| Rob Smith | |
| Occupation: | Television presenter |
| Nationality: | English |
| Credits: | South East Today (2009—2020) |
Rob Smith is an English television presenter, who has been a co-anchor on the BBC South East Today news programme. Rob Smith and Polly Evans took over the co-anchor roles from Geoff Clark and Beverley Thompson in September 2009.[1]
Smith started his career on Radio Kent. He was at the radio station for seven years, ending up producing and presenting the evening drivetime show.[2]
He joined the BBC in the South East in 1994.[2]
Smith was a presenter and reporter with BBC South East Today since the programme started in 2001.[2]
As a news journalist, Smith has covered a range of stories, from hard news, talking to victims of crime or circumstance, to the more amusing items,[2] such as the man who kept a lizard in a bath.
In 2008, Smith sailed around Britain in his yacht Wild Rover - a Sadler 32, designed by David Sadler - a voyage of some 2,000 miles which raised over £15,000 for Leukaemia Research.[3] [4]
In 2012, he cycled at Brands Hatch for the 2012 Cyclothon.[5]
In 2014, Smith was the compere of the Top Choir Competition on 12 April at the Shirley Hall in Canterbury.[6]
Smith left the BBC in November 2020.[7]
Smith lives in Kent and is married with two children.[2]