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The News Agents
Who is the cast of The News Agents podcast?
The News Agents podcast cast features Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel, and Lewis Goodall.Emily Maitlis, a seasoned journalist and documentary filmmaker, once charmed BBC audiences as Newsnight's anchor. Nowadays, she's commanding the airwaves with The News Agents podcast on LBC Radio. Among her accolades, Emily clinched Broadcast Journalist of the Year in 2017 and Network Presenter of the Year awards in 2019 and 2020.
Jon Sopel, a charismatic journalist, held impressive roles at the BBC, including North America editor and chief political correspondent. In 2022, Jon joined forces with Emily at LBC to create The News Agents. He's an acclaimed journalist, with a 'Political Journalist of the Year' title and a 'National Presenter of the Year' nomination.
Lewis Goodall, the third star of the trio, as Analysis and Investigations Editor, is a British journalist and author. The former Sky News correspondent and BBC Newsnight's policy editor has also made waves with his writing, earning an Orwell Prize nomination in 2021. Lewis joined Emily and Jon in 2022 to co-host The News Agents.
a very entertaining way to stay up to date! thanks and keep up with this content! great journalism and fun company for my commute.
The News Agents smart observations make the show a standout. I like your shrap comments! Thanks for the great content nad keeping informed!
Like the evening news but with laughs and a dose of “whoa, I didn’t know that!. 👏
It keeps me informed, entertained, and chuckling on my commute. News done right!
I love the podcast. But feels a bit ironic to promote the importance of climate issues in your news analysis, while in the next segment promoting all the faraway places you can go with virgin airlines. Can’t you find advertisers which are more consistent with the messages in your show??