Stephen T.H. Gibbs
Stephen T.H. Gibbs | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Rowans School Wimbledon, London, King's College School, Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Stephen T.H. Gibbs is a British journalist.[1] A former correspondent for the BBC,[2] he currently covers Latin America for The Times and The Sunday Times.[3][1]
Early life and education
[edit]Gibbs was born in London. He was educated at the Rowans School Wimbledon, London, then King's College School, Wimbledon and subsequently Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read English Language and Literature.
Career
[edit]Gibbs joined the BBC in 1992, initially on the children’s news programme Newsround. [1] He later worked on the BBC Nine O'Clock News. [2][4]
In 2002, he was appointed BBC Cuba correspondent and moved to Havana.[5] Deployed to Haiti, to cover the uprising against President Aristide, he was the first international reporter to witness the president leaving the country in an unmarked plane.[5] After having his press accreditation withdrawn by the Cuban government in 2007, Gibbs was appointed as the corporation’s Mexico correspondent.[6]
In 2004, Gibbs interviewed the Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, [2] He has also interviewed the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.[7]
Since 2015, Gibbs has been covering Latin America for The Times and The Sunday Times.[3]
Awards
[edit]- 2019 - Awarded a Bronze World medal for Best News Reporter/Correspondent' at the 2019 New York Festival TV and Film Awards.[8]
- 2023 - Gibbs’ documentary, Jail and Rugby, won a silver award in the 2023 New York Festival TV and Film Awards.[9]
Family
[edit]Gibbs is the great grandson of the journalist and novelist Sir Philip Gibbs and the physiologist Sir Charles Martin. He is the grandson of Keith Roberts, who in the 1940s was the chief scientist at the UK’s Anti-Submarine Experimental Establishment in Scotland.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Inside the fentanyl trade powering the world's deadliest drug crisis". thetimes.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "Americas leaders 'overcome' rifts". news.bbc.co.uk. 14 July 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Stephen Gibbscontributor". thetimes.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Stephen Gibbs was the BBC correspondent in Cuba from 2002-2007". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Aristide leaves Haiti". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "CPJ condemns Cuba's decision to ban three foreign correspondents". bbc.co.uk. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Jair Bolsonaro vows to return to Brazil to lead political opposition". thetimes.com. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "2019 Winners Gallery". tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Winners Gallery". tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.