- Matt Frei
- 2 Oct 06, 11:30 AM
I'm the 91热爆's senior North America TV correspondent. Before taking up this post, I was the 91热爆's Asia correspondent - based in Singapore and Hong Kong - a post I started just before the handover to China.
I first joined the 91热爆 in 1986 shortly after leaving university, where my first job was in the German section of the 91热爆 World Service, before moving to English language current affairs from 1987 to 1988. From 1992 to 1996 I was the 91热爆's correspondent in southern Europe, based in Rome.
I've witnessed many dramatic events, including the fall of Berlin Wall, and I've reported on the intifada and the first Gulf War as the London foreign affairs correspondent.
I was born in Germany, though my family moved to London when I was 10. I read History and Spanish at Oxford University, and graduated in 1986.
Matt Frei is the 91热爆's senior North America TV correspondent.
- Justin Webb
- 2 Oct 06, 11:15 AM
I'm 91热爆 radio鈥檚 chief Washington correspondent, and also a television anchor (currently to be seen in the US on the evening News on stations).
Before arriving in Washington I spent three years as the 91热爆鈥檚 Europe correspondent, based in Brussels, Belgium. Before that, I had stints as a roving foreign correspondent - during which I reported from the first Gulf War, the war in Bosnia, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the first democratic elections in South Africa, and even a coup in the Maldive Islands.
I've also been employed by the 91热爆 as an ambassador for the organisation, holding public meetings and chairing question and answer sessions.
Beyond the 91热爆, I'm a regular commentator on US/European affairs on , , and the show on .
Finally, I was educated at Friends鈥 School Sidcot and the (graduating in 1983 with an honours degree in economics).
Justin Webb is the 91热爆's chief North America radio correspondent.
- Jamie Coomarasamy
- 2 Oct 06, 11:00 AM
I have a degree in modern languages (Russian and French) from Trinity Hall, Cambridge and I began my 91热爆 career as a locally hired fixer/producer in Moscow in 1991 (just after the August coup).
I stayed in Moscow until January 1994, covering the events surrounding the collapse of the Soviet Union - mainly for the 91热爆, but also as a freelancer producer/reporter. I worked in the World Service TV newsroom in London for much of 1994, before being sent back to Moscow as staff producer.
I spent a further three years there, producing and reporting - covering events such as the first war in Chechnya and President Yeltsin's dramatic re-election campaign in 1996. From the end of 1997 to the middle of 1999 I was the 91热爆's Warsaw correspondent, covering central Europe.
I then worked for three months as a London-based reporter on the Today programme, before being posted to Paris as a 91热爆 correspondent there. I spent four years in France - covering events such as the long-running row between the UK and France over the Sangatte refugee camp and the 2002 presidential election, which saw the far right leader Jean Marie le Pen make it to the run off with President Chirac.
I then worked as a reporter on Newsnight, before moving to London to be Europe reporter for 's The World Today in 2003. I was sent to cover the last few weeks of the 2004 US Presidential campaign and - since January 2005 - I've been Washington correspondent for 91热爆 World Service radio; reporting on everything from presidential and congressional politics, to space shuttle launches and Oscar ceremonies.
I'm married with two children.
Jamie Coomarasamy is a Washington correspondent for 91热爆 News.
- Jonathan Beale
- 2 Oct 06, 10:45 AM
After university and working for an MP in the UK, I joined the 91热爆 as a trainee reporter in 1989. My 91热爆 career started in local radio and regional TV, before I joined 91热爆 London and south east as the regional political correspondent.
I also spent two years in Brussels as the 91热爆's regional Europe correspondent and Europe political correspondent, before returning to London to become one of the 91热爆's political correspondents at Millbank. I've also presented political programmes, such as The Westminster Hour on 91热爆 Radio 4.
Jonathan Beale is the 91热爆's State Department correspondent.
- Andy Gallacher
- 2 Oct 06, 10:30 AM
Over the last 10 years I've covered various world events for the 91热爆, including the attacks of 11 September and the war in Iraq. Now, my focus is the southern states and the Caribbean. I travel around extensively, reporting on a wide range of issues for radio and TV.
I was born in London - though raised in the north of England - and have a degree in journalism from the University of Sheffield. I was a member of the armed forces before joining the 91热爆.
Andy Gallacher is the 91热爆's Miami correspondent.
- Lourdes Heredia
- 2 Oct 06, 10:15 AM
I've worked for the 91热爆 since 1997, and, amongst other things, I was the bilingual reporter in Buenos Aires during the build-up to the Argentine economic crisis that consumed four presidents in less than a month.
I was born in Mexico, but earned a degree in communications in Japan and then later lived in Spain, where I gained a masters degree in law.
Lourdes Heredia is Washington correspondent for the 91热爆's Latin American service.
- Guto Harri
- 2 Oct 06, 10:00 AM
I'm based in New York, and since moving to the US last year, I've travelled extensively around the country, focusing on business and economics.
Before that, I was based in Rome, after spending more than a decade covering UK politics. As chief political correspondent, I followed UK PM Tony Blair around the world, and accompanied him on a number of visits to Washington and Camp David.
I was born in Cardiff and read politics, philosophy and economics at Oxford University before joining the 91热爆.
Guto Harri is the 91热爆's North America business correspondent.
- James Westhead
- 2 Oct 06, 09:45 AM
I've been based in Washington, reporting on the US for the 91热爆, since November 2005. I'm the late reporter here in the bureau, so I'm responsible for overnight coverage on 91热爆 World Service radio, World TV, and the UK TV and radio morning programmes.
My previous role was in London, where I was the 91热爆's education and family correspondent for the One & Six O'Clock News programmes. Before that, I specialised as a health correspondent, working first for 91热爆 regional TV in London and then for 91热爆 News 24 when it launched in 1997.
I started my broadcasting career as a reporter with 91热爆 Radio Kent in 1990.
James Westhead is a Washington correspondent for 91热爆 News.
- Nick Miles
- 2 Oct 06, 09:30 AM
I joined the 91热爆 in 1992, after studying modern languages at Manchester University.
My 91热爆 career started as a reporter for Radio Five Live, before working as a 91热爆 'stringer' in Peru in 1997, covering the hostage crisis at the Japanese ambassador's residence.
I then worked as a producer at the 91热爆 World Service for three years, before moving to Mexico as the 91热爆 Latin America correspondent in 2001. During that two-year posting, I covered the ongoing political turmoil in Venezuela, including the attempted coup against President Hugo Chavez and the two-month long national oil workers strike. I also reported on the political transition in Haiti that marked the end of President Aristide's time in office.
I moved to Washington in June of this year, after two years spent in South Africa covering stories in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Kenya.
Nick Miles is a Washington correspondent for 91热爆 News.
- Claire Bolderson
- 2 Oct 06, 09:20 AM
I present the World Tonight on Radio 4, as well as the 91热爆 World Service programme Newshour.
I covered my first US election in 1994, when I was a 91热爆 Washington correspondent, and I've reported on every election since. I also makes regular visits to the US for other stories, and have also reported from Africa and South East Asia. My recent assignments in Europe included coverage of the Italian and the German general elections.
I began my broadcasting career in Indonesia, where I reported for the 91热爆 and the Financial Times for two and a half years, spending time also in Singapore, Malaysia and Burma. I came to the 91热爆 via the World Service newsroom after taking a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford.
Claire Bolderson presents 91热爆 radio's World Tonight and Newshour
- Adam Brookes
- 2 Oct 06, 09:15 AM
I report for 91热爆 TV, radio and online on US national security.
Before coming to Washington, I reported from China for six years as the 91热爆's Beijing correspondent, and from Indonesia as Jakarta correspondent. Reporting assignments have taken me to Iraq and Afghanistan, Pakistan, North Korea, Burma and many other countries.
I've a degree in Chinese from the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies, and have been a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University.
Adam Brookes is the 91热爆's Pentagon correspondent.
- Matt Davis
- 2 Oct 06, 09:00 AM
I work on world news for the 91热爆 News website. Previously, I was the website's Washington correspondent, covering a range of stories from Beltway politics to Hurricane Katrina and the Michael Jackson trial.
I'm currently working in DC in the run-up to the US mid-term elections and, like US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, I'm an avid squash player.
Matt Davis works on the world desk of the 91热爆 News website.
- Katty Kay
- 2 Oct 06, 08:45 AM
I anchor the evening bulletins of 91热爆 World News. We reach viewers around the world and an increasing share of US audiences on PBS and 91热爆 America. The programme gives a half-hour window on the day's events from a global perspective.
I started my 91热爆 career in Zimbabwe, reporting for the Africa service of 91热爆 World Service radio, which gave me a sense of how important our language services are to the millions who rely on them around the globe. I went from Africa to London, where I got my first staff job with the corporation at Bush House in London. From there it was on to Japan as Tokyo correspondent.
After three years in Tokyo I landed in Washington where I have lived since 1996. I took some time out of the 91热爆 to have children and to work for the Times of London in their Washington bureau. Print was a good education but I soon realised I prefer broadcasting. I returned to the 91热爆 as an anchor in 2004.
I also appear regularly as a commentator on NBC's Sunday programmes, The Chris Matthews Show and Meet the Press, and on NPR's Diane Rehm show.
I was brought up in the Middle East as the daughter of a British diplomat. I studied French and Italian at Oxford, juggle journalism with raising my four children and spend what free time I have skiing and kite surfing.
Katty Kay is a presenter on
- Richard Greene
- 2 Oct 06, 08:40 AM
I began my career as a journalist in Prague, where I lived from 1991 to 1999, working both on the staff of the weekly Prague Post and as a freelance. I covered President Vaclav Havel, including his trips to the Middle East and Balkans, as well as city politics, theatre, music and film.
I came to the UK to study international relations at the London School of Economics in 1999, and joined the 91热爆 News website in 2000 after I graduated.
In my time at the 91热爆 I have written about everything from combat stress among Iraq veterans to film and baseball (the hopeless, hapless Chicago Cubs remain my first love).
After a one-year career break spent studying Russian and drinking tea in Azerbaijan, I spent 2004 focused on the US elections, mostly from London but also on a two-week road trip around the country.
I moved to the US in April of this year (coming 鈥渉ome鈥 for the first time in nearly 15 years) for a one-year posting as the News website鈥檚 reporter/producer in the Washington bureau. I am married with two children 鈥 the younger of whom launched only days before this blog.
Richard Greene is the 91热爆 News website's Washington reporter
- The Reporters
- 2 Oct 06, 08:35 AM
This blog is written by reporters working for 91热爆 TV, radio and online. Here's a brief summary of who they are, and links to more info.
- The Reporters
- 2 Oct 06, 08:00 AM
This blog will cover the 2006 US mid-term elections, featuring contributions from reporters from across the 91热爆, along with your comments and questions.
Comments on this blog will be moderated. When you submit a comment, we will read it and decide whether to publish it. We aim to include as many comments as we can, but we won't publish any which are abusive, are inappropriate on the grounds of taste and decency, or which appear to be part of a concerted lobbying attempt. There's more on our moderation policy in these . Comments should be based around the original post and subsequent discussion.
For comparison purposes, here are links to some of the rules applied by our contemporaries - , , and in the USA, and and in the UK.
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