Max Pearson
Max Pearson | |
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Born | 1959 (age 57–58) |
Occupation | Journalist, broadcaster |
Notable credit(s) |
The World Today Newshour |
Max Pearson (born 1959) is a BBC journalist and news presenter with the BBC World Service. Currently he is one of the presenters of The World Today and Newshour.
After completing post-graduate training in broadcast journalism, he worked for the BBC in domestic radio.
Since the 1980s, he worked as a frontline news presenter with the BBC World Service.
In March 2011, Pearson suffered a cardiac arrest during a 14-hour flight from Singapore to Heathrow, London. The cabin crew allegedly refused to have the aircraft diverted when Pearson became ill shortly after it took off.[1]
Since 2014, Pearson has also presented The History Hour, a weekly omnibus edition of the BBC World Service's daily history series Witness.
Awards
- Sony Radio Award for news (1997)
External links
- BBC profile (including a video).
References
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