Andy Bell (journalist)

Andy Bell (born 1963) is a British journalist covering politics.

Early life

Bell is a History graduate from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and won a Thouron scholarship to study International relations at University of Pennsylvania.^[1]

Career

Bell worked for the BBC as their Foreign Affairs Editor of the Today programme and was their Paris Correspondent. He joined ITN's Five News in April 1999.^[2]^[3] A 2012 study showed that in his role as political editor, Andy 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

Bell has documented the diaries of his grandfather Edwin 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 Bell is a British champion middle distance-runner.^[7] She won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics

References

^ 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.

External links

Andy Bell at IMDb

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[1] Larkin, Johnnie (3 January 2002). "Andy Bell Biography and Images". TV Newsroom. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

[2] "BELL JOINS 5 NEWS". Broadcast Now. 5 February 1999. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

[3] News Five: Natasha's Newsroom^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Cushion, Stephen (23 March 2015). "Election live two-ways: How far should journalists interpret the politics?". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

[5] "Biteback seizes political thriller from Channel 5's Bell". The Bookseller. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

[6] "5 News's Andy Bell retraces his grandfather's steps on the First World War battlefields". Independent. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

[7] 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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