Sue Lloyd-Roberts
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Susan Ann Lloyd-Roberts
Early life
Born in
Education
Lloyd-Roberts was educated at
While at university she worked on Isis, the student magazine.[4]
Career
She joined Britain's ITN, the news provider for ITV, straight from university and then reported extensively for the channel's News at Ten.[5]
Lloyd-Roberts joined the BBC in 1992.
Lloyd-Roberts produced reports from states such as North Korea, Myanmar and Syria, where she focused on a range of important issues such as human rights violations, environmental degradation and political corruption.
Illness and death
She announced on the
Lloyd-Roberts died on 13 October 2015 at University College Hospital in London, aged 64.[8]
Personal life
She ran a hotel in
Awards
- 1995: European Women of Achievement Award, European Union of Women (EUW), London.[10]
- 2002: Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2002 New Year Honours for services to broadcast journalism.[11]
- 2011: Emmy Award for her reports from North Korea.[12]
- 2013: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to journalism.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d Jonathan Sale (15 October 1998). "Passed/Failed: Sue Lloyd Roberts". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Notable St Hilda's Alumnae". St-hildas.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ "NPG x88426; Sue Lloyd Roberts - Portrait - National Portrait Gallery". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d Douglas, Torin (14 October 2015). "Sue Lloyd-Roberts obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ ISBN 0-900727-95-0.
- ^ "Journalist Sue Lloyd-Roberts: 'I'm counting on a donor". BBC. 22 June 2015.
- ^ "Victoria Derbyshire's breast cancer diary". BBC News. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.)
- ^ "BBC journalist Sue Lloyd-Roberts dies after cancer fight - BBC News". Bbc.com. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Mark Tran (5 July 2015). "Sue Lloyd-Roberts finds stem cell donor for leukaemia treatment | Society". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Wanted! Women Achievers For Career Enhancing European Award". PR Newswire. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "No. 56430". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2001. p. 21.
- ^ "BBC Newsnight & BBC World News America Emmy success with North Korean feature". BBC Media Centre. 27 September 2011.
- ^ "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 8.