Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Beccy Barr (earlier also known as Beccy Meehan) is a journalist and newscaster for BBC North West Tonight. She is originally from Lancashire, England.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Beccy was raised in Lancashire and attended the Bowerham Primary School before going to Lancaster Girls Grammar School.
- Little publicly available information about her family. Her parents live not far away from Beccy in Lancashire.
- She has a sister in Australia.
- During her early years, she was a Girl Guide & has double row of badges on one arm and a single row on the other. She became a Girl Guide leader when she went to London to further studies.
- She holds a bachelor degree in government and politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
- She later did a postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism from City University.
- Beccy is divorced. Since her divorce, she has reverted to her maiden name Barr for all correspondences relating to her.
- She has a daughter named Hannah, born around the year 2010. Beccy & her ex-husband shares child duties amongst them.
Work, Career, Salary and Net Worth :
- Soon after completing her diploma, Beccy began work at Blackpool Citizen as a reporter. She was there for less than a year.
- She then headed to Centaur Communications as a reporter, working in the money marketing department.
- In 2003, Beccy made the move to Bloomberg News in London as a General Assignment Reporter.
- She first appeared on TV after changing her role to the European Transport reporter in Bloomberg.
- In 2005, Beccy was transferred to New York to report on technological news in Bloomberg. There she covered major corporations like Microsoft, IBM and Motorola.
- She also did her first documentary interview with Virgin Airlines founder Richard Branson.
- She moved back to London to become a full-time anchor for Bloomberg TV, reporting on the European market.
- In late 2007, Beccy joined CNBC as a presenter for business news. She was there for five years, being the face for programmes such asCapital Connection, Squawk Box Europe, Worldwide Exchange and European Closing Bell.
- She was since then employed by the BBC, anchoring the channel’s nightly regional news programme. As part of her job scope, Beccy often appears on other BBC-affiliations such as BBC Radio Lancashire’s Breakfast Programme, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Inside Out.
- In July 2019, Barr announced that she will be quitting the world of broadcasting to become a full-time firefighter.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Beccy Barr Height : Standing at 6 feet 2 inches in height, she is quite tall.
- Her unabbreviated first name is Rebecca.
- One of her closest friend is a policewoman in Manchester.
- A gifted athlete, she is also a finisher of Ironman UK 2015. She is a member of the Lancashire Triathlon Club.
- She played rugby on top of Mount Kilimanjaro in 2015 to raise money for the Steve Prescott Foundation.
- She is an ambassador for the Girl Guides in the North West.
Becky Barr, 6’2″, are you serious, I fancy her, I’m only 5’10″pity.
Yes. Beccy is definitely 6’2″