Michael Peschardt is a journalist and broadcaster for BBC News.
Early life
Educated at Merchant Taylors' School in Northwood, London and the University of Sussex he joined the BBC as a network reporter from 1983. [1]
BBC career
After covering the England cricket team on The Ashes win in Australia in 1986/87, and the America's Cup; he decided to try living there for a year, and has been there ever since. [2] He is the BBC's Sydney correspondent, covering a range of stories from Australia and South East Asia for the BBC's UK-based TV and Radio services, including BBC Radio 4 and BBC News as well as the international channel BBC World News.
Peschardt also hosts BBC World News's programme Peschardt's People, which profiles well-known personalities in the Asia-Pacific. Interviewees have included Singaporean actress Fann Wong, New Zealand actor Sam Neill, Bollywood star Preity Zinta and Australian basketball player Luc Longley. [3]
As well as this, he occasionally returns to the UK to fill in for absent presenters on BBC One's morning news programme BBC Breakfast.[ citation needed]
He also presented the BBC coverage of the 2002 Commonwealth Games from Manchester.[ citation needed]
ABC work
Peschardt guest-presented the Mornings show on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's 702 ABC Sydney for summer 2008/09, in place of Deborah Cameron. [4]
References
- ^ From dodging bullets to firing questions The Age.com.au - 30 March 2006
- ^ Peschardt bio at BBC Breakfast
- ^ Launch of Peschardt's People BBC Press Office - April 2006
- ^ ABC Sydney - Michael Peschardt