Tuesday 17 May 2011, the Frontline Club, London
Bill Neely, who became International Editor for ITV News in 2002, began his career in Northern Ireland in 1981 at the height of the Republican hunger strike. He has since covered stories across the world for three decades, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the devastation of the Haiti earthquake in early 2010.
As ITN's Washington Correspondent from 1991 to 1997, he reported on the OJ Simpson trial, the Arab/Israeli peace deal in Washington and two US presidential elections. Following this, as Europe Correspondent, he covered the death of Princess Diana, the Air France Concorde crash at Charles de Gaulle airport and the football World Cup in France.
His reporting of the massacres at Racak, Kosovo, at the beginning of 1999 played a major role in drawing international attention to Serb-generated ethnic cleansing in the area. His coverage of the conflict before, during and after won him the Gold Nymph Award at the 2000 Television Festival of Monte Carlo - Europe's premiere television award.
He also won a Bronze Medal at the 1999 International Television Programming Awards in New York, and has twice been awarded the Royal Television Society Sports News award.
As part of our series of 'Reflections', Bill Neely will be joining us in conversation with Vin Ray to discuss the stories he has covered, the work and people that have inspired him, and to offer some priceless advice to anyone looking to enter the journalistic profession.
When:
Tuesday 17 May 2011
7pm - 8.30pm
Where:
The Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place
London
This is a joint BBC College of Journalism and Frontline Club event: click here for more details.
