The Ultimate News Quiz 2008

with quizmasters Andy Marr and Kirsty Young

Radio 4

Who’s on the Radio 4
Ultimate News Quiz team?

James (“Jim”) Naughtie, Martha Kearney

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James (“Jim”) Naughtie, is a BBC journalist and radio news presenter. Since 1994 he has been one of the main regular presenters of Radio 4's Today programme.

He was educated at Aberdeen University and at Syracuse University, New York. His career as a journalist began at The Aberdeen Press & Journal in 1975. In 1977 he moved to The Scotsman in London and joined its Westminster staff in 1978 and subsequently became the paper's Chief Political Correspondent.

Martha Kearney has been a reporter for BBC's Newsnight since 1994 and was nominated for a BAFTA for her coverage of the Northern Ireland Peace Process in 1998. Her husband, Chris Shaw is senior controller of UK TV station 'Five'.

She started her career as a phone operator for Brian Hayes and the Nightline phone-in on LBC in 1980. Next, she was a reporter and lobby correspondent for IRN before joining BBC's On the Record in 1988.

Finally, Martha became the main presenter of Radio 4’s The World At One.