Tim Whewell Explained

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

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, then trained at Cardiff University's School of Journalism.^[3] He was Moscow Correspondent for the BBC World Service from 1990 to 1993. He first worked at the Sheffield Morning Telegraph from 1984, then the Sheffield Star.

In 1991, he broadcast live from the Russian parliament's White House, while it was under siege. His wife Rachel, who worked as his translator, was also in the building. 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]

External links

• BBC biography

Notes and References

1. Web site: A working life: the broadcast journalist. Snowdon. Graham. 18 August 2007. The Guardian. 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. Web site: Tim Whewell: Biography. 8 July 2008. BBC Online. 25 November 2014.
4. Web site: Newsnight makes two roles redundant. Plunkett. John. 18 November 2013. The Guardian. 25 November 2014.
5. Web site: BBC wins three One World Media Awards. Luft. Oliver. 23 June 2010. Press Gazette. 25 November 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141219085513/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/node/45621. 19 December 2014. dmy-all.