Rachel Schofield
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| Born | Rachel Katherine Schofield 12 February 1976 Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Education | St Margaret's School, Exeter |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Employer | BBC |
| Television | BBC News |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Tim Vine (brother-in-law) |
Rachel Katherine Schofield (born 12 February 1976 in Winchester, Hampshire)[1][2] is an English career coach and former journalist and news presenter.
Education
[edit]Schofield grew up in Tipton St John, Devon,[3] and was educated at St Margaret's School, Exeter, an independent school for girls.[4]
She obtained a first class degree in Modern European Languages[5] (French, German and Italian) at Durham University (St John's College),[6] where she joined Purple FM. She was at Durham from 1994–98, spending a year in Vienna. From 1998–99, she did a Broadcast Journalism course[7] at the London College of Printing (now called the London College of Communication).
Radio and television career
[edit]She started her career at the BBC on BBC Radio Newcastle in 1999 and also reported for BBC Look North. She then moved to be a reporter for BBC Radio 4 before joining BBC News. Schofield resigned from her position in September 2012 although has returned on a freelance basis.
At the beginning of September 2020, she co-hosted the Jeremy Vine show for one week, standing in for the regular show co-host Storm Huntley.[5]
Personal life
[edit]She met the then Newsnight reporter Jeremy Vine in the run-up to the 2001 general election when he was touring Britain in a VW camper van.[8] The couple married on 14 September 2002 in Tipton St John, Devon.[3] They live in Chiswick, west London,[9] and have two daughters, born in 2004 and 2006.[10][11][12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Q and A with Rachel Schofield". TV Newsroom. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ↑ "Rachel VINE personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- 1 2 "My Sidmouth with BBC broadcaster Jeremy Vine". Sidmouth Herald. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ https://penguinmichaeljoseph.myblog.arts.ac.uk/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - 1 2 "Who is Jeremy Vine's wife Rachel Schofield and how long will she be co-presenting the show for?". Evening Standard. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ St John's College 2009 Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Broadcast Journalism Archived 8 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Tweedie, Neil (30 April 2008). "Jeremy Vine: 'Being treated badly once in your career is a good thing'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ Crossan, Rob (9 August 2025). "Jeremy Vine: 'People call me an idiot for riding a penny-farthing'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ Tweedie, Neil (29 April 2008). "Jeremy Vine: 'Being treated badly once in your career is a good thing'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ↑ Bond, Kimberley. "Who is Jeremy Vine's wife Rachel Schofield and how long will she be co-presenting the show for?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ↑ Crossan, Rob (24 November 2024). "Jeremy Vine: 'I regret calling Jeremy Clarkson a muppet on Twitter'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
External links
[edit]- Rachael Schofield at IMDb
- Rachel Schofield Q and A's TV Newsroom