Ben Brown

Benjamin Russell Brown (born 26 May 1960) is an English journalist and news presenter best known for presenting BBC News programmes, including News at One and Weekend News.

Early life Benjamin Russell Brown was born on 26 May 1960 in Kent. Brown was educated at Sutton Valence School, an independent school near Maidstone. During his time at school, Brown was on the debating team, and took second place in the national debating championships. He won an Open Scholarship to Keble College, Oxford, where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics, before graduating from the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies with a Diploma with a Distinction. He joined Radio Clyde in Glasgow as a reporter, and later became a reporter for Radio City in Liverpool. notably how a British soldier saved his life by opening fire on an Iraqi militiaman who was just about to shoot Brown in the back with a rocket-propelled grenade. Brown covered the first Gulf War in 1991, and his account of that, All Necessary Means, was also published.

Other work Brown wrote a novel based on his experiences of war reporting, entitled Sandstealers. The novel was published in May 2009 by HarperCollins.

Personal life Brown is married and has three children.