Keir Simmons
Encyclopedia
Keir Simmons is the UK Editor for ITN' s ITV News
who has covered stories as diverse as the Tsunami
, the 7 July 2005 London bombings
and the death of Russian Alexander Litvinenko
. In 2003 he was nominated for a Royal Television Society
Award
in 1972, grew up in Bristol
, and received a Bachelor's degree from Goldsmiths College
in London.
in 1996, before becoming a sometime general reporter on its ITV News service in 1998. He has remained with the organisation since but has intermittently worked for Sky News
, Five News
and ITV's London Tonight
. On 30th September, it was announced that Keir would be promoted from Crime correspondent to UK editor. On Friday 16 September 2011 Keir co-presented the ITV Breakfast show, Daybreak.
and works as a facilitator of live debates and events. He also works as London Correspondent for NBC News.
ITV News
ITV News is the branding of news programmes on the British television network ITV. Since 1955, ITV's news bulletins have been produced by Independent Television News . The channel's news coverage has won awards from the Royal Television Society, Emmy Awards and BAFTAs. Between 2004 and 2008, the...
who has covered stories as diverse as the Tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
, the 7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide attacks in the United Kingdom, targeting civilians using London's public transport system during the morning rush hour....
and the death of Russian Alexander Litvinenko
Alexander Litvinenko
Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko was an officer who served in the Soviet KGB and its Russian successor, the Federal Security Service ....
. In 2003 he was nominated for a Royal Television Society
Royal Television Society
The Royal Television Society is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present and future. It is the oldest television society in the world...
Award
Early years
He was born in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1972, grew up in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, and received a Bachelor's degree from Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom which specialises in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute...
in London.
Career
Keir joined ITN as a reporter for IRNIndependent Radio News
Independent Radio News provides a service of news bulletins, audio and copy to commercial radio stations in the UK and beyond.The managing director of IRN is Tim Molloy, who succeeded long-term MD John Perkins in November 2009...
in 1996, before becoming a sometime general reporter on its ITV News service in 1998. He has remained with the organisation since but has intermittently worked for Sky News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
, Five News
Five News
5 News is the news programme of British broadcaster Channel 5, produced by Sky News. From 1 January 2005, Sky News was awarded the contract to provide the news for Channel 5, replacing ITN, which had provided the channel's news service from the channel's launch in 1997...
and ITV's London Tonight
London Tonight
London Tonight is a regional news programme broadcast on ITV London . Produced by ITN, the programme is broadcast at 6pm every weeknight, also including local sports news and local features of interest.Like all regional news programmes on ITV in England and Wales and Channel Television, it uses...
. On 30th September, it was announced that Keir would be promoted from Crime correspondent to UK editor. On Friday 16 September 2011 Keir co-presented the ITV Breakfast show, Daybreak.
Additional Work
Keir writes for the Financial TimesFinancial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
and works as a facilitator of live debates and events. He also works as London Correspondent for NBC News.