Emily Elisheva Renee Reuben is a former journalist and a charity worker. She is the co-founder and chief executive of Duchenne UK, a British charity for people affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Before that she was a reporter and presenter on British television's Channel 4 News and later with CNN.
Biography She previously presented More4 News. In 2004, she married Nick Crossley.Just Giving: "Nick's 2 Bike Rides - Cyling for Duchenne UK because my son has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy" retrieved March 2, 2017
Reuben has three children, including a son who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy and two daughters. Reuben set up the Duchenne Children's Trust, which later merged with charity Joining Jack to form Duchenne UK, a charity aiming to finding better treatments and a cure for the condition.The Guardian: "Early faller in TV charity bike ride as Krishnan Guru-Murthy takes the train - Channel 4 presenter breaks foot in training for the Duchenne Dash leaving field open to competitors including John Ryley, Dermot Murnaghan and Ben de Pear" 5 June 2015"Duchenne’s is a cruel disease – that’s why I’m cycling to Paris" by Krishnan Guru-Murthy 6 Jun 2014ITV News: "Mother: Early access to ground-breaking drugs is risk worth taking to improve son's life" by Lawrence McGinty 14 March 2014
Reuben was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to charity and people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
References
External links Working Week: Emily Reuben, Press Gazette, 1 December 2006