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Date of Birth: 1956 , January-25
Birth Nation: United Kingdom
Height: 5 Feet 8 Inch
Name Bill Turnbull
Birth Name William Robert Jolyon
Nationality British
Birth Place/City Guildford
Religion Chriatian
Ethnicity British
Profession journalists and TV presenter
Working For BBC
Married Married
Married to Sarah McCombie
Children 2 sons and a daughter

Quick Timeline of Bill Turnbull

1956 Born in Surrey, South East England
1978 Began his professional career
1986 Joined BBC
1997 Became the main presenter of BBC News 24
2005 Appeared in Strictly Come Dancing
1988 Married to Sarah McCombie
1988 First child, Henry Turnbull
1991 Third child, Flora Turnbull
2010 Published his book, The Bad Beekeepers Club

Detail Timeline of Bill Turnbull

January 25 , 1956

Born in Surrey, South East England

Born as William Robert Jolyon Turnbull in Surrey, South East England of United Kingdom to parents of diverse decent, Bill was raised in middle class family. He is British and is of Scottish and an English descent.

1978

Began his professional career

After completing his secondary education, he joined Eton College. He also attended University of Edinburgh. While he was in University of Edinburgh, he served as the edited of the student newspaper. He has been active as a journalist since 1978. During that year, he worked at the Scottish local station Radio Clyde.

1986

Joined BBC

A decade later after beginning his broadcasting career, he joined BBC News in 1978. He began reporting the show, Today programme. He finally became the reporter of Breakfast Time in 1988. He also worked as the correspondent of BBC News.

1997

Became the main presenter of BBC News 24

After joining BBC, he began presenting the news on diverse fields covering the national and international stories. And then in 1997, he joined BBC News 24 and began working as the main presenter of the show.

2005

Appeared in Strictly Come Dancing

Besides being famous for being the English journalist and news presenter, Bill Turnbul is also known for his appearance in several television shows. In 2005, he appeared n the third series of Strictly Come Dancing as one of the contestant of the show.

1988

Married to Sarah McCombie

English journalist and news presenter, Bill Turnbull is a married man. He has been married to Sarah McCombie since a long time. He got married with her in March 1988 and their wedding ceremony was held in London Borough of Hackney.

1988

First child, Henry Turnbull

Less than a year after being married with love of his life, Sarah McCombie he became father of her first child. Bill and Sarah welcomed their first child together in October 1988 and that time it was a son and they named him Henry Turnbull. 

1991

Third child, Flora Turnbull

He became father for the third time in his life in 1991. He and his loving wife, Sarah McCombie welcomed their third child together in August 1991 and that time it was a baby girl and they named her Flora Turnbull. 

2010

Published his book, The Bad Beekeepers Club

Bill is the big fan of bees and chickens. He is also the owner of bee hives and chicken farm. In 2005, he wore full bee-keepers' costume and took part in London Marathon. He also published a book titled The Bad Beekeepers Club in 2005.

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In 1988, Bill got married to the love of his life Sarah McCombie. Their wedding ceremony was held in the London Borough of Hackney. As a married couple, they have been parents thrice.

After completing his secondary education, he joined Eton College. He also attended the University of Edinburgh. While he was at the University of Edinburgh, he served as the editor of the student newspaper. He has been active as a journalist since 1978. During that year, he worked at the Scottish local station Radio Clyde. He also worked as a freelance journalist in the United States for several years. A decade later he joined BBC News. He began reporting the show, Today program. He finally became the reporter of Breakfast Time in 1988. He also appeared in the television shows as one of the contestants in the third series of Strictly Come Dancing. He has been earning a lucrative amount of salary for a long time and his net worth is expected to be in the Millions.