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Simon Cumbers
PronunciationSimon Cumbers
BornJanuary 23, 1968
Ireland
DiedJune 6, 2004(2004-06-06) (aged 36)
Saudi Arabia
Cause of deathDeath by gunfire
MonumentsSimon Cumbers Media Fund
NationalityUnited Kingdom
CitizenshipIreland
EducationSt. Patrick's Classical School
OccupationJournalist
EmployerBBC
Known forCovering dangerous news stories
Titleproducer, journalist, cameraman
SpouseLouise Bevan
Parent(s)Bronagh and Bob Cumbers

Simon Cumbers,(23 January 1968 - 6 June 2004), is a cameraman for the BBC in United Kingdom. He has covered many stories from places around the world. he even covered some of the most dangerous stories.

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Personal

Cumbers was from Navan, County Meath in the Irish Republic, and was educated at t. St Patrick's Classical School. While being a student, he was the editor of the school magazine, Tuairim. He was also had a show at the local pirate radio station, Royal County Radio. When at St. Patrick’s, he also worked as a features writer for Drogheda Independent and the Ipswich Evening, then became the chief reporter at The Capitol Radio in Dublin. Cumbers later married Louise Bevan. He was a known cameraman and journalist in the Northern Irish media. People described him as a creative journalist who had a great sense of humor.


Career

In 1990 Cumbers moved to the UK, and produced for both ITN, and Channel 4 Daily. He later trained to be a cameraman, and filmed at places around the world. He covered major events, such as the sinking of a Russian Submarine, the Madrid train bombing in 2004, and much more. He covered some of the most dangerous and difficult stories. He worked for many places, including Sky News, and BBC. 

Cumbers and his wife, Louis (a BBC journalist) started running their own news and production company, called Locum Productions.


Death

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Simon Cumbers was killed in Al-Suwaidi, Saudi Arabia shown relative to the capital Riyadh.

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While working with co-worker Frank Gardner, they became under fire by Adel al-Dhubaiti in a suburb of Riyadh. Cumbers was killed at age 36, and Gardner was seriously injured. Cumbers killer was later sentenced to death.

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See also

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  • Blood and Sand by Gardner: [1]
  • theguardian1[2]
  • bbc1[3]
  • itv[4]
  • pressgazette[5]
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  • theguardian2[7]
  • sky[8]
  • cpj[9]
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  • thesun[18]
  • independent[19]
  • unesco[20]
  • If you use this site, be sure to have another source with it: locumproductions[21]
  • If you use this site, be sure to have another source with it: simoncumbersmediafund [1][22]
  • griffith[23]
  • Cannot use this image because Getty has the rights: [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Blood and Sand".
  2. ^ "Obituary: Simon Cumbers". the Guardian.
  3. ^ "BBC NEWS - UK - Obituary: Simon Cumbers".
  4. ^ "In remembrance - journalists who gave their lives for their trade". ITV News.
  5. ^ "Simon Cumbers: journalist and cameraman".
  6. ^ "Tributes paid to slain cameraman". The Irish Times. 8 June 2004.
  7. ^ Claire Cozens. "'Loyal and generous of spirit': tributes to Cumbers flood in". the Guardian.
  8. ^ "Shot TV Reporter Flies Back Home". Sky News.
  9. ^ "Simon Cumbers".
  10. ^ "BBC Reporter Shot, Critical". 8 June 2004.
  11. ^ "They shot me six times and left me paralysed in a pool of blood - but I had to go back to Al Qaeda country: Courageous pilgrimage by BBC's Frank Gardner". Mail Online. 6 April 2013.
  12. ^ "BBC NEWS - UK - BBC man 'was unlawfully killed'".
  13. ^ "CPJ calls on authorities to apprehend perpetrators of attack on BBC cameraman and reporter". IFEX.
  14. ^ "Simon Cumbers: BBC man's killer sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia". BBC News.
  15. ^ "Meath Chronicle - 'Don"t execute our son"s killer": Navan family"s plea to Saudis". Meath Chronicle.
  16. ^ "Killer of Irish journalist Simon Cumbers believed to be among 47 executed by Saudi Arabia". newstalk.com.
  17. ^ "Simon Cumbers's killer executed in Saudi Arabia". The Irish Times. 3 January 2016.
  18. ^ "Simon Cumber's parents speak out on killer's death: 'We didn't want him executed'".
  19. ^ Chris Green (18 November 2014). "Family of BBC cameraman murdered in Saudi terror attack regret killer's death sentence". The Independent.
  20. ^ "UNESCO Condemns Attack on BBC Journalists in Saudi Arabia".
  21. ^ "Locum Productions Limited - television newsgathering and production".
  22. ^ "About Simon Cumbers «  Simon Cumbers".
  23. ^ "About Griffith - Cork journalism student awarded funding by the Simon Cumbers Media Fund - Griffith College".
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