How BBC media editor Amol Rajan became host of University Challenge

Amol Rajan's appointment as host of University Challenge is just the latest triumph for a journalist who went from a mic boy on The Wright Stuff to the UK's youngest ever national broadsheet editor at the age of 29. Rajan also came under fire after he presented a controversial BBC documentary titled The Princes And The Press, which explored William and Harry's relationship with the media. BBC's media editor Amol Rajan is replacing Jeremy Paxman as the host of University Challenge in the latest triumph in a stellar career In 2021 Rajan joined Radio 4's prestigious and long-running early-morning news and current-affairs show, the Today programme, as a presenter Rajan said on the podcast: 'It has since been revealed that Meghan Markle co-operated with him on the project. In 2021 Rajan joined Radio 4's prestigious and long-running early-morning news and current-affairs show, the Today programme, as a presenter.