Michael Fish (born April 27, 1944 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England) is a retired weather forecaster, most known for his BBC Weather television presentations, although he was actually employed by the Met Office. Schooled at the John Lyon School in Harrow and a graduate of City University, London, Fish was the longest serving weather presenter on British television, taking up the role in 1974.

James J. Greco is the chief executive officer of Bruegger's Enterprises Inc., parent company of Bruegger's Bagel Bakeries, headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. Before joining Bruegger's, Greco was CEO of Fieldbrook Farms, Inc. from 1996 to 2002, a $100 million manufacturer of private label ice cream and frozen desserts. While at Fieldbrook Farms, Greco designed and executed a strategic plan to revive the company, doubling sales and increasing productivity.

Johanne Whiley (born July 4, 1965 in Northampton) is a English radio disc jockey on BBC Radio 1, and television presenter for the BBC.

Abigail Evelyn Titmuss, best known as Abi Titmuss, (born 8 February, 1976 in Ruskington, Lincolnshire), is an English television personality, glamour model and occasional actress.

Gary Younge (born 1969 in Hitchin, UK) is a journalist and author, born to immigrant parents from Barbados. Younge read French and Russian at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. He went on to study at City University, London where he gained a Post-graduate Diploma in Newspaper Journalism in 1993. Younge is a columnist for "The Guardian" and is currently the newspaper's New York City correspondent.

John Loder (April 7 1946 - August 12 2005) was a British sound engineer, record producer and founder of Southern Studios, as well as a former member of EXIT and co-founder of the Southern Records distribution company with his wife Sue. He was also the studio engineer of choice for Crass Records, and was often considered to be the bands' '9th member'. Loder died of a brain tumour.

Brendan Barber (b. 3 April 1951, Southport, Lancashire) has been the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) since June 2003. He was educated at St Mary's College, Sefton, an independant day school, and City University, where he earned a BA Hons in social sciences in 1974. He spent a year as a researcher for the Ceramics, Glass and Mineral Products Industry Training Board. In 1975 he got his first job at the TUC as a policy officer.

Sophie Raworth (pronounced) (born 15 May 1968) in Redhill, and also known as Sophie Winter is a newsreader on BBC Television in the UK. In April 2006, she became the main presenter of the BBC One O'Clock News, after the retirement of Anna Ford.

Rhodri Marsden is a London-based journalist, musician and blogger.

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is Non-Executive Director of easyJet Plc. He founded easyJet in 1995. He was easyJetaaas Non Executive Chairman until 26 November 2002 and was reappointed to the Board on 16 May 2005. A graduate of the London School of Economics and City University Business School, Stelios founded his first business Stelmar Tankers in 1992, a shipping company which listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2001 and was sold in 2005 to OSG shipping group.

Syed Salah Kamall (born February 15, 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician, Member of the European Parliament for London. Kamall was born and brought up in London. He is married with two children. He was educated at the Latymer School, Edmonton. He has a degree from the University of Liverpool, a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and a PhD from City University, London.

Timothy "Tiff" Needell (born October 29, 1951 at Havant, Hampshire) is a British racing driver and television presenter.

William Lewis (born 1969) is a British journalist and editor of "The Daily Telegraph" in London. He was appointed editor of the "Daily Telegraph" on 9 October, 2006, becoming the youngest ever editor of the paper. He was previously deputy editor and City editor of the paper. Before joining the "Telegraph" in 2005, Lewis was business editor of the "The Sunday Times" for three years. Before that, he worked at the Financial Times for 8 years.

A graduate of the City of London College, Sir William joined Amersham plc in 1989 as Chief Executive. After GE acquired Amersham plc in April 2004, Sir William was appointed a Vice Chairman of the General Electric Company and became the CEO of GE Healthcare, the combination of the Amersham and the GE Medical businesses and, in July 2005, became the Chairman of GE Healthcare. In April 2006 Sir William retired as a Vice Chairman of GE.

David William St. John Heath CBE (born March 16, 1954) British politician. He is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Somerton and Frome and is the Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of state for Justice and Lord Chancellor.He ran for the deputy leadership of the Liberal Democrats in 2006 and came third in the first round. David Heath was born in Westbury-sub-Mendip in the Mendip Hills of Somerset and was educated at the Millfield School, …

Ebrahim E.I. Moosa is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies in the Department of Religion and Director of the Center for Study of Muslim Networks at Duke University. Moosa earned his `alimiyya degree in Islamic and Arabic studies from Darul Uloom Nadwatul `Ulama, one of India's foremost Islamic seminaries in the city of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He also has a BA degree from Kanpur University, and a postgraduate diploma in journalism from the City University in London.

Samira Ahmed (born 1968) is a television newsreader and reporter best known for her work with the BBC. She is currently a reporter and newspresenter on Channel 4 News. She was born in London, Britain, and is married with two children. Ahmed was educated at Wimbledon High School, a girls' independent school in Wimbledon, London, and studied English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford between 1986 and 1989 (winning the Philip Geddes Journalism Prize during her time there), …

Kirsty Lang (born 1962) is a British journalist and broadcaster currently working for the BBC. Lang first joined the BBC as a graduate trainee in 1986, having gained an MA in Journalism from City University, London following a degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics. In 1989 she became a Central European correspondent for the World Service and later a reporter on the BBCs "Newsnight".

Steven Haberman (born 26 June 1951) is the professor of Actuarial science and a senior administrator at City University, London. He was educated at Ilford County High School, Trinity College, Cambridge (MA) and City University (PhD, DSc).

He joined Sky News from the BBC where he has fronted BBC Breakfast since September 2002. During this time he also presented Eggheads and Treasure Hunt for the BBC. Before joining the BBC he spent more than a decade presenting ITV's national news bulletins from London. Dermot was born in Devon in December 1957. After graduating with an MA in History from Sussex University, Dermot completed a postgraduate course in Journalism at City University.

Ian Saville (b.) is a British magician whose act incorporates ventriloquism and comedy. His performance is distinctive primarily for the fact that it is geared towards a comic form of socialist propaganda. He says of his act, "whereas David Copperfield is content with little tricks like making the Statue of Liberty disappear, I aim at the much more ambitious goal of making International Capitalism and exploitation disappear (though I haven't quite succeeded yet)".

Ellie Crisell (born 1976 in County Durham, UK), is an English journalist and television presenter. Crisell currently works on the BBC's children's news bulletin program "Newsround" on CBBC, "Newsround Extra"; and as an occasional presenter on BBC News 24

John Brignell, Ph.D., is a retired Professor of Industrial Instrumentation who has a part-time interest in debunking the use of what he sees as poor science and false statistics in media. John Brignell was educated at Stationers' Company's School and began his career as an apprentice at STC. He studied at Northampton Engineering College (which became the City University, London) and took the degrees of BSc(Eng) and PhD of the University of London.

Chloe Fox (born 1971) is an Australian politician, and the Labor member for the South Australian state electoral district of Bright. The daughter of Australian children's author, Mem Fox, Fox attended Blackwood High School in Adelaide's south and attended the University of Adelaide and the City University, London. She worked as a journalist for six years before becoming a secondary school teacher. Fox was involved in politics from a young age, …

Joanna Blythman is a British non-fiction writer. She is Britain’s leading investigative food journalist and an influential commentator on the British food chain, covering subjects as diverse as salmon farming, supermarkets, intensive pineapple production, bird flu and the causes of obesity. As of 2006, she has won five Glenfiddich Awards for her writing, including a Glenfiddich Special Award for her first book, ‘The Food We Eat’, …

Andrea Christofidou is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Keble College and Lecturer in Philosophy at Worcester College, Oxford. She has taught philosophy at the University of Oxford since 1992, and at Keble since 2001. She previously held lectureships at New College, Balliol, and Wadham College. In Oxford, she is best known for her undergraduate lectures on Descartes, which are widely regarded as lively and iconoclastic. She has published on the self, on the First Person, …

Bridgid Nzekwu is a television reporter and news presenter on the United Kingdom's "Channel 4 News". She graduated from the University of London in 1992 with a First Class Honours degree in European Studies. After university she became a news media consultant, advising companies on CD-ROM and internet development. Nzekwu’s broadcasting career began in 1997 as a producer on "The Big Breakfast News", …

Grub Smith is an English TV Presenter and journalist for FHM and Poker Player magazines. Born Michael Smith, he adopted the name Grub after being so nicknamed by a master at his school, Ampleforth College. Grub Smith is a graduate of Cambridge University with a Masters Degree in history and anthropology. After beginning his career on the Literary Review, Grub worked as a journalist on a series of men's magazines in the UK, starting with GQ.

Sharon Maguire is a British writer and director. She made her directorial debut in 2001 with "Bridget Jones's Diary", the film version of English writer Helen Fielding's book. Not only did Fielding approve of the adaptation, but she also based the character of Bridget's friend Shazzer, featured in the "Bridget" books and films, on Maguire. Maguire's received her Broadcast Journalism Diploma from City University in 1989.

Imogen Edwards-Jones is a British writer. Her works include: * "Fashion Babylon" (2006, with "anonymous") * "The Stork Club" (2006) * "Air Babylon" (2005, with "anonymous"), a fictionalized exposé of air travel * "Hotel Babylon" (2004, …

Alexandra de Scheel is the daughter of Peter Michael de Scheel and his wife, née Princess Antoinette Maria Anna Magdalena Cecilie Georgine Reuss, of the House of Reuss. She graduated Institut Le Rosey in 2002, and is currently residing in London and attending City University.

Barbara Serra (born 1975 in Milan) is an Italian-born British-based journalist and TV newsreader, who presents from London on Al Jazeera.

Jeremiah Birnbaum is a singer/songwriter; his music has been described as a combination of rock, folk, blues, country, and compared to such artists as Van Morrison,Jeff Buckley, Johnny Cash, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, and Mark Kozelek. Birnbaum currently resides in New York and is often seen touring solo, with his band, The Ramblers, or with a collection of fellow songwriters, known collectively as MercyDriver. These include Illinois' Kara Kulpa and Shelley Miller, …

Gillian Joseph is a British news reader, she originally worked for the BBC in Manchester, as well as working as a radio reporter for Radio Merseyside. In 1998, she moved to London and presented Newsroom South East until it ended in 2001, she then went on to present it's replacement BBC London News until 2005 when she moved to Sky News. During her time at Sky, Gillian has presented Sky News at Ten, …

Richard Preston (b. August 5, 1954) is a "New Yorker" writer and bestselling author of books about alarming infectious disease epidemics and bioterrorism. Whether journalistic or fictional, his writings are based on thorough background research and extensive interviews. Richard Preston attended Pomona College, in southern California, and received his Ph.D. in English from Princeton University.

Catherine Bennett is a British journalist working for "The Guardian", where she writes columns on politics and culture. She was educated at Hertford College, Oxford.