Reya El-Salahi is an award-winning British news and current affairs presenter, reporter and journalist working in TV, radio, podcasts and events.

As a professionally trained broadcast journalist, Reya’s diverse career has ranged from travelling internationally to conflict zones as a documentary filmmaker for the BBC, to contributing to world-renowned current affairs podcast This American Life.

Her credits are testament to her wide-ranging skills and experience – from presenting live news programmes for Times Radio, to hosting podcasts on topics varying from honour killings for BBC Three to sustainability for Accenture, and fronting digital content on consumer affairs for Which?.

A seasoned social commentator, live events host and debate panel chair, Reya has fronted and contributed to shows for ITV’s Good Morning Britain, talkRADIO, Channel 4’s How to Lose Weight Well, the Royal Television Society, Southbank Centre’s WOW Women of the World Festival and the London Podcast Festival, to name a few.

Reya was awarded the BBC’s annual diversity award in recognition of journalism focusing on under-represented groups in news and current affairs. She was the recipient of a full Bloomberg scholarship for postgraduate studies in Broadcast Journalism. Prior to this she was named one of Britain’s most outstanding graduates in Powerful Media’s Future Leaders list.