Lucy Hockings
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Lucy Hockings | |
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| Born | Lucy Mary Hockings 7 March 1974 |
| Education | University of Auckland |
| Occupation(s) | Chief News Presenter Moderator Events host Media trainer |
| Employer | BBC/BBC News |
| Notable credit(s) | Live with Lucy Hockings GMT Impact |
Lucy Mary Hockingsis aNew Zealandnews presenterfor theBBC.She is one of the chief presenters broadcasting worldwide and across the UK. She is also amoderator,events host and media trainer.[1]
Her roles include anchoringLive with Lucy HockingsonBBC World News.[2]
Early life, education and early career
[edit]Hockings was born on 7 March 1974 inTaranakiin New Zealand'sNorth Island.[3]She has a degree injournalismfrom theUniversity of Auckland.[4]Prior to joining theBBC,Hockings worked as a reporter forTVNZ.[5]Hockings' elder brother Liam, who was also a journalist, died in the 2023Loafers Lodge fire.[6]
BBC
[edit]First months
[edit]Hockings joined theBBCas aproducerin 1999, before being promoted to senior producer in 2000.
Reporter
[edit]As a reporter, Hockings has covered theSeptember 11 attacks,theAfghanistanandIraq wars,the2004 tsunami,the death ofPope John Paul II,the2005 London bombingsand the capture ofSaddam Hussein.[3][7]
Accent
[edit]During her earlier presenting days, Hockings claimed her employers made attempts to "iron out" her accent, and that she was sent to theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Artfor "unsuccessful"elocutionlessons.[8]
In February 2023, it was announced Hockings would become a chief presenter on the BBC’s new news channel for both UK and international viewers due to launch in April.[9]
Films
[edit]Hockings appeared as a news anchor in the 2018 filmBlack Panther.[10]
References
[edit]- ^"Lucy Hockings".
- ^"Live with Lucy Hockings".
- ^ab"Accent on success at BBC".Stuff.6 March 2009.
- ^"BBC World's Lucy Hockings – Presents Impact daily on BBC World".performingartistes.co.uk.
- ^"BBC World News premieres Live With Lucy Hockings".
- ^"Fourth and fifth victims of deadly Loafers Lodge fire named: 'We will really miss you'".NZ Herald.23 September 2023.
- ^"BBC voice pure Kiwi".Stuff.31 January 2009.
- ^Palmer, Harriet (7 March 2009)."Accent on success at BBC".Stuff.
- ^"BBC unveils presenter line-up for news channel".2 February 2023.Retrieved2 February2023.
- ^"The journalist at the start of Black Panther is Kiwi Lucy Hockings".Stuff.12 March 2018.
External links
[edit]- Lucy HockingsatIMDb
- BBC Press Office biography(archived at the Internet Archive)
- Lucy HockingsonTwitter
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- BBC newsreaders and journalists
- BBC World News
- Broadcast news analysts
- New Zealand television journalists
- New Zealand women journalists
- People from Taranaki
- University of Auckland alumni
- British women television journalists
- British radio presenters
- British women radio presenters
- New Zealand radio presenters
- New Zealand women radio presenters