Long-serving BBC star announces departure after a whopping 24 years – and is flooded with support from colleagues

A long-serving BBC news reporter has announced she’s quitting her on-screen role after a whopping 24 years with the channel.

Foreign Correspondent Jenny Hill shared the sad news that she will be leaving the broadcaster in a new post on social media on Wednesday.

Taking to X, she wrote: ‘Personal update: I’m leaving the BBC today after 24 years. What a privilege it’s been to travel the world and tell people’s stories. 

‘Thanks to the many lovely colleagues whose talent, courage and friendship have made it such a pleasure.’

The journalist, who grew up on the island of Jersey, began her career with a stint at BBC Radio Jersey before heading to Cardiff University to undertake a masters degree in journalism.

After graduating, Jenny joimed Birmingham’s Central Television as a reporter before moving back to the Channel Islands to work as a reporter, presenter, and producer in Jersey and Guernsey.

Foreign Correspondent Jenny Hill shared the sad news that she will be leaving the broadcaster in a new post on social media on Wednesday

Other career highlights include working on and fronting BBC Look North and BBC Breakfast, as well as covering the 2011 Japanese tsunami and the London riots.

In 2014 she became the corporation’s Berlin correspondent and has also reported on the war in Ukraine.

Still living in the German capital, Jenny teased in her X bio that she is ‘Planning new adventures from Berlin’. 

Jenny was flooded with support from colleagues when she announced her departure from the BBC.

BBC Breakfast presenter Jon Kay said: ‘It’s been a privilege and pleasure to work with YOU! Very sorry you’re leaving. All the very best for whatever follows…’ 

BBC News analysis editor Ros Atkins gushed: ‘We’re going to miss you, Jenny. Best of luck,’ while Chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet added ‘Such a distinctive broadcaster and kind colleague. So sorry to see you go Jenny’.

ITV Granada host Elaine Wilcox penned: ‘Sad to hear that @JennyHillBBC you’ve been brilliant. I love seeing you in Berlin, where I was born. Who’s the lucky correspondent taking over? Have a blast with your next adventure.’

Weather presenter Carol Kirkwood wrote: ‘It has been a pleasure working with you GG. We will miss you,’ alongside a crying emoji.

Other colleagues and viewers alike quipped: ‘I remember working with you, briefly in Hull as a camera operator, when you were at Look North. Good luck with the next chapter!’

Taking to X, she wrote: ‘Personal update: I’m leaving the BBC today after 24 years. What a privilege it’s been to travel the world and tell people’s stories’

The journalist, who grew up on the island of Jersey, began her career with a stint at BBC Radio Jersey before heading to Cardiff University to undertake a masters degree in journalism

Jenny was flooded with support from colleagues when she announced her departure from the BBC

‘Jenny I’m so sorry to hear this. You’re outstanding. Have always loved watching your work. All the very best for what you do next.’

‘Jenny, you’ve always been brilliant and I’ve always enjoyed your reporting. So much style and flare, the mistress of the well-chosen word! Best of luck with whatever’s next.’

‘We will miss you hugely … loads of luck for the future and see you soon in berlin, i hope xxx.’

‘You will be so much missed on the BBC but I can’t wait to see what your next chapter holds in store.’

‘Will always remember how hard you worked and didn’t fuss about the prospect of sleeping in the car because we couldn’t find accommodation when we deployed you to the Rhodes wildfires story. You simply just got on with your job, like you always do. A real loss for us. X.’