Martin Bashir
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Bashir in May 2007.
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Martin Henry Bashir 19 January 1963 Wandsworth, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
| Occupation | Political commentator, journalist, news anchor, musician |
| Years active | 1986–2013, 2015–present |
| Spouse(s) | Deborah Bashir |
Martin Henry Bashir (born 19 January 1963) is a British journalist.
After initially gaining prominence on British television with his BBC interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, and then his controversial fly on the wall documentary with pop singer Michael Jackson on ITV, Bashir was a political commentator for MSNBC, hosting Martin Bashir, and a correspondent for NBC's Dateline NBC. He was previously an anchor for ABC's Nightline. On 4 December 2013, Bashir resigned from his position at MSNBC after he made "ill-judged comments" about the former Governor of Alaska and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Bashir was appointed as BBC News Religious Affairs correspondent from October 2016, taking over the post from Caroline Wyatt.
Bashir was born and raised in Wandsworth, London, to parents of Pakistani Christian origin. He was educated at the state comprehensive Wandsworth School for Boys and King Alfred's College of Higher Education, Winchester, studying English and History from 1982–1985, and at King's College London.
He started work as a journalist in 1986. He worked for the BBC until 1999 on programmes including Songs of Praise, Public Eye and Panorama and then he joined ITV, working on special documentary programmes and features for Tonight with Trevor McDonald.
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