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Hannah Vaughan Jones (née Tallet) is a British journalist and presenter, employed by CNN International and previously on Sky News.

Early life

Jones was brought up in the West Country. Her home town is Bristol and she attended Bristol Grammar School.

Broadcasting career

Prior to joining Sky in 2007, she worked as a BBC radio reporter in Bristol, a senior producer for the Associated Press and as a TV reporter for Russia Today (RT) based in Moscow. She also presented 5 News.

Vaughan Jones began at Sky News behind the camera as a senior output producer before switching to presenting. During her time there, Vaughan Jones covered a variety of breaking news stories such as Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, the Boston Marathon bombing, the death of Nelson Mandela and the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2014.

Vaughan Jones was the main weekday presenter on Sky's overnight coverage including the Sky World News between 3 and 6 am. She also presented across Sky's daytime output, including occasionally anchoring and co-presenting on Sky News Sunrise.[1]

In February 2016, Vaughan Jones joined CNN International and presented the channel's daily news programme CNN Newsroom from the channel's London studio.[2]

On 26 June 2019, Vaughan Jones hosted a live-streamed 'digital hustings' for the Conservative Party leadership election, interviewing the two final candidates Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt. The event was live-streamed to Facebook and Twitter (through Periscope).[3][4]

In 2020 amid the COVID-19 crisis Vaughan Jones joined The Celebs which included Frank Bruno and X Factor winner Sam Bailey to raise money for Alzheimer's Society and Action for Children. They recorded a new rendition of "Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens and it was released on 11 December 2020. The music video debuted on Good Morning Britain the day before "release. The song peaked at number two on the iTunes pop chart.[5][6]

In April 2021, BB Partners, a newly-founded communications advisory firm, hired Vaughan Jones as its senior advisor. She departed CNN accordingly.[7]

Private life

Vaughan Jones has run in several half marathons. She is also a yogi, keen skier, amateur surfer and musical theatre enthusiast.

She is married to BBC News presenter Lewis Vaughan Jones. They have one son conceived through IVF.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Hannah Vaughan Jones". Sky. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Hannah Vaughan Jones joins CNN International". CNN Commentary. 4 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "New Tory leader will be announced on July 23". Evening Express. Press Association. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "What's your question for the next Conservative Leader?". Conservatives.com. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Sulway, Verity (10 November 2020). "Good Morning Britain stars show off their vocals in charity Christmas single". The Mirror. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "The Celebs - Merry Christmas Everyone". YouTube. TheCelebsVEVO. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  7. ↑ Pawinska Sims, Maja (21 April 2021). "CNN's Hannah Vaughan Jones Joins BB Partners". PRovoke Media.
  8. ↑ Hannah and Lewis Vaughan Jones on the 'magic' of becoming parents after 15 rounds of IVF, Itv, 3 August 2022
  9. ↑ "CNN presenter Hannah Vaughan Jones announces she's pregnant after five years and 15 rounds of IVF". HELLO!. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.



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