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Steve Rosenberg | |
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| Born | 1968 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | first class degree in 'Russian Studies' |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
| Occupation(s) | BBC correspondent, journalist |
Steve Rosenberg (born 1968 in Epping, UK) is a British TV and radio journalist. He is currently a BBC Moscow correspondent[1]
Early life
Rosenberg grew up in Chingford, North London. Following A-levels at Chingford Senior High, he attended the University of Leeds. In 1991 he achieved a first class degree in 'Russian Studies'. After graduating, in August 1991 Rosenberg moved to Moscow and spent the next fifteen years in the Russian capital.
Career
During summer holidays at senior school, he worked at the BBC's teletext service Ceefax.
After moving to Moscow in 1991 to teach English in the Moscow State Technological University STANKIN, Rosenberg secured work with CBS News in the network's Moscow Bureau. He spent the next six years at CBS, working first as a translator, then assistant producer, and then producer. Between 1994-96 he was part of the CBS crew covering the first war in Chechnya.
In 1997, Rosenberg became a producer in the BBC's Moscow Bureau. In 2000, he was appointed Reporter for the BBC in Moscow. Three years later, he became Moscow correspondent. Among the stories he covered in that period was the Kursk submarine disaster (2000)[2], the Nord Ost Theatre siege (2002)[3] and the aftermath of the Beslan school attack (2004)[4]. In 2003 he interviewed Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich[5]; it remains the tycoon's only TV interview.
Between 2006-2010, Rosenberg was the BBC Berlin correspondent, covering stories in Germany and across Europe. In 2010 he returned to Russia for a second stint as Moscow correspondent.[6] [7]
Hobbies
Rosenberg plays the piano; he can play all winning Eurovision songs since 1956[8].
Personal life
Rosenberg is married with two children.
References
- ^ Steve Rosenberg BBC pieces online
- ^ The BBC's Steve Rosenberg in Murmansk "Inside the Kursk, visibility will be low, the risks high", radio report.
- ^ Moscow siege victims defend decision to sue
- ^ Mass funerals while Russia mourns
- ^ Chasing 'Mr Chelski'
- ^ Official twitter
- ^ Russo-British Chamber of Commerce
- ^ Eurovision odds against UK