Chris Lowe

John Christopher Lowe (born 25 January 1949 in Ayrshire, Scotland) is a Scottish-born former news presenter who worked for BBC News for 37 years until his retirement on 4 January 2009.

Education Lowe was educated at Dragon School in Oxford, Haileybury College, and at Brasenose College, Oxford.

From the mid-1990s he was a newsreader on BBC One bulletins, also becoming a frequent presenter on radio programmes such as PM. His final work for the BBC until his retirement in 2009 saw him presenting on the BBC News Channel on Fridays between 7pm and 10pm, and Saturdays and Sundays between 7pm and 12 midnight. His co-presenters included Annita McVeigh and Joanna Gosling. Lowe was replaced in April 2009 by Clive Myrie.

Personal life Chris Lowe lives in Ealing, west London. His son Alex is the award-winning rugby correspondent for The Times newspaper and his daughter Rebecca works as a sports presenter