Sarah Sands has been in charge of Today since 2017, having previously edited the Evening Standard and The Sunday TelegraphSarah Sands has resigned as editor of Radio 4’s Today programme after three years, leaving the BBC with another critical vacancy at a time of deep uncertainty. Sands handed in her notice this morning, hours after the corporation announced 450 job losses across its news operation. In a message to colleagues, she praised Today as a “beacon of news journalism” and said: “I am so proud of what we have achieved, championing intelligent broadcasting and political independence, under constant pressure.”Today is expected to be less severely hit by the cuts than other programmes. Sands is said to have understood the rationale behind the BBC’s new centralised commissioning model but knew that it would erode the authority of programme editors and felt that it was

Source: The Times January 30, 2020 09:00 UTC