Sue MacGregor

Sue MacGregor was born in Oxford and brought up in South Africa, where she made her first broadcast on a programme for teenagers.

She joined the BBC in London first as a producer, then a reporter on The World at One, and for 15 years was the voice of Woman's Hour on Radio 4. For over 17 years she fronted Today, and was their longest-serving presenter until she left in 2002. She now presents A Good Read and The Reunion.

Sue is a Trustee of UNICEF UK, a Trustee of the John Ellerman Foundation, and on the Board of the Young Concert Artists' Trust. She is an honorary graduate of several universities, among them Nottingham, Nottingham Trent and Dundee, and an Honorary Member of the Royal College of Physicians.

Her autobiography Woman of Today was published by Headline in 2002.

She was awarded the CBE in 2002 for services to broadcasting.