Louise Botting: key obituary facts
Is Louise Botting dead? Yes. Louise Botting died on September 22, 2026, at age 87.
Cause of death: Louise Botting's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Louise Botting known for?
She was a British journalist.
More about Louise Botting
Born: 19 September 1939.
Place of birth: United Kingdom.
Gender: female.
Occupation: journalist, businessperson.
Education: London School of Economics and Political Science, Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls.
Employer: British Broadcasting Corporation.
Awards: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, honorary master's degree.
Children: Anna Botting.
Also known as: Elizabeth Louise Botting.
Occupations: JournalistRadio presenterBusinesswomanAuthor.
Louise Botting, the British broadcaster and businesswoman best known for presenting BBC Radio 4’s Money Box, died on September 22, 2026, aged 87.
Born Elizabeth Louise Young on September 19, 1939, she was educated at Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls and the London School of Economics before joining the BBC. She presented Money Box from 1977 to 1992, then moved into business, becoming one of the first female directors of a FTSE 100 company when she joined the board of CGNU, formerly General Accident and later Aviva.
Botting also held non-executive directorships with companies including Trinity Mirror, London Weekend Television and Camelot Group, and was the mother of broadcaster Anna Botting.