On 1 November 2021 he moved to Times Radio, becoming that station's first ever business correspondent.
He presented the business news on the Today Programme, interviewing chief executives from the UK's FTSE 100 Index.
O'Connell was previously the Business Editor of the Sunday Times,[3] where he broke a series of stories.
[4] He joined the newspaper in 2001, and was promoted to Business Editor in 2010.
[4] O'Connell's appointment to the high-profile BBC role caused controversy among BBC staff, who complained the selection process was not fair.