Sophie Jane Raworth is a highly accomplished English journalist, presenter, and newsreader, celebrated for her over two-decade career with the BBC. Joining in the early 1990s, she began regionally at Greater Manchester Radio and as a BBC Regions correspondent in Brussels before moving to national TV as a Breakfast News co-presenter on BBC One. Her career includes presenting major BBC programs like Breakfast, the BBC Six O’Clock News, and the consumer shows Watchdog and its spin-offs. She has also anchored numerous BBC specials, such as Our Monarchy – the Next 50 Years. Currently, she is the main anchor for the BBC News at One (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays) and frequently features on the BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten. She has received an Award of Doctor of Arts honoris causa from City, University of London.
Early Life and Education
Sophie Jane Raworth was born on May 15, 1968, in Redhill, Surrey, England, to Richard and Jenny Raworth. She grew up with her sister, Kate, in the affluent Twickenham area of southwest London. She received her education at two independent girls’ schools: Putney High School and St. Paul’s Girls’ School. She went on to study French and German at the University of Manchester, followed by a year teaching English in Toulouse, France. She finalized her formal education with a postgraduate course in broadcasting and journalism from City, University of London.
Career Highlights at the BBC
Raworth’s extensive career with the BBC began in 1992 as a news reporter for the local radio station, BBC Radio Manchester. Her early career also included roles as a BBC Regions correspondent in Brussels (1994) and a journalist for the regional TV news service BBC Look North (1995).
National Launch (1997): She made her national television debut co-presenting Breakfast News (later rebranded as BBC Breakfast in 2000), where she was a main presenter until 2002.
Key News Roles: In January 2003, she moved to BBC Six O’Clock News, presenting alongside George Alagiah until 2005. Following maternity leave, she became the main presenter of BBC News at One in June 2006.
Relief and Specials: Since 2009, she has been the main relief presenter for BBC News at Six and a regular relief presenter for BBC News at Ten, filling in for main anchors. She has also presented numerous BBC specials, including the coverage of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.
Consumer and Current Affairs: Raworth presented the science series Tomorrow’s World (1999–2000) and later anchored consumer-focused programs like Watchdog Daily (2012) and Watchdog Test House (2014–2015). In 2015, she replaced Anne Robinson as a main presenter of the investigative program Watchdog. She has also been a main presenter for Crimewatch (2009).
Other Appearances: She has featured in other BBC shows, including What Not to Wear, and even had a cameo in the action film A Good Day to Die Hard (2013).
Personal Life and Achievements
Sophie Raworth married property company director Richard Winter on December 13, 2003, after he proposed on her birthday in Italy. They reside in London with their three children: daughters Georgia and Ella Rose, and son Oliver.
Raworth is also a keen endurance runner. She ran the Great North Run (2008) and famously completed the London Marathon (2011) despite collapsing near the finish line. By 2017, she had completed all six World Marathon Majors, and in 2018, she successfully finished the grueling, multi-day Marathon Des Sables in the Sahara Desert.
In 2013, she was honored with an Award of Doctor of Arts honoris causa from City, University of London.
Net worth of Sophie Raworth
The estimated net worth of Sophie Raworth is about $10 million