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Michael Brunson OBE (born 12 August 1940 in Norwich) is a British political journalist.
He was educated at Bedford School, a boys' independent school in Bedford, Bedfordshire, and read Theology at Queen's College, Oxford University. Michael Brunson began his broadcasting career at the BBC and later served as Washington correspondent and diplomatic editor of ITN. He is best known for serving as the political editor between 1986 to 2000 of ITN,[1] and as an occasional ITN newscaster.
In 1971 Michael Brunson covered the war in Bangladesh and wrote a testimony about the death, starvation and suffering of refugees in West Bengal.
Since his retirement after 32 years at ITN in March 2000, he has regularly appeared as a political commentator on Sky News, GMTV and elsewhere. He was awarded the OBE in 2000[2] and lives in Letheringsett in Norfolk.[3]
His autobiography, A Ringside Seat, was published in 2000.[4]
References
- ^ Jojo Moyes (9 March 2000). "And finally Michael Brunson signs off from ITN". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/and-finally-michael-brunson-signs-off-from-itn-724390.html. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "Caine heads birthday honours list". BBC News. 17 June 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/793844.stm. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED05%20May%202010%2015%3A42%3A53%3A473 Historic Letheringsett venue set for centenary celebrations[dead link]
- ^ Steve Richards (1 May 2000). "Ringside seat". The New Statesman. http://www.newstatesman.com/200005010055. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
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