Mark Austin (born November 1, 1958 in Portsmouth, Hampshire) is an Emmy-award winning British journalist. Mary Nightingale (born 1964 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is a British newsreader Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located He currently co-presents the ITV Evening News and News at Ten. The ITV Evening News is the early evening news programme on the British television network ITV1. "News at Ten" is also a name of track on New Clear Days by The Vapors, and was a follow-up to " Turning Japanese " Since joining ITV News in 1986 Mark has specialised in covering foreign events, travelling all round the globe. ITV News is the name given to news broadcasts on the British television network ITV.
Austin was born in Portsmouth, England and educated at Bournemouth School. Bournemouth School (also known as Bournemouth Grammar School or Bournemouth School for Boys and commonly abbreviated to BS or BSB) is a
Austin started his career in the media as a general reporter on the Bournemouth Evening Echo (1976-1980). He then joined the BBC as a newsroom writer, becoming a general news reporter in 1982. He was made a sports reporter in 1985.
Austin joined ITN, who produce the news for ITV, from the BBC in October 1986 in the role of Sports Correspondent. ITN ( Independent Television News) is a major news and content provider with headquarters in the United Kingdom. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent He was given his first assignment on day one - to cover England's successful Ashes tour of Australia as well as the America's Cup. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international He stayed in Australia for four months and during this time unexpectedly found himself reporting on the extraordinary "Spycatcher" trial.
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1990s
Austin has covered all the major sporting events for ITV News, including the Olympics, Wimbledon, the British Open, Rugby internationals, football news and cricket. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School In 1993 he won top prize in the Sports News category at the Royal Television Society Sports Awards for his coverage of the drug scandal affecting three British sportsmen at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia In 1995 he was seconded to ITV to report from South Africa on the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted by South Africa, and had the distinction of being the first Rugby World Cup in which every match
Mark was one of the first British journalists to report from the Gulf during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the The Invasion of Kuwait, also known as the Iraq-Kuwait War, was a major conflict between the Republic of Iraq and the State of Kuwait which resulted From the start of the war early in 1991 he was in Bahrain, the base for many of the Tornado squadrons, sending back regular reports including those on the recapture from the Iraqis of the islands of Qaruh and Um-al-Maradin. The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf
Austin was based in Hong Kong in 1993 as Asia Correspondent for ITV News. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders He returned there for his second tour as Asia Correspondent in 1996, spending over two years reporting on all the major events in the region including the handover of the island to the Chinese in July 1997. He returned to London headquarters in mid-1998.
1994-1995 saw him in Johannesburg as Africa Correspondent for ITV News. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. In that role he reported on the historic transition to democracy in South Africa, Mandela's victory in the elections and on the bloody civil war in Rwanda as well as other major events throughout the continent. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative During 1995 he also covered the Bosnian crisis following the fall of Srebrenica. His reporting won him a joint Gold Medal, with fellow-correspondent Paul Davies, at the 1996 Film & Television Festival of New York.
He has covered wars in several countries and in mid-1999 he played a key role in the coverage of the War in Kosovo. The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts in Kosovo: 1996–1999 Based on the Albanian border for much of the conflict, Mark reported on the refugee crisis caused by the war. On the day in June Nato troops finally entered Kosovo he was airlifted in with the Gurkhas, the first troops to enter the country, reporting on their vital role as mine clearers and witnessing an early confrontation with Serb police. The North Atlantic Treaty Prithvi Naraya Shahdev and Sri Teen Maharaja Jung Bahadur The Way of Sacrifice The Rajputs Pages 28-30 Graduate Thesis South Asian Studies Department Dr Mark's reporting of the war was part of ITV News' coverage which received a Gold Nymph at the 1999 Television Festival of Monte Carlo.
2000s
His reporting of the devastating floods in Mozambique in the early part of 2000 received an International Emmy award in the US - American television's equivalent of an Oscar - as well as a Gold Nymph at the 2000 Television Festival of Monte Carlo and Gold and Silver Medals at the New York Television Programming Awards. Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa
In Sept 2001 he covered the terrorist attacks in New York and later reported on the War in Afghanistan. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U
In 2001 and 2002 he presented the ITV reality series Survivor which saw him travel to a desolate island in Fiji and later Panama in series 2. Survivor (UK is the British version of the Reality show Survivor. Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America.
In October 2006 he travelled to Beijing as part of a series of reports of ITV News on China's rapid economical growth. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Austin had been to Beijing many times previously and covered the Tianmannen square uprising back in 1989.
In January 2007 he travelled to Antarctica to cover a series of reports that ITV were making addressing climate change. Climate change is any long-term significant change in the “average weather” that a given region experiences
In September 2007 he travelled to Zimbabwe where the ITV were investigating the current severe economic problems that the country is facing related to its leader Robert Mugabe. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election
Austin subsequently became head anchor of ITV News when Sir Trevor McDonald retired in December 15, 2005. Sir Trevor McDonald OBE (born George McDonald on 16 August 1939 is a Trinidadian -born British Journalist and Television presenter Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He took up the role of presenting the flagship ITV News programme on the 3rd of January 2006.
He continues to co-present the ITV Evening News with Mary Nightingale as well as presenting the flagship ITV News at 10. Mary Nightingale (born 1964 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is a British newsreader 30.
Mark Austin earns a reported £300,000 for reading ITV News.
He is often chosen to be the 1st ITN newsreader at major news stories and can be seen at these stories as they unfold with the scene behind him.
Austin recently fronted a new prime-time crime programme with ex-news reader Sarah Heaney for ITV. Sarah Heaney (born 1970 is a Scottish television presenter She started her TV career with Live TV as a news reporter Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Manhunt - Solving Britain's Crimes is a live 90 minute programme where Austin and Heaney appeal to the public for information on the UK's most wanted criminals. Manhunt - Solving Britain's Crimes is a programme aired by ITV in the UK
Austin participated on behalf of a charity in the celebrity version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (first aired at Christmas 2005, repeated September 4, 2007 in the UK) he and his partner won £32,000 for their chosen charities. In the United Kingdom, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a Television Quiz show which offers a maximum Cash prize of one million Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
On Wednesday October 31, 2007 ITV confirmed they would be resurrecting the News at Ten in 2008. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "News at Ten" is also a name of track on New Clear Days by The Vapors, and was a follow-up to " Turning Japanese " 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Sir Trevor McDonald would return, anchoring the show two or three times a week, with Austin on duty for the rest of the week. Sir Trevor McDonald OBE (born George McDonald on 16 August 1939 is a Trinidadian -born British Journalist and Television presenter Sky News presenter Julie Etchingham would co-anchor the bulletin every night. Sky News is a rolling TV news channel providing 24 hour news coverage including the latest breaking news Julie Etchingham (born 1969 in Leicester, England) is an English television newsreader and Journalist. [1] News at Ten returned on January 14, 2008. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
Personal life
Mark and his wife Catherine live in London; they married in July 1991. He has two daughters, Madeleine (born 1994 in South Africa) and Beatrice (born 1998) and one son, Jack (born 1993). His pastimes include reading, walking on the Cornish cliffs and playing cricket and golf.
He is part of the cricket team the Lord's Taverners which includes celebrities like Chris Tarrant. The Lord's Taverners is an English charity dedicated to the promotion of Cricket among young people Christopher John Tarrant OBE (born 10 October 1946, Reading Berkshire) is an English Radio Broadcaster
He is also known for his height; at 6 feet and 3 inches he is one of the tallest news readers.
Austin was sent to court after there were claims he drove his BMW through a set of red lights near to his former home in Barnes, London. Barnes is an affluent riverside London suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He now lives in Surrey. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties.
References
- ^ "News at Ten returns to ITV", itv.com, 31 October 2007. itvcom is the main website of ITV plc, the UK's biggest commercial Television broadcaster which operates 12 regions of the ITV network under the ITV1 Brand Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-10-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse
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