Joanna Marie Nussett Gosling (born 5 January 1971) is an English broadcaster, currently presenting a weekly programme on Classic FM.
Gosling previously worked for Sky News, ITN, Central, IRN and started her career in local radio.
[citation needed] Following the 2010 eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull, Gosling was at Heathrow Airport reporting on air travel disruption.
[13] After the 2010 general election produced a hung parliament – in the evenings which followed, Gosling anchored much of the BBC's live coverage from Westminster.
[15] For the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in April 2011, Gosling anchored the BBC News Channel's evening coverage.
[citation needed] Gosling was positioned outside Buckingham Palace, during BBC News special rolling coverage of Prince George's birth in July 2013.
[22] Notable guests interviewed by Gosling included Richard Gere,[23] Elizabeth Hurley,[24] Ken Loach,[25] Ron Howard[26] and Jessie Ware.
[32][33] Following the June 2017 Finsbury Park terror attack in North London, Gosling presented a BBC News special programme from the scene.
She was outside Buckingham Palace with royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell, when a victorious Boris Johnson visited Queen Elizabeth II and accepted her invitation to form a government.
[35] After a presenter rota was introduced on the BBC News Channel in April 2021, Gosling appeared less during her usual weekday slot, with the addition of weekends and bank holidays.
[39] In September 2022, Gosling interrupted regular BBC One programming, breaking news of Queen Elizabeth II's deteriorating medical condition.
[40] In a BBC News special programme the following day, Gosling was positioned at Buckingham Palace, interviewing mourners outside the gates.
[41] Gosling was outside 10 Downing Street in October 2022, for the announcement of Rishi Sunak as next leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
[46] In an emotional final sign-off, Gosling thanked viewers and colleagues who influenced her career in journalism – allowing her to "give a voice, lend an ear and shine a light".
She represented the University of Birmingham – on a team with novelist Emma Darwin, BBC weatherman John Hammond and Paralympian Pam Relph.
[50][51] In September 2023, it was reported that Gosling would be joining the family law firm Irwin Mitchell as a senior associate and mediator, helping couples to resolve disputes without going to court.
[56] Gosling first faced criticism of tax avoidance in 2011, when her former husband Craig Oliver, became Director of Communications for then UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
Gosling, Tim Willcox and David Eades eventually appealed to a High Court tribunal in 2019, owing £920,000 in unpaid tax collectively.
[57] She was married to Craig Oliver – a former ITN and BBC News producer, who later became Director of Communications to former UK Prime Minister David Cameron.