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Jon Sopel (Jonathan B. Sopel,〔G.R.O. Births Index, Hammersmith April–June 1959, Volume 5c Page 1107〕 born 22 May 1959〔Who's Who 2008〕 in London, England) is a British television presenter and correspondent for the BBC's international news channel, BBC World News, currently serving as the North America Editor for the BBC. He was previously chief political correspondent for BBC News 24, a presenter on ''The Politics Show'' on BBC One and the BBC News Channel; and from 2013 to 2014, the main presenter on ''Global''. Sopel was educated at Christ's College school in London before graduating with an honours degree in politics from Southampton University. ==Broadcasting career== Sopel started his broadcasting career in local radio at BBC Radio Solent, and went on to become the chief political correspondent for ''BBC News 24'' and later spent three years as the BBC's Paris correspondent. Stories he covered while he was in Paris included the French ban on the importation of British beef, the millennium celebrations in Paris, the oil spill in Brittany, the French presidency of the EU in 2000 and the Concorde crash in July 2000. Sopel was a freelance writer and broadcaster before joining the BBC in 1983 as a reporter and producer for Radio Solent. During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Sopel was the BBC's correspondent in Kuwait City. In 2005, Sopel joined ''The Politics Show'' on BBC One replacing Jeremy Vine as the programme's main presenter. It broadcast every Sunday at noon, Sopel interviewed key politicians and advisers, who in the past have included then Prime Minister Tony Blair, opposition leader David Cameron, Jack Straw, Gordon Brown and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The show ended in December 2011 and was replaced by ''Sunday Politics'' in January 2012.〔(News to bear the brunt of BBC cuts that bite across the board | Media ). The Guardian. Retrieved on 2014-08-24.〕 Sopel has also co-presented the BBC News Channel on weekday afternoons between 2pm and 5pm - alongside Louise Minchin each Tuesday to Thursday and alongside Emily Maitlis on Mondays - following his appointment as a presenter on the channel in 2003. During major political stories, such as elections, Sopel reported on location for the BBC News Channel and ''BBC News at One''. He made occasional appearances on BBC One news bulletins as a relief anchor. In his 16 years with the BBC, he has appeared on ''PM'' on Radio Four, ''Breakfast News'', ''BBC News at One'', ''BBC News at Six'' and ''BBC News at Ten'' as well as fronting BBC Two's annual coverage of the UK political party conferences, ''Conference Live''. He has also been an occasional stand-in presenter for ''Newsnight'', and has made past appearances on ''Breakfast'', ''HARDtalk'' and ''The Daily Politics''. In October 2012 it was announced that Sopel would present the new programme, ''Global with Jon Sopel'', airing 1500 to 1630 GMT every Monday to Thursday on BBC World News.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldnews/301012-jon-sopel.html )〕 In January 2014, Sopel had a rare interview with the Emir of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. At the end of the following April, Sopel was appointed the BBC's North America Editor, after his predecessor Mark Mardell became a presenter for BBC Radio 4.〔Mark Sweney ("BBC appoints Jon Sopel as North America editor" ), theguardian.com, 29 April 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jon Sopel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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