ANDREW Marr’s next career move has been revealed after it was confirmed that he will be leaving the BBC.
Marr, 62, recently announced he’d be stepping down from the broadcaster in 2022, with an in tension to get his “own voice back”.
He said he’d be focusing on writing and presenting political and cultural shows for Global and other media organisations.
“I have been doing the Andrew Marr Show every Sunday morning for 16 years now,” the veteran journalist said, adding “that is probably more than enough time for anybody”.
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Glasgow-born Marr went on: “Coming to Global gives me a new freedom – to do fast-paced, very regular political journalism on LBC with no filter, in entirely my own voice.
“On Classic FM, I’ll be exploring my love of classical music, and culture generally, with some surprising guests.
“I feel I’m joining a young, hungrily ambitious and exciting company and I can’t wait to get stuck in.”
Now, another of Marr’s new ventures has been confirmed. From February 2022 he will be joining the New Statesman as the magazine’s chief political commentator.
He will have a weekly column and contribute to the magazine more generally as the publication plans an expansion.
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Editor-in-chief Jason Cowley said he was “delighted” by the new appointment.
"He has unrivalled contacts and experience,” he said. “He is a terrific writer, as well as broadcaster, and I hope and expect his arrival as part of the team will make the New Statesman a destination for readers across the political spectrum."
Marr commented: “It’s a huge privilege to be joining one of the great titles of British political journalism, the paper of Orwell, Priestley and Ali Smith – I grew up learning how to think by reading Christopher Hitchens and other NS writers – and I’m thrilled to be there as part of my new life which includes daily political broadcasting for LBC and Global. I have been looking for partners who won’t be leaning on my shoulder as I write – and it seems I have found them.”
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