Adam Mynott
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Adam Mynott (born October 1957 in Eastbourne) is a journalist.[1]
Education
[edit]Mynott was educated at the independent schools Ascham and Eastbourne College followed by Exeter University in 1980 with a degree in Philosophy.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Mynott first joined the BBC as a trainee radio reporter in 1981 and then worked for BBC Radio Leeds in the mid-1980s. Since then he has worked on The Today programme covering amongst other issues The First Gulf War (1991). He then had a spell in New York City but returned in 1992 to work as a BBC News reporter. Since then he has worked as a sports correspondent and as a South Asia correspondent from 2001. He became BBC Nairobi correspondent in August 2004.
Mynott was embedded with US Marines during the second (2003) Gulf War. His experiences were published in a book written by BBC correspondents.
In 2009, Mynott returned to the UK and became a BBC World Affairs Correspondent.[2] After 3 years at G4S plc as Director of Media Relations, he joined the Chinese telecommunications company, Huawei in September 2014.
Personal life
[edit]Mynott is married to Carol (née Schug), and has three children.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "NewsWatch | Profiles | Adam Mynott". news.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010.
- ^ BBC News - Afghans more optimistic for future, survey shows
- Beck, S & Downing, M (ed.)(2003) The Battle for Iraq: BBC News Correspondents on the War against Saddam and a New World Agenda BBC Books ISBN 978-0-563-48787-6