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'''Evan Harold Davis''' (born April 8, 1962 in Ashtead, Surrey) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] economist, journalist and presenter for the [[BBC]]. In October 2001, Evan took over from [[Peter Jay]] as the BBC's economics editor. He is currently on [[sabbatical]] from this post and is a presenter on BBC Radio Four's [[Today Programme|''Today'' programme]]. Evan Davis is also the presenter for the BBC venture-capitalist programme [[Dragons' Den (UK)|Dragons' Den]]. |
'''Evan Harold Davis''' (born April 8, 1962 in Ashtead, Surrey) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] economist, journalist and presenter for the [[BBC]]. In October 2001, Evan took over from [[Peter Jay]] as the BBC's economics editor. He is currently on [[sabbatical]] from this post and is a presenter on BBC Radio Four's [[Today Programme|''Today'' programme]]. Evan Davis is also the presenter for the BBC venture-capitalist programme [[Dragons' Den (UK)|Dragons' Den]]. |
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Evan Harold Davis (born April 8, 1962 in Ashtead, Surrey) is a British economist, journalist and presenter for the BBC. In October 2001, Evan took over from Peter Jay as the BBC's economics editor. He is currently on sabbatical from this post and is a presenter on BBC Radio Four's Today programme. Evan Davis is also the presenter for the BBC venture-capitalist programme Dragons' Den. He is also going round and round the revolving doors in Juxon House, St Paul's, London.
Background
Davis attended Dorking County Grammar School, which in 1976 became The Ashcombe School, Dorking, and later studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St John's College, Oxford from 1981 to 1984, before obtaining an MPA at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. While at Oxford University, Davis edited Cherwell, the student newspaper.
Before joining the BBC as an economics correspondent in 1993, he worked as an economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies from 1986 to 1988 and again from 1992 to 1993. Between 1988 and 1992 he worked at the London Business School. He worked as economics editor on BBC Two's Newsnight programme from 1997 to 2001.
Davis is a member of the British-American Project for a Successor Generation.[1]
Writing
In 1998, Davis released a book, Public Spending, published by Penguin. In it he argued for the privatisation of public services as a means to increase efficiency.
BBC work
While the BBC's economics editor, Davis was responsible for reporting and analysing economic developments on a range of programmes on BBC radio and television, particularly the Ten O'Clock News. He also had a role in shaping the extensive BBC coverage of economics across all the corporation's outputs, including online.
Davis also wrote a blog for the BBC website entitled Evanomics in which he "attempts to understand the real world, using the tool kit of economics". Subjects he discussed included road pricing, care for the elderly, Gordon Brown's Budget and how to choose wine.
Davis has won several awards including the Work Foundation's Broadcast Journalist of the Year award in 1998, 2001 and 2003, and the Harold Wincott Business Broadcaster of the Year award in 2002. He has made several appearances on the quiz show, Have I Got News For You, and presents Dragons' Den on BBC 2.
In 2005, he was one of a handful of BBC personalities who broke strike picket lines. BBC staff were striking over announced job cuts.[2]
In summer 2007, Davis was a guest presenter on the Today Programme for two weeks. In April 2008 he stood down as BBC Economics Editor for 12 months and joined the Today Programme as a full-time presenter, replacing Carolyn Quinn.[3][4]
Personal life
Davis lives with Guillaume Baltz, a French landscape architect.[5] He is noted for conducting congenial interviews with contestants both successful and unsuccessful, following their intense session with the Dragons. Because of this and his round, almost cartoon-like features, he was described by Charlie Brooker as "the world's biggest Teddy Bear".
Bibliography
- Davis, E Public Spending Harmondsworth:Penguin Books 1998 ISBN 0-14-026446-9
References
- ^ "How the Anglo-American elite shares its 'values'". 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
{{cite news}}:|first=missing|last=(help); Check|first=value (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ O'Carroll, Lisa (2005-05-23). "TV stars: why we crossed BBC picket line". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Dragons' Davis joins Today team". BBC News. 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ Dowell, Ben (2007-11-21). "Evan Davis joins Today". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ Cadwalladr, Carole (2005-11-06). "'Think of me as a man of mystery'". The Observer. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
External links
- BBC Newswatch profile
- Evanomics - Davis's BBC blog
- Observer Review article 6 November 2005