Max Pearson (born 1959) is a BBC journalist and news presenter with the BBC World Service, best known as one of the presenters of The World Today and Newshour.
Max Pearson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, broadcaster |
| Notable credit(s) | The World Today Newshour |
Career
editAfter completing post-graduate training in broadcast journalism, Pearson worked for the BBC in domestic radio.[1] Since the 1980s, he worked as a frontline news presenter with the BBC World Service. Since 2014, Pearson has also presented The History Hour, a weekly omnibus edition of the BBC World Service's daily history series Witness and Sporting Witness.[2]
Personal life
editPearson is married with two children, and is an alumnus of Keele University. He was raised partly in Zambia. In March 2011, he suffered a cardiac arrest during a 14-hour flight from Singapore to Heathrow, London. The cabin crew allegedly refused to have the aircraft diverted when Pearson became ill shortly after it took off.[3]
Awards
edit- Sony Radio Award for news (1997)
References
edit- ^ "BBC - Max Pearson". Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "BBC World Service - The History Hour, The 'Battle of the Surfaces' and becoming a republic". BBC. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Travel Articles, Photos and Videos - AOL". www.aol.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
External links
edit- BBC profile (including a video).
- Max Pearson on Twitter
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