| Tom Mangold | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 August 1934 Hamburg, Germany |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Journalist, author |
| Website | |
| http://www.tommangold.com | |
Thomas Cornelius "Tom" Mangold (born 20 August 1934) is a British broadcaster, journalist and author. For 26 years he was an investigative journalist with the BBC Panorama current affairs television programme.
Contents |
Tom Mangold was born in Hamburg and came to Britain as a child, attending Dorking County Grammar School. He did National Service with the Royal Artillery. He is married, lives in London, has three daughters by previous marriages, and works as a freelance reporter specialising in intelligence and travel.[1][2][3][4][5]
Mangold was a reporter with the Sunday Mirror and then the Daily Express. After spending nearly two years investigating the Profumo Affair, he joined BBC TV News in 1964 to be a war correspondent covering conflicts in Aden, Vietnam, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, the Middle East and Afghanistan. in 1971 he moved to BBC TV Current Affairs working first for 24 Hours, then Midweek, becoming involved in some of the first investigative news documentaries of the BBC.[1][2][6]
In 1976 Mangold transferred to Panorama, still concentrating on investigative journalism and making over 100 documentaries in 26 years. In 1993 he won both the Business / Consumer Investigative Reports category in the CableACE Award in and also the Royal Television Society's Journalism Award. These were followed in 1996 by the bronze award in the Best Investigative Report Category at the New York Television Festival and in 1999 he won Investigative Reporting / News Documentary category in the Chicago International Television Competition.[1][2][6]
Mangold has been described in The Times as "the doyen of broadcasting reporters".[7]
Mangold has written or co-written four books-
In 1996 Mangold did research for the BBC / HBO drama-documentary Hostile Waters.[1][8]