Esme Wren
Esme Wren is a British broadcast journalist who has worked for BBC News, Sky News and Channel 4 News. In 2021 she was appointed editor of Channel 4 News. Between 2018 and 2022, Wren was editor of BBC Newsnight, and oversaw Emily Maitlis's interview with the Duke of York in a special episode: Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal.
Early life and education
Wren grew up in a Catholic family in Portsmouth with three sisters and two brothers. Wren attended Portsmouth Grammar School. She initially intended to go into dentistry, but switched her discipline, graduating from the University of Bristol in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Politics. During her final year at Bristol, she won a Fulbright scholarship to study abroad at UCLA. She then completed a postgraduate degree in broadcast journalism at City, University of London in 1999.Career
Wren began her journalism career as a producer at Newsnight in the 1990s. She joined Sky News in 2005. She oversaw Sky News's coverage of the 2017 general election as its Head of Politics, Specialist and Business Journalism.In 2018, Wren was appointed as editor of Newsnight, taking over from Ian Katz. In 2022, she became editor of Channel 4 News.