Who is Sarah Smith?
Scottish, Journalist Sarah Smith, works with BBC where she serves the station as the North America Editor. She has been a part of the BBC station since Spring 2014.
Sarah Smith Date of Birth / Age
Smith is approximately 54 years as of 2022 although her exact age is not known as she has managed to keep her date of birth away from the public. However, we will update the information once available.
Sarah Smith Height
Smith stands at a height of approximately 5 feet and 6 inches tall.
Sarah Smith Parents and Siblings
Smith was born and also grew up in Edinburgh. Smith is the eldest daughter of former Labor leader John Smith and Elizabeth Smith, Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill. She has been blessed with two younger sisters: Jane and Catherine Smith. The John Smith Memorial Trust, of which she serves, lists her as Hon. Sarah Smith; Her mother’s status as Baroness entitles her to use the word “Honorable” before her name.
Sarah Smith Spouse / Husband
Smith is happily married to Simon Conway. He is an author, former British Army officer and co-chair of the Cluster Munition Coalition, on the island of Iona.
Sample Kids / Children
Details regarding whether or not Smith has any children are not available to the public at the moment. However, we will update this information once more details concerning this are available.
Sarah Smith Education
Smith went for her studies at Boroughmuir High School. She later joined and graduated graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1989 with a Master of Arts degree.
Sarah Smith Career
Smith began her journalism career as an intern at BBC Scotland. She lived and worked in Belfast for the BBC in Northern Ireland for a year, during which time she was held at gunpoint by the Ulster Defense Association (UDA) at their West Belfast headquarters. In 1991, Smith moved to London as a production assistant at BBC Youth Programs, working on Rough Guide, Rapido and Reportage. Two years later, she moved into the news and current affairs department, first as a production assistant at Public Eye and Here & Now. She then worked as a producer for the BBC on programs as diverse as Newsnight, Public Eye and Rough Guides.
She was a reporter for 5 News for two years. Sarah was the first news anchor on More4 News, Channel 4’s sister digital television channel More4. She was the Washington DC correspondent for Channel 4 News before becoming its business correspondent in the summer of 2011. Smith co-hosted with the sports presenter Jonathan Sutherland in Scotland 2014, also the Scottish current affairs program, by BBC Two Program was first broadcast on 27 May 2014.
In November 2015 she was appointed Editor-in-Chief of BBC Scotland to cover Scottish news for UK audiences. August 2017 it was announced that Smith would replace Andrew Neil as presenter of the BBC’s One Sunday Politics program since mid-September this year. In November 2021 it was announced that Smith had been appointed Editor-in-Chief of BBC News North America, replacing Jon Sopel.
How Much Does Sarah Smith Earn?
Smith earns an annual salary that ranges from $100,000-$500,000.
How Much is Sarah Smith Worth?
As an Editor, Smith has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges from $1 million to $5 million.