Christian Fraser

Christian James Fraser (born 13 November 1973) is an English journalist, newsreader, writer and broadcaster, specialising in news and current affairs, who is a BBC News senior news correspondent and chief presenter. He presents The Context.

Fraser was a long-time foreign correspondent for the BBC based in Nairobi, Rome, Cairo, and Paris. He is currently the BBC's Senior News Correspondent, and based in London presenting on major international stories. Since 2017, he has co-hosted Beyond 100 Days alongside Katty Kay broadcast at 7pm on BBC World News worldwide, the BBC News Channel and BBC Four in the UK.

Early life Fraser was born in Burnley, Lancashire. He attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn. He graduated with a degree in Spanish and Business Studies from Leeds Metropolitan University. After working in a hotel, Fraser became interested in journalism and took a National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) course in Newcastle.

Career Fraser joined Trinity Mirror in 1995 as a trainee reporter, working for the Sunday Mirror and the Daily Mirror. He became a staff correspondent on the Daily Mirror in 1996 before joining the BBC in 2000. Fraser began his professional broadcasting career as an investigative reporter for BBC Radio 5 Live. In 2002 and 2003 he reported on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Personal life Fraser is married to Topaz Amoore, a journalist who was foreign editor at The Daily Telegraph before being promoted to assistant editor. They have two children and live in Barnes, London. He supports Burnley F.C.