Adam Parsons

Education

Parsons attended The Haberdashers" Aske"s Boys" School in Elstree, and studied Modern History at Street Anne"s College, Oxford.

Career

Parsons started his career at the Watford Observer newspaper. Before joining the British Broadcasting Corporation in May 2001, he launched the sports section of the Sunday Business newspaper, and was the paper"s Sports Editor, becoming the youngest Sports Editor of a British national newspaper. He was previously Motor Racing Correspondent of The Sunday Times and has written widely about Formula One.

Parsons was a Sports Correspondent for British Broadcasting Corporation News, appearing regularly on British Broadcasting Corporation One, British Broadcasting Corporation Radio and British Broadcasting Corporation News, the British Broadcasting Corporation"s 24 hour rolling news channel.

He co-presented Your News, shown on the British Broadcasting Corporation News Channel at the weekends. His other work for the British Broadcasting Corporation included a special report for Panorama, the current affairs programme, and he was also a familiar voice across British Broadcasting Corporation Radio.

Whilst the 2012 Olympic bid process was taking place, Parsons worked as the British Broadcasting Corporation"s Olympic bid specialist. After spells with the British Olympic Association and Travelodge, Parsons returned to the British Broadcasting Corporation in 2011 as a presenter on the British Broadcasting Corporation News Channel and on British Broadcasting Corporation World News.

He has presented programmes on Radio 5 Live and also presented the business news on the British Broadcasting Corporation News Channel.

On 7 October 2012, he presented British Broadcasting Corporation Breakfast with Sally Nugent. Since July 2013, he has been the main presenter of the daily Radio 5 Live programme Wake Up to Money. He also presents the business and finance news on 5 Live"s Breakfast programme.

Parsons left the British Broadcasting Corporation in 2009 to take over as the Director of Communications and Public Affairs at the British Olympic Association.

During this period, he served as Team Great Britain"s press attaché at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He later had a spell as Director of Communications for Travelodge, one of Britain"s biggest hotel companies.

Achievements

• He was nominated for the Sports News Reporter award at the Royal Television Society Sports Awards in 2003, though the award eventually went to Channel 4 News" Sue Turton. During his time at the British Broadcasting Corporation, Parsons reported on every major sporting event, including the Fédération internationale de football association World Cup, the Olympic Games, Formula One, Ashes Cricket and England"s triumph in the 2003 Rugby World Cup.