Tim Whewell

Tim Whewell is a radio and television journalist and foreign correspondent with the BBC.

He grew up in Manchester, where his father Harry Whewell worked for the Manchester Guardian,[1][2] then studied Russian and modern history at University College, Oxford,[1] then trained at Cardiff University's School of Journalism.[3] He was Moscow Correspondent for the BBC World Service from 1990 to 1993.[3] He first worked at the Sheffield Morning Telegraph from 1984, then the Sheffield Star.[1]

In 1991, he broadcast live from the Russian parliament's White House, while it was under siege.[1] His wife Rachel, who worked as his translator, was also in the building.[1] He was foreign reporter for Newsnight for twelve years, until November 2013.[4]

His report on child sacrifices in Uganda for BBC Radio 4's Crossing Continents won the 2010 Best Radio Documentary One World Media Award.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Snowdon, Graham (18 August 2007). "A working life: the broadcast journalist". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Gillian Reynolds It was the most exciting place on God's earth; The Telegraph; 23 August 2005; retrieved 2017-03-11
  3. 1 2 "Tim Whewell: Biography". BBC Online. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Plunkett, John (18 November 2013). "Newsnight makes two roles redundant". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Luft, Oliver (23 June 2010). "BBC wins three One World Media Awards". Press Gazette. Retrieved 25 November 2014.


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