Andy Bell (journalist)
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Andy Bell (born 1963) is a British journalist covering politics.
Early life
[edit]Bell is a History graduate from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and won a Thouron scholarship to study International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania.[1]
Career
[edit]Bell worked for the BBC as their Foreign Affairs editor of Today and was their Paris correspondent. He joined ITN's 5 News in April 1999.[2][3] A 2012 study showed that in his role as political editor, Bell had featured in a fifth of all Channel 5 news coverage and more than 40% of all their live coverage.[4]
In December 2023, his debut novel Sovereign Territory was announced through Biteback Publishing.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Bell has documented the diaries of his grandfather Edwin Campion Vaughan, who fought with the British Army in World War One.[6] He is married to Angela Bell. They have three children. His daughter Georgia Hunter Bell is a British champion middle distance-runner.[7] She won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
References
[edit]- ↑ Larkin, Johnnie (3 January 2002). "Andy Bell Biography and Images". TV Newsroom. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ↑ "BELL JOINS 5 NEWS". Broadcast Now. 5 February 1999. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ↑ News Five: Natasha's Newsroom[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Cushion, Stephen (23 March 2015). "Election live two-ways: How far should journalists interpret the politics?". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ↑ "Biteback seizes political thriller from Channel 5's Bell". The Bookseller. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ↑ "5 News's Andy Bell retraces his grandfather's steps on the First World War battlefields". Independent. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ↑ Wilson, Jeremy (28 February 2024). "From Parkrun to Paris: British athlete, 30, targets Olympics after stunning run in Bushy Park". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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