Overview
- Rajan said he will step down later this year to build a new business in the creator economy.
- He emphasized that he is not leaving the BBC and will continue to front University Challenge and Radical with Amol Rajan.
- No departure date has been set, and the BBC said a replacement will be announced in due course.
- Today editor Owenna Griffiths, Radio 4 controller Mohit Bakaya, and news director John McAndrew praised his work and flagged further evolution of the presenting team.
- Rajan joined Today in 2021 after becoming the BBC’s first media editor in 2016, and his exit follows recent changes to the programme’s presenting line-up.