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Anita Rani has been unveiled as the second host of Woman’s Hour, as Radio 4 “continues to seek ways” to “be relevant to the audience across the UK”.
Emma Barnett has already joined the BBC show, presenting from Monday to Thursday.
Countryfile star Rani will present the Friday and Saturday editions of the programme, starting this week.
What an honour to be joining @bbcwomanshour Cannot wait to get behind the mic to talk about all the things you want me to. All aboard the mothership pic.twitter.com/zZpWzqXDQi
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Jenni Falconer has made her mark across multiple media channels, from appearing on the ITV daytime show This Morning and presenting the National Lottery Draws on BBC One to hosting the morning slot on Heart FM during the week. While Jenni has skilfully shined a light on other people s stories, she has also shared one of her own over the years.
Okafor, who has appeared in a number of TV adverts, is reported to have said it was wrong for the presenter Reggie Yates to apologise for comments he made about Jewish people in 2017, which led him to step down as a host of Top Of The Pops.
During a podcast appearance, Yates had praised upcoming musicians for being managed by “their brethren” rather than “some random fat Jewish guy from north-west London”.
Barnett subsequently replied to Okafor in a message posted to Twitter.
She said: “Just before I went on air this morning to present a special programme about Me Too – pegged to the anniversary of Harvey Weinstein’s court case – it came to my attention that one of our guests, Kelechi Okafor, had made alleged anti-Semitic remarks.
Emma Barnett issued a statement in response to Kelechi Okafor s claims
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Emma Barnett’s first week as presenter of Woman’s Hour has been marred by a racism row after she was overheard accusing a guest of antisemitism.
Kelechi Okafor was booked to appear on the Radio 4 programme yesterday in a discussion about the legacy of the #MeToo movement.
But as the guests waited to go on air, via a Zoom audio meeting, Barnett began talking to her production team about Okafor without realising that she was audible to the others.
It is understood that Barnett could be heard berating team members and asking: “Have we booked an anti-Semite?” The reference was to a 2017 podcast in which Okafor expressed support for Reggie Yates, the BBC presenter who had recently apologised for using “offensive stereotypes” about Jewish music managers.