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'''Brent Sadler''' (born 1950 in [[Manchester]]) is a former [[CNN]] Senior International Correspondent to the [[Middle East]]. |
'''Brent Sadler''' (born 1950 in [[Manchester]]) is a former [[CNN]] Senior International Correspondent to the [[Middle East]]. |
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==Early |
==Early life== |
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Sadler was educated at the [[Royal Masonic School for Boys]] and Harris College, [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], now the school of [[Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Central Lancashire]], where he gained a Diploma in Journalism Studies. |
Sadler was educated at the [[Royal Masonic School for Boys]] and Harris College, [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], now the school of [[Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Central Lancashire]], where he gained a Diploma in Journalism Studies. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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After his studies he worked as a reporter for the [[Harrow Observer]] and [[Reading Evening Post]], and then for [[Southern Television]] in Southampton, UK, [[Westward Television]] in Plymouth, UK and HTV Bristol. In 1981 he moved to [[ITN]] where he was promoted to the position of Middle East correspondent<ref>http://www.speakers.co.uk/our-speakers/profile/brent_sadler</ref> |
After his studies he worked as a reporter for the [[Harrow Observer]] and [[Reading Evening Post]], and then for [[Southern Television]] in Southampton, UK, [[Westward Television]] in Plymouth, UK and HTV Bristol. In 1981 he moved to [[ITN]] where he was promoted to the position of Middle East correspondent.<ref>http://www.speakers.co.uk/our-speakers/profile/brent_sadler</ref> He has lived in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]] for the past decade, where he has been CNN's bureau chief since 1997.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/chat/transcripts/2001/01/16/sadler/|title=CNN's Brent Sadler looks at Iraq since the Gulf War|publisher=CNN|accessdate=8 August 2011|date=16 January 2001}}</ref><ref name="debretts">{{cite web|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/s/3484/Brent+Roderick.aspx|title=Brent Sadler, Esq |work=[[Debrett's]]|accessdate=8 August 2011}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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Sadler has won numerous individual and team awards over his career. He won the RTS Regional News Award in 1980, the RTS International News Award in 1987 and with the ITN team, won the BAFTA for the quality of coverage while in Lebanon in 1983. While with CNN his team won the Emmy for their program ‘Saving Somalia’<ref>http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1995/SDB.htm</ref> |
Sadler has won numerous individual and team awards over his career. He won the RTS Regional News Award in 1980, the RTS International News Award in 1987 and with the ITN team, won the BAFTA for the quality of coverage while in Lebanon in 1983. While with CNN his team won the Emmy for their program ‘Saving Somalia’.<ref>http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1995/SDB.htm</ref> He has reported from around the world on many conflicts and won a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] award for Best Actuality Coverage of the Gulf War and an Overseas Press Club of America Award for Meritorious Reporting.<ref name="debretts" /><ref>http://www.brentsadler.com/awards.html</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 04:36, 21 October 2015
Brent Sadler (born 1950 in Manchester) is a former CNN Senior International Correspondent to the Middle East.
Early life
Sadler was educated at the Royal Masonic School for Boys and Harris College, Preston, now the school of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Central Lancashire, where he gained a Diploma in Journalism Studies.
Career
After his studies he worked as a reporter for the Harrow Observer and Reading Evening Post, and then for Southern Television in Southampton, UK, Westward Television in Plymouth, UK and HTV Bristol. In 1981 he moved to ITN where he was promoted to the position of Middle East correspondent.[1] He has lived in Beirut, Lebanon for the past decade, where he has been CNN's bureau chief since 1997.[2][3]
Awards
Sadler has won numerous individual and team awards over his career. He won the RTS Regional News Award in 1980, the RTS International News Award in 1987 and with the ITN team, won the BAFTA for the quality of coverage while in Lebanon in 1983. While with CNN his team won the Emmy for their program ‘Saving Somalia’.[4] He has reported from around the world on many conflicts and won a BAFTA award for Best Actuality Coverage of the Gulf War and an Overseas Press Club of America Award for Meritorious Reporting.[3][5]
Personal life
He is divorced from Tess Stimson with whom he had two sons.[6]
References
- ^ http://www.speakers.co.uk/our-speakers/profile/brent_sadler
- ^ "CNN's Brent Sadler looks at Iraq since the Gulf War". CNN. 16 January 2001. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Brent Sadler, Esq". Debrett's. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1995/SDB.htm
- ^ http://www.brentsadler.com/awards.html
- ^ "The stepmother strikes back: Why it's one of the most thankless tasks in the world | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
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