About Audrey Brown
Audrey Brown was a journalist and presenter.
Audrey Brown is a South African broadcast journalist who worked at the BBC World Service.
Early life and education Brown was born in Kliptown, a suburb of Soweto.
Brown hosted the BBC World Service Focus on Africa podcast, and has presented BBC Radio 4's Pick of the Week.
She was one of the judges for the 2020 Caine Prize, awarded for a short story by an African writer.
Brown was one of the women featured in the book 200 Women: Who will change the way you see the world by Geoff Blackwell and Ruth Hobday (2017, Chronicle Books: ).
In December 2025, Brown announced on X that she would be leaving the BBC to join the Commonwealth Foundation in March 2026.
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