Rob Smith (journalist)


Rob Smith is an English television presenter, best known for being a co-anchor on the BBC South East Today news programme.
Rob Smith and Polly Evans took over the co-anchor roles from Geoff Clark and Beverley Thompson in mid-September 2009.

Career

Smith started his career on Radio Kent. He enjoyed seven years on the radio, ending up producing and presenting the evening drivetime show.
Then joined the BBC in the South East in 1994.
Smith has been a presenter and reporter with BBC South East Today since the programme started in 2001.
As a news journalist, Smith has covered a wide range of stories, from hard news, talking to victims of crime or circumstance, to the more amusing items.
In 2008, Smith sailed around Britain in his yacht 'Wild Rover', a voyage of some 2,000 miles which raised over £15,000 for Leukaemia Research.
In 2012, he cycled at Brands Hatch for the 2012 Cyclothon.
In 2014, Smith was the compere of the Top Choir Competition on 12 April at the Shirley Hall in Canterbury.

Personal life

Smith lives in Kent and is married with two children.