Jonathan is the Senior News Editor who is responsible for the likes of Newscast and Americast. He launched Ukrainecast on the first day of the invasion of Ukraine. Jonathan was the Deputy Editor of BBC Breakfast in Salford having previously been an Editor of Stephen Nolan and Tony Livesey on 5 live. He started his career in BBC local radio before working with Edwina Currie and Richard Bacon. He was roving reporter and producer on Farming Today before helping launch the revamp of the BBC Asian Network in Birmingham.