Tim Whewell

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

Tim Whewell
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Life

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. 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. "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. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.


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