Emily Maitlis is an esteemed British journalist and news correspondent, who has spent countless years on the screens presenting for the BBC, becoming one of the most familiar faces in TV news broadcasting. Covering everything from current affairs to politics, Emily is frequently called upon to provide public speeches on her time spent in modern journalism.
Initially passionate about working as a director, Emily has always had a keen interest in the entertainment industry. Before she dedicated her time to news broadcasting she worked in Cambodia and China creating a series of documentaries, employed by the NBC Network. Spending six years in Hong Kong, Emily split her time making documentaries and working as a presenter. She covered a broad range of topics, from the collapse of tiger economies to the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong. Upon her return to England, she accepted the role of Business Correspondent for Sky News and later part of BBC London News. From that point on Emily has established a reputation as a nationwide favourite for the BBC. She presented programmes such as BBC Breakfast and STORYFix and was also a question master on The National Lottery: Come And Have A Go. She was central to the US Election coverage back in 2012, covering the opinionated and highly popular topic for both BBC One and the BBC News Channel. She has also spent several years as the Lead Anchor of Newsnight, as well as providing coverage for BBC News at Five and BBC News at One.
During her tenure as a journalist Emily has been fortunate to interview leading professionals and prominent leaders worldwide. In 2019 she famously interviewed Prince Andrew, discussing the relationship that he had with Jeffrey Epstein. In a very topical interview, Emily received great credit after she was awarded Interview of the Year and Scoop of the Year at the 2020 RTS Television Journalism Awards. She has also previously interviewed Mark Zuckerberg for the Inside Facebook documentary, another award-winning interview as she received the 2013 Harold Wincott Business Programme of the Year Award. In 2017 she was awarded for her dedication to Newsnight earning the 2017 Broadcast Journalist of the Year Award from the London Press Club. Leaving the BBC, Emily is now the Presenter of The News Agents on LBC Radio and has been announced as the Co-Host of Channel 4's General Election Coverage for 2024 and beyond.
Spending her working career continually in the face of the general public and large audiences, Emily is no stranger to public speaking. When she’s not busy making documentaries or presenting the news, she can be found delivering a range of insightful and topical subjects. Vastly experienced in topics such as current affairs, politics and business, Emily is the perfect speaker for a range of corporate events across a range of sectors. She is also an adept awards host and presenter and can confidently moderate a conference. If you are looking to hire an adept news correspondent as a host or speaker for your next event, don't hesitate to hire Emily Maitlis today!
In recognition of being such an illustrious public speaker and presenter, Emily Maitlis was recently honoured in our Director's, Jack Hayes, official guide to What is a Conference Facilitator & Who Should I Book?
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Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News
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Emily Maitlis received a 5 star rating across 5 events in 2023
Agent Recommendation
"Emily Maitlis is an exceptional journalist and presenter, known for her insightful and compelling work on BBC's Newsnight. With a diverse background in documentary filmmaking and a fluency in multiple languages, Emily brings a unique perspective and high-level expertise to every speaking engagement. Her dedication and passion make her a valuable asset."
How to hire Emily Maitlis
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"Emily was surefooted and elegant, with terrific stage presence." - Printing World Excellence Awards
"How can I thank you enough for such an insightful and amusing presentation earlier this week? Everyone loved it and you had our clients in stitches. They said this was the best seminar they have come to in the 15 years we have been holding them, no doubt much down to you, so it will be a hard act to follow." - Head of Wealth Management
"She was absolutely amazing!!! So wonderful, warm, open, insightful. Everyone loved her." - Inflexion
"If you could pass on our thanks to Emily for being an outstanding guest at Saatchi Table. Because of her, it was both a riot and an education." - Saatchi & Saatchi
- 2024 - Announced as the Co-Host of Channel 4's General Election Coverage
- 2023 - Executive Producer of "A Very Royal Scandal"
- 2023 - Featured in the "Andrew: The Problem Prince" Channel 4 Documentary
- 2022 - Presenter of "The News Agents" on LBC Radio
- 2020 - Recipient of the Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Award
- 2020 - Prince Andrew Newsnight interview awarded Interview of the Year & Scoop of the Year at the RTS Television Journalism Awards
- 2020 - Awarded Network Presenter of the Year award at the RTS Television Journalism Awards
- 2020 - Presenter of the "Americast" BBC podcast with Jon Sopel
- 2019 - Interviewed Prince Andrew Duke of York about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
- 2019 - Named Network Presenter of the Year award at the RTS Television Journalism Awards
- 2019 - Author of "Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News"
- 2018 - Lead Anchor of "Newsnight" for BBC Two
- 2017 - Winner of Broadcast Journalist of the Year at the London Press Club Awards
- 2016 - Presenter of "This Week's World" on BBC Two
- 2012 - Received an Honorary Doctorate from The University of Sheffield
- 2012 - Presented BBC One's coverage of the US Election
- 2007 - Contributing Editor of The Spectator Magazine
- 2006 - Relief Presenter of "Newsnight" on BBC Two
- 2006 - Presenter of "STORYFix" on BBC News
- 2006 - Presenter of "BBC Breakfast"
- 2005 - Question Master on "The National Lottery: Come and Have a Go"
