As a broadcast journalist with more than twenty years’ experience at leading U.S, Middle East and European TV networks, Rebecca McLaughlin-Eastham is a sought-after journalist, presenter, event host and media trainer.

Until 2021, Rebecca anchored Inspire Middle East, Euronews NBC’s weekly flagship TV show which takes global viewers on a voyage of discovery through the Middle East and North Africa’s commercial, creative and cultural landscapes. She also fronted Business Line for Euronews and covered the region as a live news correspondent. Rebecca currently presents programmes for the channel, on a freelance basis in the GCC. 

She is the former Middle East Business, Energy & OPEC Correspondent for Bloomberg Television in the UAE, prior to which she was the stock market correspondent and Bureau Chief for CNBC Television in Paris.
During her thirteen years in the GCC, Rebecca also anchored the flagship current affairs and business programme for state broadcaster Dubai One TV, plus co-hosted radio shows on DubaiEye 103.8FM and Abu Dhabi’s Classic FM. 

Rebecca has sat down with hundreds of CEOs, ministers, heads of state and celebrities over the years. 
Some notable interviewees include: The Prime Ministers of France, Britain, Egypt, Canada & the Maldives, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, His Highness Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, Bernard Arnault, Sylvester Stallone, Gwyneth Paltrow, Dan Brown, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Nobu, Nancy Ajram, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Domenico Dolce, Stefano Gabbana and Vivienne Westwood.

She has written extensively for leading publications, from Vogue Magazine and The National newspaper to the South China Morning Post and the Wall Street Journal. Rebecca is also an accomplished ghost writer, having co-authored a published novel for a UAE royal family member. Moreover, she has penned speeches for UAE ministers to deliver in prominent arenas.