Mark Austin (journalist)
| Mark Austin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Mark William Austin 1 November 1958 London, England |
| Residence | Haslemere, Surrey |
| Education |
Bournemouth School Highbury College |
| Occupation | Journalist, television presenter |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Employer | Sky News |
| Notable credit(s) |
ITV News Survivor Real Crime Good Morning Britain Sky News |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Austin |
| Children | 3 |
Mark William Austin (born 1 November 1958) is an English journalist and television presenter, currently working as a U.S. correspondent for Sky News.
Austin is best known as the former co-newscaster for the ITV Evening News, alongside Mary Nightingale, and the former co-newscaster of the ITV News at Ten, alongside Julie Etchingham. He also presented the ITV documentary series Real Crime from 2008 until 2011.
Austin was educated at Bournemouth School, a state grammar school in the town of Bournemouth, in Dorset, followed by Highbury College in the city of Portsmouth in Hampshire.
Austin started his career in the media as a general reporter on the Bournemouth Daily Echo (1976–1980). He then joined the BBC as a newsroom writer, becoming a general news reporter in 1982. He was made a sports reporter in 1985. Austin joined ITN, who produce the news for ITV, in October 1986 as Sports Correspondent. He was given his first assignment on day one – to cover England's successful Ashes tour of Australia, as well as the America's Cup. He stayed in Australia for four months and during this time unexpectedly found himself reporting on the "Spycatcher" trial.
Austin has covered all the major sporting events for ITV News, including the Olympics, Wimbledon, the British Open, rugby internationals, football news and cricket. In 1995, he was seconded to ITV to report from South Africa on the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
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