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| Al Jazeera English's London broadcast centre |
Al Jazeera English's London broadcast centre is the hub for coverage of events in Europe, operating as the main broadcast centre as news coverage 'follows the sun' around the globe.
In addition to heading-up London Newshours, presenters also provide opt-outs throughout the day for Newshours anchored in Washington DC, Kuala Lumpur and Doha.
Presenters based in London also travel to locations around Europe to anchor coverage of major news events across the region.
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| Felicity Barr |
Felicity Barr joined the channel from ITN where she presented various flagship programmes including the ITV Evening News and sport on the ITV News at 10:30.
Felicity co-presents the news with Stephen Cole and brings to the job nearly 15 years of presenting and reporting experience.
Felicity joined ITV News in 2001 and covered major news stories from across the globe including the Iraq war, the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina.
She is also an experienced 'on location' presenter, covering stories such as the London terrorist attacks in July 2005 and the Athens Olympics.
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| Stephen Cole |
Stephen Cole is a veteran of international television news having fronted Sky News, CNNI, BBC World and BBC News 24 for the past 17 years.
His previous position was senior presenter with BBC World in London and as host of their Click Online programme.
As a widely recognised face of international television news with 26 years of experience in the field of journalism, Stephen has developed from newspaper reporter to television producer/reporter, first with the BBC’s news and current affairs show Nationwide and from there to ITN.
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| Hamish MacDonald |
Hamish Macdonald is both a main presenter and an award-winning correspondent for Al Jazeera English.
In 2008, Hamish was named Young Journalist of the Year by the British Royal Television Society. The jury noted his reporting of pro-democracy protests in Malaysia and the conflict in Afghanistan.
Hamish has investigated oil industry corruption in Cambodia, ethnic discrimination in Afghanistan, tribal culture in Papua New Guinea, and interviewed some of the most senior figures in South East Asia's Jemaah Islamiyah network. He has also filed reports from China, Thailand, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, Norway and Cyprus.
Hamish anchored Al Jazeera English's coverage of the Georgia-Russia war live from Tbilisi at the height of the conflict. He has also presented the Newshour programme from the channel's broadcast centres in Doha, London and Kuala Lumpur and on location in Thailand, China, Korea and Georgia.
Prior to joining Al Jazeera English, Hamish was with the UK's Channel Four News.
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| Barbara Serra |
Barbara Serra joined Al Jazeera English in 2006 as one of the launch faces of the channel, presenting and reporting from the London broadcast centre. During her time at Al Jazeera English, she has travelled extensively as a correspondent. Most recently, she followed Pope Benedict XVI on his trip to the Middle East in May 2009 as part of the official Vatican Press entourage. In the studio, Barbara was the presenter live on air when mobile video footage of Saddam Hussein's execution was first broadcast exclusively on Al Jazeera, and also anchored throughout many of the key developments of the recent war in Gaza. Barbara also frequently presents Al Jazeera's documentary strand, People & Power where she also co-wrote, researched and presented a half-hour programme looking at freedom of information in Italy in the context of Silvio Berlusconi's position as Prime Minister. In 2007 she started co-presenting a weekly programme on RAI, the Italian state TV, broadcasting from the Al Jazeera English studios in London. Her contributions bring Al Jazeera English's coverage and alternative point of view to a mainstream Italian audience. Barbara was born in Milan but raised in Denmark and the UK. She holds a degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a post-graduate diploma in broadcast journalism from London's City University. Barbara started her career at the BBC in 1999 as a producer on Radio 4's Today Programme and later on BBC London TV and Radio News. In 2003 she joined Sky News as a reporter covering both domestic and international stories and in 2005 was seconded to present the Sky News-produced 'Five News', becoming the first second-language English presenter of a flagship TV news programme on British television. Reporter's Diary: Barbara Serra Focus: Papal Visit to Middle East 2009
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