{"id":262189,"date":"2023-06-15T11:32:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T09:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=262189"},"modified":"2023-06-15T11:32:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T09:32:42","slug":"bbcs-new-face-of-today-at-wimbledon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=262189","title":{"rendered":"BBC\u2019s New Face Of Today At\u00a0Wimbledon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t Ian Magness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only box that is not ticked is any apparent knowledge of sport!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A YouTube filmmaker with a passion for climate change and sustainability documentaries will be the most prominent new face of the BBC\u2019s Wimbledon coverage next month when Clare Balding takes over from Sue Barker as the main presenter.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qasa Alom, who was a BBC reporter during last summer\u2019s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, has a background in current affairs as well as sport and will replace Balding as host of the Today at Wimbledon highlights show, which she has anchored since 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alom hosted the \u2018Big Debate\u2019 programme on the BBC Asian Network for four years but has also produced investigative documentaries on his own \u2018Qasavision\u2019 YouTube channel, which regularly highlight issues of climate change and sustainability.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to his website, he has a \u201ckeen passion\u201d for environmental conservation and was a host at Cop26 and Cop27.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alom will follow some of the BBC\u2019s most celebrated presenters in his new role on a programme that was launched in 1964 as Wimbledon: Match of the Day before becoming Today at Wimbledon in 1990.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as Balding, Jack Kramer, Harry Carpenter, David Vine, Des Lynam, Sue Barker and John Inverdale have hosted a programme that has come under increasing threat over recent years.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/tennis\/2023\/06\/12\/bbc-confirms-qasa-alom-as-today-at-wimbledon-sue-barker\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to his website, he has a \u201ckeen passion\u201d for environmental conservation and was a host at Cop26 and Cop27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":262193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691818389,691818056,691820211,691820212,691820210],"class_list":["post-262189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bbc","tag-climate-change","tag-cop26","tag-cop27","tag-qasa-alom","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0p04vg7pf.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-16cR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":317521,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=317521","url_meta":{"origin":262189,"position":0},"title":"\u201cI Am Going To Lecture You On Climate Change:\u201d BBC Reporter Gets Schooled for Hypocrisy","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"04\/13\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"On March 28, President Mohamed Irfaan Ali of the South American country of Guyana became an instant hero to many as he refused to take lectures on climate change from a BBC reporter during an interview.","rel":"","context":"In \"BBC\"","block_context":{"text":"BBC","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=bbc"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0I-Am-Going-To-Lecture-You-On-Climate-Change-BBC.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0I-Am-Going-To-Lecture-You-On-Climate-Change-BBC.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0I-Am-Going-To-Lecture-You-On-Climate-Change-BBC.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0I-Am-Going-To-Lecture-You-On-Climate-Change-BBC.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0I-Am-Going-To-Lecture-You-On-Climate-Change-BBC.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":377602,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=377602","url_meta":{"origin":262189,"position":1},"title":"Guardian: Former PM Tony Blair is a \u201cserious threat to climate action\u201d","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"05\/08\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"From green hero to zero. 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