Shaun Ley

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Journalist and Presenter (1969)
Wed Apr 20 2022
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Who is Shaun Ley?

Shaun Ley is a British journalist and Presenter. Currently, he serves regularly The World This Weekend, The World at One on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC News Channel.

Shaun Ley was born on 14 June 1969 in Lynton, Devon to the British parents. As of 2019, he is 50 years old. Further, there is no news about his parental background, early days and siblings as well. Ley holds British citizenship and is of white ethnicity. Concerning his education, he studied at two state schools at Lynton Primary School in Lynton, and at Ilfracombe College, in North Devon coast.

Shaun Ley presenting at Home Office
Image: Shaun Ley presenting at Home Office.

After graduation, Shaun joined the BBC as a graduate trainee in 1990. Later on, he served on the regional news programme Points West. Then, before becoming a domestic political correspondent in 2001, Ley submitted Around Westminster. In 2005, he started to present The World This Weekend. He is also an occasional BBC World News and BBC News channels relief presenter.

Ley is a long-standing fan of the BBC Doctor Who series. In 2011, he presented and narrated When Worlds Collide, a documentary accompanying The Happiness Patrol's DVD release that looked at the political and ideological influences of the series over the years.

Is Shaun Ley Married Life? Wife & Relationship

TV reporter, Shaun Ley is yet to be married and he is possibly single. Likewise, he mostly keeps his personal life a low key. The 50-year-old journalist hasn't given any hint regarding his marital relationship or love life to the media.

Because of his secretive nature, it is very unclear whether Ley is married to his wife or not. Till date, there are no hints of his possible partner in his corresponding social media as well. As of 2019, he is reported to be a single and is also enjoying his singledom.

Besides, he is active only on Twitter. On 26 May 2013, he posted a picture with comedienne and campaigner Frigide Barjot.

Shaun Ley and Frigid Barjot. Know more about Shaun Ley marriage, wedding, nuptial ceremony, matrimonial details and other marital information.
Image: Shaun Ley and Frigid Barjot.

Shaun Ley frequently posts several photos according to his Twitter post, but only with job-related. There is no sign of his love life yet.

Net Worth & Salary

Working as a journalist and a presenter on television, Shaun Ley has certainly accumulated an enormous amount of cash. But the actual amount of figures is under review as his net worth and income. Noted, his primary income source is Journalism career.

Shaun Ley at BBC Radio 4 FM. Know more about Shaun Ley net worth, Salary, income, wages, remuneration, wealth, total assets, valuable riches and other sources of income.
Image: Shaun Ley at BBC Radio 4 FM.

Ley's salary and paycheck are only up to him. As we know already, he is a Journalist who is active in this field for decades. Now, Shaun serves for BBC and the average news anchor salary is roughly between $83,300 to $14,000. Hence we can assume, he might be paid at $87,000 for his work at BBC.

Along with Ley, other TV presenters including Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes, Barbara Plett etc also making a good amount of wage from BBC channel.

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