's current affairs programme 4x4. Sophie Raworth joined the BBC's regional trainee scheme in 1992. She went on to become a reporter for Greater Manchester Radio
In April 1994, Sophie moved to Brussels to become Europe reporter for the regions.
Then in May 1995, she returned to Leeds to BBC Look North. It was here that she first presented the news as well as continuing to report and produce it.
In 1997 she moved to London to take up her role on Breakfast News.
Sophie studied French and German at Manchester University. As part of her course she spent a year teaching English to teenagers in Toulouse. On completion of her degree she began a postgraduate course in broadcasting and journalism at City University, London.