“I’ll be leaving the BBC at the end of May,” Urban wrote in a post on X/Twitter.
Mark Urban has revealed he will be quitting the BBC’s flagship current affairs programme Newsnight ahead of imminent budget cuts.
“Working there for 35 years has been life defining: an eyewitness to history collaborating with such brilliant colleagues.
The announcement led to tributes and messages from across the industry, with BBC presenters Emily Maitlis and Clive Myrie, Scoop writer and producer Sam McAlister, and chef Nigella Lawson all sharing their thoughts in response.