Ben Brown Biography
Benjamin Russell Brown is a British journalist and newscaster for BBC News. He was born on May 26, 1960. Presenter Ben Brown may be seen right now on BBC News at One (1:00 PM), BBC Weekend News, BBC News Channel, and BBC World News.
Ben Brown Age
On May 26, 1960, Benjamin Russell Brown was born in Kent. As of 2024, he will be 64 years old.
Ben Brown’s BBC career
When Brown joined Independent Radio News in 1986, he began reporting important issues, such as the Hungerford Massacre and superpower summits. Two years later, he began working for BBC TV News, and from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, he covered the Gulf War and the fall of the Berlin Wall as a Foreign Affairs Correspondent up until 1991.
He was assigned Moscow Correspondent in 1991, and while there, he saw Mikhail Gorbachev’s downfall and the eventual collapse of Communism. He was in the Russian Parliament when President Boris Yeltsin’s supporters stormed it in 1993, and he was in Chechnya when the civil war broke out the following year. Ben received numerous accolades for his reporting on the conflict, including the Golden Nymph Award from the Monte-Carlo Television Festival and the Bayeux War Correspondent of the Year Award.
Field Work
Brown participated in the Iraq War with British forces more recently, in 2003. In his book, The War for Iraq, he detailed his experiences, including the British soldier who saved his life by firing on an Iraqi militiaman who was going to shoot Ben in the back with a rocket-propelled grenade. In 1991, Brown covered the first Gulf War, and All Necessary Means, his account of it, was also released.
Ben Brown Nationality|Ethnicity
He is a British citizen born and raised in Ashford, Kent, England. He is of white ethnicity and descent.
Ben Brown Family
For a very long time, Brown has led a secluded existence, and not much is known about him personally or in his early years. His two parents reared him. His father is Anthony Brown. For ITN, his father was a newscaster.
Ben Brown Height| Weight
Brown has an average height. He is about 5 feet 3 inches tall. He also weighs approximately 68 kg.
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Education
Brown attended the private Sutton Valence School in the Maidstone area. Brown competed on the school’s debate squad and finished second in the national debating competition. He received an open scholarship to Keble College in Oxford, where he majored in philosophy, politics, and economics before earning a diploma with distinction from the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media, and Cultural Studies. He began working as a reporter for Radio Clyde in Glasgow and later switched to Radio City in Liverpool.
Ben Brown’s Salary and Net worth
He makes around $152,000 a year in pay. Also, his estimated net worth is $3.2 million.
How much does Brown Earn?
As a BBC News journalist, Ben has a salary of about $152,000