| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Laura Bicker |
| Maiden Name | Not Known |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | As of 2024, she is around 48 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Fiance / Partner | Currently not married, possibly single. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Does Laura Bicker speak korean? | No confirmed information is available. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Introduction :
Laura Bicker is a journalist & reporter who has been with BBC for over 16 years in various correspondent roles throughout the United Kingdom and other regions of the world.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Laura was born in Scotland & is currently in her mid- forties.
- She grew up in Bellsbank in the early 1980s, living just across from the school in Craiglea Crescent.
- Her mum, Elizabeth was a teacher. She also has one younger sister, Susie. Susie is a doctor & is based in Australia.
- Growing up, she spent plenty of time with her grandfather (who was a miner for close to 50 years!) and uncle who still continues to live in Scotland
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Back in 2015, Laura started work as the BBC correspondent in Washington, D.C.
- Her first big story when arriving in the United States was the presidential race. She quickly had to learn about the US election process.
- Being from the BBC, a British network, she was often labelled as an outsider & had to shout louder and fight harder to get the story out to the world. She found the controversial 2016 election campaign & election of former President Trump to be quite fascinating.
- Before her US stint, she was the correspondent for various cities & regions in UK – Glasgow, Cumbria, London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Newcastle.
- Throughout our career, Laura has reported on a wide range of topics such as horrific mass shootings, fatal hurricanes, wildfires, political scandals and controversial presidential elections.
- Laura also writes articles for BBC online news website, on whatever story she is currently covering.
- Currently, she is the BBC news correspondent in Seoul, Republic of Korea. She took up the position in 2017.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Laura loves outdoor sports, especially triathlons. She finished as the first veteran in the Ayr triathlon in 2015.
- Growing up, she was competitive in swimming & even belonged to the local swimming squad.
- One of Laura’s hobbies is paragliding which she tries to undertake in her spare-time. Even when she moved to the United States, she brought her bike and paraglider with her.
- Laura was the first foreign journalist to reach Barbuda after the devastation of Hurricane Irma brought forward the horror and desolation to our television sets.
- She keeps three clocks on her wall. One is set to the time it is in Australia for her sister, one is set for the UK time zone where her mum is, and the last one is set for the time zone where she is!
- In 2020, Bicker was asked to open the Bellsbank Primary School, Early Childhood Centre and Community Facility in her home-village.
Laura Bicker Measurements :
- Eye Colour : Blue
- Haircut / Hair Colour : Brown
- How tall is Laura Bicker Height : No confirmed information is available.
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
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