Kirsty Wark

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Kirsteen Anne Wark (born 3 February 1955) is a Scottish television presenter and journalist. She has primarily spent her career working for the BBC, most notably as the longest-serving presenter of the news and current affairs programme Newsnight from 1993 to 2024. Wark's career began at BBC Radio Scotland as a researcher and programme producer before switching to television. Throughout her career, Wark has interviewed notable people, including British prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair, American president Barack Obama and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. In 2025, Wark was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship at the 2025 British Academy Television Awards for contributions to British media. Since leaving Newsnight, Wark has continued to work for the BBC as a presenter; this has included BBC Radio 4's art and culture programme Front Row and on BBC Scotland's 2024 election coverage.

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