Adam Mynott is a BBC journalist who was born in Eastbourne in October 1957.[1]
Mynott was educated at the independent school Eastbourne College followed by Exeter University in 1980 with a degree in Philosophy.
He first joined the BBC as a trainee radio reporter in 1981 and then worked for BBC Radio Leeds in the mid-1980s. Since then he has worked on The Today programme covering amongst other issues The First Gulf War(1991). He then had a spell in New York but returned in 1992 to work as a BBC News reporter.
Since then he has worked as a sports correspondent and as a South Asia correspondent from 2001. He became BBC Nairobi correspondent in August 2004.
He was embedded with US Marines during the second (2003) Gulf War. His experiences were published in a book written by BBC correspondents.
In 2009 he returned to the UK and became a BBC World Affairs Correspondent.[2]. His 'Who's Who' entry indicates he likes to start DIY projects.