Nic Robertson

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Nic Robertson
Nic Robertson standing at a lectern
Accepting a Peabody Award in May 2003
Born
Dominic Robertson

1962 (age 61–62)
OccupationJournalist
Years active1984 – present
SpouseMargaret Lowrie

Nic Robertson (born 1962) is the international diplomatic editor of CNN.

Career

Robertson joined CNN in 1990 and is currently the network's international diplomatic editor, based in

former Yugoslavia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya.[1]

In the 1990s, Robertson covered the

He went into Gaza on an embed with the Israeli army during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.

Awards

Robertson has won two

News & Documentary Emmy for Saving Somalia.[2][3] Robertson's 2002 Peabody Award was for Terror on Tape, his reporting on al-Qaeda training videos in Afghanistan.[4][5]

Robertson's CNN report Syria: Frontline Town –

Zabadani won him both the 2012 Prix Bayeux TV War Correspondent of the Year award and The New York Festivals 2013 Award for Coverage of a Continuing News Story.[1]

Robertson's documentary World's Untold Stories: Secrets of the Belfast Project, which revealed new evidence on Sinn Féin-IRA connections, won a Foreign Press Association Member Award.[1]

People magazine voted him "Sexiest News Correspondent" in 2001.[6]

Film portrayal

Robertson was portrayed by the actor Matt Keeslar in the movie Live from Baghdad.[7]

Personal life

Robertson is a native of the UK and is married to former CNN correspondent Margaret Lowrie. The couple have two daughters. They live in London.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Nic Robertson: International Diplomatic Editor: Full Bio, CNN.
  2. ^ "ABC, PBS lead news Emmy nominees". Variety. 22 July 1993. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ^ "News & Documentary Emmy winners". UPI. 9 September 1993. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ^ Battaglio, Stephen (20 August 2002). "CNN'$ Terror Tapes Al Qaeda footage bought & paid for". New York Daily News. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Peabody Award Winners". The New York Times. 3 April 2003. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Nic Robertson: Sexiest News Correspondent". People. 26 November 2001. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. ^ Gallo, Phil (4 December 2002). "Review: 'Live From Baghdad'". Variety. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

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