Background
Matt Cooke grew up in Guildford, Surrey.
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Education
Graduating from University in 2004, Cooke attended the London College of Printing to undertake a post-graduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism.
Career
He formerly presented at British Broadcasting Corporation Midlands Today, the regional bulletin for the West Midlands. Cooke joined the British Broadcasting Corporation in 2005 as a Researcher at the Westminster studios, here he worked on the Local Elections programme and the British Broadcasting Corporation Parliament channel. Later that year he joined British Broadcasting Corporation London News as a producer and eventually was deployed as a video journalist.
In March 2008, Cooke was chosen to present the relaunched British Broadcasting Corporation Three news bulletins.
Matt continues to present "60 Seconds" as well as regularly presenting E24, the Entertainment bulletins on the British Broadcasting Corporation News Channel. In late 2008, Cooke co-presented Your News with Konnie Huq for the British Broadcasting Corporation News Channel.
In January 2009, Matt Cooke was criticised in The Daily Telegraph for filming pedestrians falling over on icy stairs at Waterloo train station for British Broadcasting Corporation London News. Later that same year he was again criticised in The Daily Telegraph for a report on Apple"s iPhone for British Broadcasting Corporation Midlands Today.
In March 2009, Cooke relocated to the West Midlands to join British Broadcasting Corporation Midlands Today as a reporter and presenter.
He now presents the Breakfast, 8pm and Late bulletins on British Broadcasting Corporation One. He still regularly presents 60 Seconds and also presented E24 in London. He has now returned to report at "British Broadcasting Corporation London News.".
