Jeremy Paxman

Broadcaster, TV Personality

1950 –

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Who is Jeremy Paxman?

Jeremy Dickson Paxman is an English journalist, broadcaster and author. He has worked for the BBC since 1977 and is known for his forthright and abrasive interviewing style, particularly when interrogating politicians. His regular appearances on the BBC Two's Newsnight programme have been criticised as aggressive, intimidating and condescending, and also applauded as tough and incisive. He is also the question master of University Challenge, succeeding Bamber Gascoigne when the programme was revived in 1994.

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Born
May 11, 1950
Leeds
Also known as
  • Jeremy Dixon Paxman
  • Jeremy Dickson Paxman
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • White British
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • St Catharine's College, Cambridge
  • Charterhouse School
  • University of Cambridge
  • Malvern College
Employment
  • Newscaster, British Broadcasting Corporation
Lived in
  • Leeds

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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