Stephen Cole
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Stephen Cole is a presenter for Al Jazeera English. Previously, he worked for the BBC
.
programme Click Online from 2000–2005 and a regular newsreader on BBC World. During the strike action by BBC
technical staff and journalists on the 23 May 2005, he was the stand-in presenter of BBC News
coverage including presenting the Six O'Clock News
and Ten O'Clock News
bulletins on BBC One
and BBC News 24
. The bulletins surprisingly drew in more viewers than usual and led him to become known in the industry as the "Peter Pan of television". He is now the owner of his own firm, Cole Productions.
He had previously worked for Anglia Television
's About Anglia
, ITN and Sky News
. He started as an anchor with BSkyB in 1989, moving to CNN
in Atlanta
, Georgia
.
On 2 December 2005, he announced that he would be joining the Al Jazeera English news network.
Cole's main interests outside of the work space are rugby, tennis and films.
He is married to Anne-Marie Cole, a BBC Radio 4
producer, who works for Above the Title Productions and Testbed Productions, and they have three sons named Dominic Sumner, Daniel and Richard.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
.
Broadcasting career
He was a former presenter of the BBC WorldBBC World
BBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any BBC channel in the world...
programme Click Online from 2000–2005 and a regular newsreader on BBC World. During the strike action by BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
technical staff and journalists on the 23 May 2005, he was the stand-in presenter of BBC News
BBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
coverage including presenting the Six O'Clock News
BBC Six O'Clock News
The BBC News at Six is the evening news programme broadcast each night on British television channel BBC One and the BBC News channel at 18:00. For a long period the News at Six was the most watched news programme in the UK but since 2006 it has been over taken by the BBC News at Ten...
and Ten O'Clock News
BBC Ten O'Clock News
The BBC News at Ten is the flagship evening news programme for British television channel BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented by Huw Edwards, and deputised by Fiona Bruce. It is the final comprehensive news programme of the day on BBC One...
bulletins on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
and BBC News 24
BBC News 24
BBC News is the BBC's 24-hour rolling news television network in the United Kingdom. The channel launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 17:30 as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to Sky News, which had been running since 1989...
. The bulletins surprisingly drew in more viewers than usual and led him to become known in the industry as the "Peter Pan of television". He is now the owner of his own firm, Cole Productions.
He had previously worked for Anglia Television
Anglia Television
Anglia Television is the ITV franchise holder for the East Anglia franchise region. Although Anglia Television takes its name from East Anglia, its transmission coverage extends beyond the generally accepted boundaries of that region. The station is based at Anglia House in Norwich, with regional...
's About Anglia
About Anglia
About Anglia, first broadcast in 1960, is the flagship television news magazine for Anglia Television. Its original presenter was Dick Joice....
, ITN and Sky News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
. He started as an anchor with BSkyB in 1989, moving to CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
.
On 2 December 2005, he announced that he would be joining the Al Jazeera English news network.
Cole's main interests outside of the work space are rugby, tennis and films.
He is married to Anne-Marie Cole, a BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
producer, who works for Above the Title Productions and Testbed Productions, and they have three sons named Dominic Sumner, Daniel and Richard.
External links
- Al Jazeera Profile (Contains other presenter profiles)
- BBC News 24 Profile
- May 2005 Article on strike - Daily MailDaily MailThe Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
- Cole's announcement on his movement from the BBC to Al-Jazeera (Guardian Unlimited, requires registration)
- 23 May 2005 at the TV Room
- Sky News in 1989