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'''Robin White''' (born 1944) was for many years editor of the [[BBC |
'''Robin White''', [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born 1944), is a British journalist and broadcaster, who was for many years editor of the [[BBC]]'s programmes ''[[Focus on Africa]]'' and ''[[Network Africa]]'', broadcast on the [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/ BBC African Service]. He is well known for his interviews with politicians, which have included [[Charles Taylor (Liberia)|Charles Taylor]], [[Foday Sankoh]], [[Margaret Thatcher]], [[Milton Obote]], [[Olusegun Obasanjo]], [[Yoweri Museveni]], [[Sam Nujoma]], [[Kenneth Kaunda]], and [[Thabo Mbeki]]. |
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==Biography== |
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Born in 1944 in [[Nottingham]], White took a placement in Cameroon with [[Voluntary Service Overseas|VSO]] after graduating from [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]]. He joined the BBC in the late 1960s. Apart from his work as a journalist on African affairs, he has worked in educational broadcasting and on the British domestic culture and arts programme, 'Kaleidoscope'. He is also a published playwright, with work broadcast by the BBC <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/800145.stm] |
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Born in 1944 in [[Nottingham]], England, White took a placement in [[Cameroon]] with [[Voluntary Service Overseas|VSO]] after graduating from [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]]. In the late 1960s, he joined the BBC, where he was the editor of ''[[Focus on Africa]]'' and ''[[Network Africa]]'' on the BBC African Service.<ref name="Robin White honoured">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/800145.stm "BBC Africa's Robin White honoured"], BBC News, Wednesday, 21 June 2000, 13:17 GMT 14:17 UK.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53779424|title=How a BBC show helped shape Africa|website=BBC News|date=15 August 2020|access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref> Apart from his work as a journalist on African affairs, he has worked in educational broadcasting and on the British domestic culture and arts programme, ''[[Kaleidoscope (UK radio series)|Kaleidoscope]]''. He is also a published playwright, with work broadcast by the BBC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/2010/09/100909_african_performance_2010_resident_presidents.shtml|title=African Performance 2010: Resident Presidents - At Her Majesty's Pleasure|website=BBC World Service|date=9 September 2010|access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref> |
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"BBC Africa's Robin White honoured" BBC News, Wednesday, 21 June, 2000, 13:17 GMT 14:17 UK</ref>. |
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White is married to Mary Catherine Restieaux, a textile weaving artist whose work has been exhibited at the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]]. |
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In 2000, White was appointed an [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]] for his outstanding contribution to the [[BBC World Service]].<ref name="Robin White honoured" /> |
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Latest revision as of 11:19, 13 January 2024
Robin White, MBE (born 1944), is a British journalist and broadcaster, who was for many years editor of the BBC's programmes Focus on Africa and Network Africa, broadcast on the BBC African Service. He is well known for his interviews with politicians, which have included Charles Taylor, Foday Sankoh, Margaret Thatcher, Milton Obote, Olusegun Obasanjo, Yoweri Museveni, Sam Nujoma, Kenneth Kaunda, and Thabo Mbeki.
Biography
[edit]Born in 1944 in Nottingham, England, White took a placement in Cameroon with VSO after graduating from Cambridge. In the late 1960s, he joined the BBC, where he was the editor of Focus on Africa and Network Africa on the BBC African Service.[1][2] Apart from his work as a journalist on African affairs, he has worked in educational broadcasting and on the British domestic culture and arts programme, Kaleidoscope. He is also a published playwright, with work broadcast by the BBC.[3]
White is married to Mary Catherine Restieaux, a textile weaving artist whose work has been exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
In 2000, White was appointed an MBE for his outstanding contribution to the BBC World Service.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "BBC Africa's Robin White honoured", BBC News, Wednesday, 21 June 2000, 13:17 GMT 14:17 UK.
- ^ "How a BBC show helped shape Africa". BBC News. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "African Performance 2010: Resident Presidents - At Her Majesty's Pleasure". BBC World Service. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
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