Ashley John-Baptiste

Ashley John-Baptiste: Broadcaster, TV Presenter, Author and Inspirational Speaker. 

Ashley John-Baptiste is an award-winning broadcaster and TV presenter, making reports & hosting The One Show, Sunday Morning Live, as well as Morning Live & BBC News  

Ashley fronted the BBC Three documentary Care Home Kids: Looking For Love, where, he goes back to look at the children who are growing up in the care system in the same way he did. Other films include - My Life In Care and My Life Without Skin, as well as a

documentary about siblings separated in care. Split Up In Care: Life Without Siblings premiered in January 2022, was a winner at the BBC News Awards, shortlisted in the Most Impactful Journalism category. Ashley was also shortlisted for the RTS Young Talent

Of The Year 2018 award.

He began his BBC journalism career for BBC2's Victoria Derbyshire programme, reporting on the Grenfell disaster, making original films on issues including interfaith foster care, kids who are bullied, and racism on UK university campuses.  He currently presents Expert Witness, for which he was nominated for a 2023 Broadcast Award in the Best Daytime Programme category. He also co-hosts Con or Cure which has been recommission in 2024. Ashley has also co-presented the RTS-nominated series For Love or Money, all for BBC1. 

Ashley is an inspirational speaker who shares his hard-hitting and inspirational story of navigating through the care system. He is the founder of Be Inspired events which aims to spark aspirations of people who have spent time in care. Ashley’s debut book ‘Looked After: A Childhood in Care’ was published in June 2024.