Louisa Pilbeam
An international news anchor working for Al Jazeera in the Middle East and BBC News in the UK, Louisa Pilbeam has extensive experience in live anchoring and is an award-winning journalist. Broadcasting to a global audience of 430 million people in more than 150 countries, Louisa joined Al Jazeera at a time when its coverage of the Israel-Gaza war was the most comprehensive in the world. Louisa presents live breaking news and analysis, interviewing experts, politicians, medics, and humanitarian organisations. Louisa broke news of Israel-Iran attacks in June 2025 and US President Donald Trump’s explosive meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Louisa’s work as a presenter and news correspondent for BBC News and Sky News has seen her report live from the scene of London terror attacks, and she covered the COVID pandemic.
Louisa has appeared on BBC Breakfast, BBC News at Ten, BBC News at Six, Radio 4, 5 Live, and online. Louisa’s specialism is business journalism. At Al Jazeera, she hosts the weekly business and economics show, ‘Counting the Cost’, moderating in-depth interviews with economists and business leaders on issues such as Trump’s trade tariffs, China-US relations, and the changing dynamics of the G7, G20, and BRICS.
Louisa is an engaging awards and events host, at ease commanding a stage and recently presented a global artificial intelligence conference in Istanbul.
Since February 2025, Louisa has been reporting as a news anchor for Al Jazeera Media Network based in Doha, Qatar. Louisa is currently back in the UK and happy to host a project close to home or overseas.
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