Liz George
Encyclopedia
The Hon. Elizabeth George (born 1967), is an English
journalist and television news correspondent and programme anchor.
The daughter of the former Governor of the Bank of England
, Edward George, Baron George
, she started out at the Surrey Advertiser
.
She then moved to television, working as a producer and then reporter for the BBC
on the programme Business Breakfast
, and then Reuters
.
She joined CNN
in 2001, where alongside news she also presented sailing programme Mainsail alongside Richard Quest
. In 2005 she left CNN to work in Russia
, setting up the 24 hour news channel Russia Today TV
.
George has returned to the UK, and is presently freelancing.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
journalist and television news correspondent and programme anchor.
The daughter of the former Governor of the Bank of England
Bank of England
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in the world...
, Edward George, Baron George
Edward George, Baron George
Edward Alan John George, Baron George, GBE, PC, DL , known as Eddie George, or "Steady Eddie", was Governor of the Bank of England from 1993 to 2003 and sat on the board of Rothschild.-Personal life:...
, she started out at the Surrey Advertiser
Surrey Advertiser
The Surrey Advertiser is a newspaper for Surrey, which was established in 1864. Guardian Media Group sold the paper to current owner Trinity Mirror in 2010...
.
She then moved to television, working as a producer and then reporter for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
on the programme Business Breakfast
Breakfast News
Breakfast News was a breakfast news show which aired on BBC One from September 4, 1989 to September 15, 2000.The programme had been previously known as Breakfast Time....
, and then Reuters
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
.
She joined CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
in 2001, where alongside news she also presented sailing programme Mainsail alongside Richard Quest
Richard Quest
Richard Austin Quest is an English journalist and a CNN International anchor and reporter based in London. He anchors Quest Means Business. In addition to anchoring the five-times-weekly business program, Quest hosts the monthly program Business Traveller...
. In 2005 she left CNN to work in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, setting up the 24 hour news channel Russia Today TV
Russia Today TV
RT, previously known as Russia Today, is a global multilingual television news network based in the Russian Federation run by the state-owned state-run RIA Novosti....
.
George has returned to the UK, and is presently freelancing.
