Michael Peschardt

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Michael Peschardt
Michael Peschardt

Michael Peschardt is a journalist and broadcaster for BBC News. Educated at Merchant Taylors' School in Northwood, London and the University of Oxford he joined the BBC as a network reporter from 1983.[1]

After covering the England cricket team on The Ashes win in Australia in 1986/87, and the America's Cup; he decided to try living there for a year, and has been there ever since.[2] He is the BBC's Sydney correspondent, covering a range of stories from Australia and South East Asia for the BBC's UK-based TV and Radio services, including BBC Radio 4 and BBC News 24 as well as the international channel BBC World.

Peschardt also hosts BBC World's programme Peschardt's People, which profiles well-known personalities in the Asia-Pacific. Interviewees have included Singaporean actress Fann Wong, New Zealand actor Sam Neill, Bollywood star Preity Zinta and Australian basketball player Luc Longley.[3]

As well as this, he regularly returns to the UK to fill in for absent presenters on BBC One's morning news programme BBC Breakfast.

[edit] References

  1. ^ From dodging bullets to firing questions The Age.com.au - March 30, 2006
  2. ^ Peschardt bio at BBC Breakfast
  3. ^ Launch of Peschardt's People BBC Press Office - April 2006

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