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Chris Mason

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Christopher Richard Mason (born 21 April 1980) is an English journalist, who has been the political editor of BBC News since 2022. He is also a presenter of the podcast and television programme Newscast (formerly Brexitcast). He was formerly the BBC's political correspondent. Early life and career Christopher Richard Mason was born on 21 April 1980 in Airedale Hospital in Steeton with Eastburn, Bradford, West Yorkshire. His parents were primary school teachers. He grew up in Grassington, North Yorkshire, and attended Ermysted's Grammar School in Skipton. He listened to radio, in particular BBC Radio Lancashire, from an early age and his childhood ambition was to present his own programme. He was an undergraduate at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he studied Geography, and participated in student newspapers, student radio and student television. Mason started his career as a trainee in broadcast journalism at ITN in autumn 2001. He gained a postgraduate diploma from City, University of London, where he trained as a journalist. Career In 2002, Mason moved to BBC Newcastle, where he befriended future broadcaster Rob Young, and then to the BBC regional desk at Westminster. His first report from Westminster was in 2004. For two years, Mason reported for BBC News as a Europe correspondent, followed by a short stint as a political reporter on BBC Radio 5 Live. He then became a political correspondent for BBC News in 2012. The Yorkshire Post has described Mason's broadcasting style as relatively "informal", and said that that has attracted attention in his television appearances as an occasional host of BBC Breakfast and a political correspondent. In February 2016, Mason broadcast from outside 10 Downing Street as he unsuccessfully attempted to engage ministers arriving for the cabinet meeting called to discuss David Cameron's renegotiation of the UK's European Union membership. Whilst live on BBC Breakfast in November 2018, he asked "So where are we in all of this Brexit process? To be quite honest, looking at things right now, I haven't got the foggiest idea what is going to happen in the coming weeks. Is the Prime Minister going to get a deal with the EU? Dunno! Is she going to be able to get it through the Commons? Don't know about that, either.

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Christopher Richard Mason (born 21 April 1980) is an English journalist, who has been the political editor of BBC News since 2022. He is also a presenter of the podcast and television programme Newscast (formerly Brexitcast). He was formerly the BBC's political correspondent. Early life and career Christopher Richard Mason was born on 21 April 1980 in Airedale Hospital in Steeton with Eastburn, Bradford, West Yorkshire. His parents were primary school teachers. He grew up in Grassington, North Yorkshire, and attended Ermysted's Grammar School in Skipton. He listened to radio, in particular BBC Radio Lancashire, from an early age and his childhood ambition was to present his own programme. He was an undergraduate at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he studied Geography, and participated in student newspapers, student radio and student television. Mason started his career as a trainee in broadcast journalism at ITN in autumn 2001. He gained a postgraduate diploma from City, University of London, where he trained as a journalist. Career In 2002, Mason moved to BBC Newcastle, where he befriended future broadcaster Rob Young, and then to the BBC regional desk at Westminster. His first report from Westminster was in 2004. For two years, Mason reported for BBC News as a Europe correspondent, followed by a short stint as a political reporter on BBC Radio 5 Live. He then became a political correspondent for BBC News in 2012. The Yorkshire Post has described Mason's broadcasting style as relatively "informal", and said that that has attracted attention in his television appearances as an occasional host of BBC Breakfast and a political correspondent. In February 2016, Mason broadcast from outside 10 Downing Street as he unsuccessfully attempted to engage ministers arriving for the cabinet meeting called to discuss David Cameron's renegotiation of the UK's European Union membership. Whilst live on BBC Breakfast in November 2018, he asked "So where are we in all of this Brexit process? To be quite honest, looking at things right now, I haven't got the foggiest idea what is going to happen in the coming weeks. Is the Prime Minister going to get a deal with the EU? Dunno! Is she going to be able to get it through the Commons? Don't know about that, either.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).