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Introduction
Christian Fraser is a British journalist, newsreader, writer and broadcaster, specializing in news and current affairs. He is also a BBC News senior news correspondent and chief presenter. He presents The Context. He was a long-time foreign correspondent for the BBC based in Nairobi, Rome, Cairo, and Paris.
Fraser is currently the BBC’s Senior News Correspondent and is based in London presenting major international stories. Since the inauguration of Donald Trump, he has co-hosted Beyond 100 Days alongside Katty Kay broadcast at 7 pm on BBC World News worldwide and the BBC News Channel and BBC Four in the UK.
Early life
| Name | Christian Fraser |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Age | 49 years |
| Height | 1.75m |
Christian James Fraser was born on November 13, 1973 (age 49 years) in Burnley, Lancashire, England. He is the son of British parents. He attended Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Blackburn, before graduating in Spanish and Business Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Career
Christian Fraser joined Trinity Mirror in 1995, as a trainee reporter, working for the Sunday Mirror and the Daily Mirror. He became a full staff correspondent on the Daily Mirror in 1996 before joining the BBC in 2000. Fraser began his professional broadcasting career as an investigative reporter for BBC Radio 5 Live.
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Fraser reported on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2002 and 2003. He spent several months in Baghdad reporting on the transition. In 2004 he embedded with the Welsh Guards in Al Amarah where British forces were battling the insurgency of Muqtada al-Sadr.
In 2005 he was posted to Nairobi, where he reported on the wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan. In the summer of 2006, he moved to Rome, where he was the BBC’s correspondent for almost two years. In that time he reported on the war in Lebanon and in 2007 in Italy he covered the murder of Meredith Kercher and the trial of Amanda Knox. A year later he moved to Cairo.
He was the only British correspondent inside Gaza in 2007 during the Israeli invasion, known as Operation Cast Lead. He spent a week in the Palestinian city of Rafah as the Israelis dismantled the tunnels. Christian Fraser covered the revolution in Egypt in 2010 for BBC TV and was appointed that year as the BBC’s correspondent in Paris. In 2011 he reported on the war in Libya, first from the rebel-held Benghazi and then from Tripoli as the war dragged on.
He returned to London in 2014 as the BBC News Channel’s Senior News Correspondent, reporting from Crimea, during the Russian takeover. In 2015/16 he presented live coverage of the unfolding terrorist attacks in France and Belgium. He now presents for the BBC News Channel, BBC World News, BBC Breakfast and Radio 4’s PM program. In 2022, he became a presenter of the BBC’s current affairs program Newsnight.
In 2022, he became the main presenter of the BBC News program The Context with Christian Fraser. He also presented the overnight coverage following the death of Queen Elizabeth II as well as some of the days leading up to the funeral. In February 2023 it was announced Fraser would become a chief presenter on the BBC’s new news channel for both UK and international viewers due to launch in April.
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In 2005 Fraser collected Gold at the Sony Radio Awards for Five Live’s rolling coverage of the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which he had presented through the night. At the Prix Bayeux in 2007 he was recognized in the international radio category for his reports on child casualties. In 2006 he was nominated in the News Journalist of the Year category at the Sony Radio Awards.
Wife
Christian Fraser is a married man and has children with his wife. He wedded his wife Topaz Amoore and together they have two children as of August 2023. His wife is a journalist who was a foreign editor at The Daily Telegraph before being handed an assistant editorship. Fraser has two children and lives in London. He supports Burnley F.C.
Christian Fraser net worth
How much is Christian Fraser worth? Christian Fraser net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His main source of income is from his primary work as a journalist, Writer and newsreader. Christian Fraser’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $386,000 dollars annually. His remarkable achievements have earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. He is one of the richest and most influential journalists in the United Kingdom. He stands at an appealing height of 1.75m and has a good body weight which suits his personality.