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Amol Rajan to Leave BBC Radio 4’s Today to Launch His Own Company

He will remain a BBC presence through University Challenge and his Radical podcast as the corporation prepares to name his Today successor.

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.