BBCRebecca Keating has worked at the BBC for 20 yearsRebecca Keating, who has worked on some of the BBC's most high profile news shows, has been named as the new editor of the Radio 4 Today programme.
Keating has worked at the BBC for nearly 20 years, and is currently the assistant editor on The World at One, PM, Broadcasting House and The World This Weekend on Radio 4.
She has also previously held senior roles on news and current affairs programmes including the news at Six and Ten on BBC One and Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.
In a statement, Keating said: "When I first joined Today as an output editor nearly 10 years ago, I could not have imagined being given the immense privilege of leading the programme."
She added: "In a fractured landscape, where what is true is increasingly harder to ascertain, Today's role in holding power to account and hosting the debates shaping our society is more important than ever."
Today remains the BBC's flagship radio news programme, with the most recent Rajar figures stating 5.61m listeners tuned in during the last three months of 2025.
Keating, who joined the BBC from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, has covered some of the biggest news stories for BBC outlets - including the death of Queen Elizabeth II, general elections and conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Iran.
"I look forward to working with Amol, Anna, Emma, Justin and Nick, along with the programme's clever and incredibly diligent production team, to ensure Today thrives in the next phase of its evolution," she added.
John McAndrew, the corporation's director of live and daily news, said he hoped her appointment can bring "new audiences across all platforms, while preserving its [Today's] unique heritage and special place in listeners' lives".
Keating will replace Owenna Griffiths, who was in the role for more than five years.
