Tom Bradby
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Tom Bradby is a journalist and novelist. He has been political editor for ITV News since July 2005.
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[edit] Early years
He was born in Malta in 1967 but was educated in Britain at Westbourne House School, Sherborne School and the University of Edinburgh.
[edit] Career
Tom joined ITN as an editorial trainee in 1990 and subsequently became Michael Brunson's (who was then the Political Editor) producer in 1992.
Tom spent three years (1993-96) as Ireland correspondent, during which time he covered the the peace process, the IRA ceasefire and Bill Clinton's visit to Ireland in November 1995.
From 1999-2001, he was ITV's Asia correspondent. In October 1999, Tom was injured whilst covering the riots in Jakarta against the newly-elected President, Abdurrahman Wahid. He was hit in the leg by a flare attached to a chain as demonstrators clashed with armed police in the Indonesian capital. He underwent a three-hour operation for a compound fracture of his fibula and spent several days in a Jakarta hospital before flying home to Hong Kong to convalesce.
After recovering from his injury, he was Royal Correspondent for ITV News, covering a number of key stories, including the Queen's Jubilee year, as well as the death of the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret.
He was subsequently ITV News' UK editor and then Political editor.
[edit] Publications
As well as being a journalist, Tom is the author of the following novels:
- Shadow Dancer (1998) ISBN 0-552-14586-6
- The Sleep of the Dead (2001)ISBN 0-552-14587-4
- The Master of Rain (2002) ISBN 0-552-14746-X
- The White Russian (2003) ISBN 0-552-14900-4
- The God of Chaos (2004) ISBN 0-593-05267-6
[edit] Personal
Tom is married with three children.
