She added: “In a fractured landscape, where what is true is increasingly harder to ascertain, Today’s role in holding power to account and hosting the debates shaping our society is more important than ever.”
Today remains the BBC’s flagship radio news programme, with the most recent Rajar figures stating 5.61m listeners tuned in during the last three months of 2025.
Keating, who joined the BBC from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, has covered some of the biggest news stories for BBC outlets – including the death of Queen Elizabeth II, general elections and conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Iran.
“I look forward to working with Amol, Anna, Emma, Justin and Nick, along with the programme’s clever and incredibly diligent production team, to ensure Today thrives in the next phase of its evolution,” she added.
John McAndrew, the corporation’s director of live and daily news, said he hoped her appointment can bring “new audiences across all platforms, while preserving its [Today’s] unique heritage and special place in listeners’ lives”.
Keating will replace Owenna Griffiths, who was in the role for more than five years.