Clive Myrie is a multi award winning journalist, one of the BBC’s most experienced foreign correspondents and a recognised face as a BBC News presenter. In 2021 he took over as Host of the long running BBC series, Mastermind and Celebrity Mastermind. A keen fan of the Arts & music, Clive is a regular host of The BBC Proms, and has made documentaries on jazz for Radio 2 and Jazz FM.
Born in Bolton, Lancashire he studied law at the University of Sussex.
Clive has served as the BBC’s Asia, Africa, Washington and Europe Correspondent. He has a particular interest in US politics, having covered the administrations of three Presidents (Clinton, Bush and Obama,) and reported on seven Presidential races, including the election of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
As well as presenting the One, Six and Ten 0’Clock News bulletins on BBC One, Clive continues to travel the world as a reporter, and makes features and programmes for Panorama, Newsnight and Radio 4. In 2022, he presented the main BBC One bulletins live from Kyiv during the war in Ukraine. He also presented the documentary, The Crown Jewels for BBC1, screened as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022. In May/June 2023, his travel series ‘Clive Myrie’s Italian Roadtrip,’ was a huge hit on BBC2, one of the most popular shows on the BBC. He launched a second travel series in 2024 on BBC 2 ‘Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure’ which was awarded a BAFTA in the Daytime Category in 2025. Clive was also selected to host the UK 2024 Election coverage for the BBC in 2024. .
Public Speaking – Categories
- Conference & Panel Host
- Experience as a Foreign Correspondent, journalist and broadcaster covering topics including diversity; business and education, law, world affairs, international relations, war and diplomacy.
- Awards Host / Compere
- After Dinner Speaker
- TV & Radio Presenter
Awards / Commendations
- Winner – Golden Nymph Journalism Award- Monte Carlo- 2003.
- Winner – Screen Nations Journalism Award- 2003, 2004.
- Winner- MVSA Journalism Award -2011,2017.
- Winner – National Mentoring Consortium Award -2017.
- Winner – Royal Television Society, Best Foreign Coverage-Yemen-2018.
- Winner – Peabody Award- Bangladesh Rohinjya crisis -2018
- Winner – David Bloom Award for Reporting, America –2019
- Winner – Royal Television Society, Network Presenter of the Year – 2021,2023
- Winner – Royal Television Society, TV Journalist of the Year – 2021
- Winner-Voice of the Listener and Viewer Award for Excellence in Broadcasting-2021
- Winner – Medical Journalists’ Association – News Story of the Year (broadcast) -2021
- TRIC Special Award-2022
- Winner – Sandford St. Martin Journalism Award – BBC Panorama “Is the Church racist?” – 2022
- Winner – RTS Fellowship Award for Outstanding Contribution to Television-2022
- Winner – Society of Editors Award for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism-2023
- BAFTA 2025 TV Award, Daytime Category for ”Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure” series – 2024
- Honorary Doctorate (Hon.DUniv) Staffordshire University-2016
- Honorary Doctorate (Hon DUniv) Sussex University-2019.
- Honorary Doctorate (Hon DUniv) Bolton University,2022.
- Honorary Doctorate (Hon D of Arts) Edge Hill University,2023.
- Honorary Doctorate University of West of Scotland (UWS) 2024
- Chancellor of University of the Arts London (UAL) – 2024
- Nominee – British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)-2000, 2023
- Nominee – Bayeaux War Correspondent Award, France 2003, 2004, 2019.
- Nominee – EMMA -BAME Award 2003,2004,2005
- Nominee – MVSA Journalism Award 2010,2012,2013,2015,2016
- Nominee – American Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (EMMY)-2016,2019
- Citation – American Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (EMMY)-2003
Notable Interviews
Include PM’s Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair, David Cameron, Dep PM Nick Clegg President Jacques Chirac, Francois Hollande, Secretary John Kerry, Dalai Lama, President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Non ‘News’ televised Appearances
- Essential Classics – BBC Radio 3-2017
- Have I Got News for You -BBC1 – Panellist 2016 & 2021, 2022 , 2023– Host
- Alan Partridge – The Movie – 2015
- Peter Pan Goes Wrong – Comedy – BBC1 – 2016
- ‘I Survived A Zombie Apocalypse – Drama – BBC 3 -2016
- Carnage – Drama/Documentary – 2017
- Hard Sun – Drama – BBC1- 2017
- Eggheads – BBC2 – Panellist – 2017
- Would I Lie to You – Panellist (Xmas 2017)
- House of Games – Panellist-2017
- Mastermind Host – 2021 onwards
- Sandy Toksvig ‘Hygge’-Radio 4 – 2021
- Hosting BBC Proms- 2021 onwards
- Celebrity Mastermind Host- 2022 onwards
- Presenter of The Crown Jewels, a documentary for BBC1 forming part of the Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations for BBC in June 2022
- BBC 2 travel series- ‘Clive Myrie’s Italian Roadtrip.’-2023.
- BBC 2 travel series – ‘Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure’ 2024
- BBC Radio 4 – Desert Island Discs 2024
- BBC Radio 3 – Host Presenter – Music Matters: Music on the Front Line – 2024, 2025
- BBC 1 Host Presenter for UK Election Night Special coverage – 2024
Other
Subject of conceptual artwork by Ryan Gander OBE
Publications
- Book – ‘Everything Is Everything.-A Memoir of Love, Hate and Hope- ( Hodder and Stoughton/ published Sept 2023.)
- The Battle for Iraq-( contributing chapter)
- Various articles and features for The Guardian/ Observer/The Sun/The i Paper, The Times Magazine.
- BBC World Histories magazine.
Photographs :
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