Katty Kay and Andrew Neil to present coverage of US election resultsVideo BelowOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY BBC One Katty Kay and Andrew Neil to present BBC US Election 2020 results night programme as the race to become President of the United States reaches its dramatic conclusion. On US Election night - 3 November - BBC News will be reporting the race as it unfolds with live results and expert analysis from London and the US. Katty Kay and Andrew Neil will be leading the BBC US Election 2020 programme on BBC One, BBC News channel, BBC World News and BBC iPlayer from 11.30pm GMT/6.30pm ET. Katty will be broadcasting from Washington, with Andrew providing interviews and analysis from London. Katty and Andrew have both played major roles in the BBC’s US election coverage in the past, co-hosting the results night coverage together in 2016. Jon Sopel and Clive Myrie will be with the Trump and Biden campaigns on election night, with BBC reporters including Emily Maitlis and Nick Bryant in the crucial battleground states and a panel of expert political strategists assessing how the night unfolded, how the campaign was lost and the impact the US electorate’s decision will have on the years ahead. BBC US Election 2020 will feature big-screen graphic analysis from Christian Fraser, and Tina Daheley will also be bringing audiences news bulletins throughout the night. Katty Kay says: “The 2020 US election cycle has been endlessly surprising, which is fitting for a year that’s been anything but normal. It will be a hard-fought contest right to the end, and I’m excited to bring global BBC audiences the story on election night and in the days after. When trustworthy information is hard to come by, we at the BBC are committed to fairly and accurately reporting events, whatever happens.” Andrew Neil says: “This has been a presidential campaign like no other in the long history of America's democracy. And not just because it’s being fought in the midst of a pandemic. In many ways it’s turned into a referendum on Donald Trump. Do you want to continue with four more years of the Trump rollercoaster? Or would you prefer a return to something approaching normal with mainstream Democrat Joe Biden? That’s the choice Americans must make on 3 November.” BBC Head of Newsgathering, Jonathan Munro says: “The US Presidential election is one of the world’s most important political events, and always has a big impact on politics across the world. Our goal is to make sure that we provide our audiences with the complete picture over the next three weeks. On election night, Katty and Andrew will bring an incredible level of experience, knowledge and authority from both sides of the Atlantic." Radio 4 and the BBC World Service will simulcast their election night programming hosted by Jamie Coomarasamy in Michigan, Nuala McGovern in northern California and Ros Atkins and Philippa Thomas anchoring from London. BBC Radio 5 Live’s Drive presenter, Anna Foster, will lead the station’s results night coverage and simulcast Radio 4 and BBC World Service in the early hours. Audiences will be able to follow all the action on the BBC News website’s dedicated US Election live page for all the latest updates in the run up to the election, on results day itself and after. There will also be live maps tracking results for the presidential, Senate and House of Representatives races. On Wednesday morning coverage will see Laura Trevelyan taking over in Washington, and Matthew Amroliwala and Reeta Chakrabarti in London from 9am GMT, running through to 1pm GMT on BBC One and continuing thereafter on the BBC News Channel, BBC World News and BBC iPlayer. Katty Kay and Christian Fraser will be providing further analysis at 8pm GMT. In the run up to the election, other highlights across the BBC’s US coverage include live coverage of the final presidential debate on Friday 23 October on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News. Katty Kay and Christian Fraser will also be providing coverage of the campaign on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News Monday to Thursday at 9pm throughout the campaign. There will also be special televised episodes of Americast with Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel on the BBC News channel and BBC World News, as well as on Radio 4 every Friday evening at 11pm GMT.
Presidential Debate Coverage Newsnight Reality Check and Disinformation The team will also be pursuing stories looking at what role online foreign interference could play in the election and how QAnon conspiracy theories may affect voters - as seen in the latest special report by the BBC specialist disinformation reporter Marianna Spring. The team will also be producing a roundup of major disinformation election themes ahead of 3 November, and BBC Reality Check will be live fact-checking all the presidential debates. Audiences can follow on bbc.co.uk and bbc.com. The BBC also is part of the Trusted News Initiative, an industry collaboration of major news and global tech organisations working together to stop the spread of disinformation where it poses risk of real-world harm. In the weeks leading to polling day, partners will alert each other to disinformation which poses an immediate threat to life or to the integrity of the election so that content can be reviewed promptly by platforms, whilst publishers ensure they don’t unwittingly republish dangerous falsehoods.
Today Programme World at One & PM Special correspondent James Naughtie will be sending WATO and PM his despatches from the field in his own Letters From America. Ben Wright will be sending a series of extended reports to both programmes. The World At One will broadcast an extended edition on Wednesday 4 November. Race And The American Vote The Frost Tapes Trump: Backwards
BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat Americast Episodes will also be on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News throughout the campaign, with all episodes (including emergency podcasts at key points in the campaign) available every Friday on the BBC Sounds app, which is now available worldwide. Americast will be on the BBC News Channel Fridays from 16 October at 9.30pm, Saturdays from 17 October at 2.30pm, and Sundays from 18 October at 12.30am. It will be on BBC World News every Saturday at 4.30am and 10.30am BST from 17 October and every Sunday at 6.30pm BST from 18 October.
The BBC World Service Group will exploring What the World wants from America in a day of coverage, including whether President Trump’s 'America First' strategy has changed the world, and what the result of the election will mean for America’s friends and foes. BBC Monitoring will be reporting on the regional shifts and identifying the new powers to test whether a Trump presidency has allowed them to exercise more muscle and influence. Lyse Doucet will be in Kabul looking at the impact of the Trump presidency on security and livelihoods in Afghanistan and BBC correspondents across the world will be meeting the people on the receiving end of the changes to global politics under President Trump. Are they feeling poorer, less secure? Or are others filling the aid and trade gaps? What the World wants from America - in 42 languages across the day on 20 October across the BBC World Service, BBC World News and bbc.com.
In the run up to the election, news and business programmes across the schedule will be keeping listeners up to speed with all the latest stories and analysis. In addition to the election night programming, the BBC World Service will also be making changes to the schedule on the Wednesday and again the following weekend to bring reaction, analysis and any developments. Other highlights in the run up include: When Katty Met Carlos Podcast released weekly on Fridays and airs on the BBC World Service on Mondays at 9am. The Weekend Documentary: The TikTok Election The BBC World Service’s Sophia Smith-Galer looks at the unfolding events surrounding TikTok and the role it is playing in the election. Airs Sunday 18 October, 2pm on the BBC World Service. Also on the BBC World News channel Friday 23 October, 11.30pm BST, Saturday 24 October, 4.30am, 11.30pm BST, Sunday 25 October, 5.30pm GMT.
In the run-up to the US elections BBC News Hindi will be reporting in-depth analysis on a number of topics that will impact the Indian and larger South Asian diaspora living in the US. Highlights will include how Republican and Democratic immigration policies will affect the diaspora, the role played by Indian and Pakistani financiers that support the election campaigns, and the impact on the Indian-American community following the rise of Narendra Modi’s right-wing government in India. Coverage will also look at the difference between first and second generation Indian-Americans and their experiences during the Trump presidency and the challenges faced by female politicians of South Asian origin in this election campaign as Kamala Harris fights for her Vice President campaign. BBC News Hindi will also hold weekly live discussions for digital audiences with eminent Indian American community members on the big issues of the election. Coverage will be available internationally across the BBC’s Indian language online services.
The Trump Effect: How He Changed America Saturday 24 October, 2.30am and 3.30pm BST and Sunday 25 Oct, 8.30pm GMT.
BBC Africa will look at how the US elections will affect Africans living in the US and diaspora. Highlights include: Opioid Crisis In The US 15 October across TV and digital. African-Americans That Have Returned To Africa And The Vote 19 October across TV and radio. How The Change In Trump’s Immigration Policy Affected Those Applying For Visas Ferdi Ormondi reports on how the family’s lives have changed after the impact of Trump’s change in policy. Africa’s Relationship With The US 22 October across TV and radio.
Source BBC One
October 16, 2020 4:15am ET by BBC One |