A full profile for TV news presenter Natalie Graham can be found on The TV Room’s Showreel website.
Paul R. Jackson corresponded with Natalie in September 2025.
Did you always want to get into journalism and join the BBC?
“No, I wanted to be a psychologist but then pivoted into journalism in 1995 and found it suited me perfectly. I am now combining both with my off-air work at the BBC.”
What did you do at BBC Southern Counties Radio?
“I worked in Guildford. I spent the first nine months in the newsroom then became the district reporter for Crawley in 1997/1998.
“I then moved to Brighton to work on the Brighton and Sussex breakfast shows as the ‘live reporter’ until I moved into TV.”
What was your role for the BBC in Southampton?
“I worked in the newsroom as a general journalist, reporting occasionally for South Today and regularly for South of Westminster.”
What are your memories of launching South East Today in September 2001?
“It was quite a thing to be based in Tunbridge Wells and not in London, like previous programmes.”
Who were the main presenters and reporters working alongside you back then?
“At South East Today, I’ve worked with Laurie Mayer, Bev Thompson, Giles Dilnot, Geoff Clarke, Julia George, Kaddy-Lee Preston, Rob Smith and Polly Evans.”
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