Clive Myrie Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Clive Augustus Myrie
Profession(s)	Journalist, Newsreader, Presenter, Motivational Speaker
Famous For	• BBC's most experienced foreign correspondents • Recognised face as a BBC News presenter
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Bald
Career
Early Career	Began BBC journalism program in 1988 as a trainee local radio reporter for Radio Bristol and Points West stations
Awards	• Golden Nymph Journalism Award (2003) • Screen Nations Journalism Award (2003 and 2004) • MVSA Journalism Award (2011 and 2017) • National Mentoring Consortium Award (2017) • Royal Television Society award in the category Best Foreign Coverage of Yemen (2018) • Bayeux-Calvados Award for war correspondents for his reporting of ethnic violence on the island of Borneo (2019) • RTS Television Journalism Award (2021) in the category Television Journalist of the Year • RTS Television Journalism Award (2021) in the category Network Presenter of the Year
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 August 1964 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	60 Years
Birthplace	Bolton, Lancashire, England
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Signature
Nationality	British
Hometown	Islington, London
School	Hayward Grammar School, Bolton, England
College/University	• Bolton Sixth Form College, Bolton, England • University of Sussex, Sussex, England
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Laws degree (1985)
Religion	Christianity
Hobbies	Reading, Writing, Travelling
Controversies	• University of the Arts London incident (2024) In Septemer 2024 Myrie during a Q&A session, at the University of the Arts London (UAL) where he had been recently appointed Chancellor. The session was interrupted by some pro-Palestinian students. He was accusing him for doing biased reporting on the Israel- Palestine conflicts. During this event students existed the venue without listening to his response. Late in the same event Myrie addressed the audience, by criticizing the students exist and called them f****** idiots and lunatic. Later that students also filed a peitiion on Change.org, stating that Clive Myrie behaviour was unbecoming of a chancellor, and his inappropriate behaviour would set a wrong example to the students. [1]Metro • Apology for Undeclared Earnings (2024) In December 2024, Clive apologized for not reporting aproximately £145,000 earned from external engagements since 2021. BBC has a rule in which presenter have to declare all the earnings from any external events. During his aplogy he wrote: he had several administrative issues, and he didn't fill the correct paperwork, so they haven't published untill now. [2]The Guardian
Social Media	• Instagram • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	1998
Family
Wife/Spouse	Catherine Myrie (Upholsterer, Furniture Restorer)
Parents	Father- Norris Myrie (Factory Worker) Mother- Lynne Myrie (Dressmaker)
Siblings	Brother(s)- 2 Sister- 1
Relatives	Nephew- Jorden Myrie (Actor)
Favourites
Cuisine	Japanese
Film	The Belly of an Architect (1987)
Book	Huckleberry Finn, A Novel by Mark Twain
Holiday Destination	The Amalfi Coast, Italy
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Classic Vintage Car
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	£150,000 - £250,000 per annum (as 0f 2024)
Net Worth (approx.)	$1 million (as of 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Clive Myrie

• Clive Myrie was born and raised in a middle-class family. His family consisted of a Jamaican immigrant who came to the United Kingdom in the 1960s.

• Among his 4 siblings, Clive was their first child born in the UK, but his two eldest brothers and older sister were born in Jamaica.
  

  Clive Myrie’s childhood picture with his family

• After the divorce of his parents, his father returned to Jamaica after his retirement.

• Clive Myrie was a brilliant student since his childhood. In an interview, he once revealed that he was interested in journalism from a very early age and also used to host school and college sports and cultural events.

• In an interview, he mentioned that when he was a teenager, he used to read the whole Newspaper every morning.

• Clive’s first job was at the supermarket at the age of 15. He also did a job in a bakery.

• In an interview, he revealed his parents wanted him to be a lawyer, that’s why he did his degree in Law from Univerity of Sussex.

• In 1987, Myrie began his career at the BBC as a trainee local radio reporter through the Corporation’s graduate journalism program. His first assignment was with Radio Bristol in 1988, and after that, he got an offer from the BBC with Independent Radio News. He later reported for Points West and went on to work for BBC Television and Radio News.

• In 1996, Clive Myrie became a BBC foreign correspondent in countries such as Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Paris. He had started reporting from more than 90 countries.

• In 1998, Clive Myrie got married to his longtime girlfriend. The couple met at a book launch event in London. They married after six years of dating each other.

• During his career, he covered some major stories, such as the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton (1998) and wars in Kosovo (1998), Afghanistan (2001-2021), and Iraq (2003- 2011), the 2015 Nepal earthquake, and the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh (2016).

• During the Iraq war, due to the danger, Myrie also wrote a “goodbye” letter to his family in case of his death.

• In an interview, Myrie revealed that he admired Trevor McDonald ( Trinidadian-British Newsreader and Journalist) for his journalism career.

• In 2009, he was appointed as a presenter on the BBC News Channel.
  

  Clive Myrie at BBC News studio

• Apart from success in his journalism career, he had been honoured with many doctorate degrees in some of universities, such as in 2016, he received an honorary doctorate from Staffordshire University, in 2019, the University of Sussex awarded him a Doctor of the University degree, in 2022, he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Social Science for his outstanding contribution to broadcasting, television and society from the University of Bolton, in 2023 received an honorary degree of Doctor of Arts (HonDA) from Edge Hill University, and in 2024, he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of the West of Scotland

• In 2021, Clive made his hosting debut with the BBC Two quiz show named Mastermind and Celebrity Mastermind. In Mastermind (2021), he took over John Humphrys’s hosting and made a significant cultural moment as the first Black host in the show’s history.

• Myrie also covered the story of the Death of Queen Elizabeth II.

• In an interview, Clive once mentioned that he faced online racial abuse throughout his career, which also included death threats. In October 2019, Ian Hargreaves, a 66-year-old man from Leeds, was also jailed for 18 months at Leeds Crown Court for sending him online death threats. In his victim statement, Myrie said that he found the threats deeply troubling.

• In July 2023, Clive became pro-chancellor of the University of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
  

  Clive Myrie as pro-chancellor of the University of Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Clive Myrie also hosted two travel series titled Clive Myrie’s Italian Road Trip (2023) and Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure (2024). In Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure (2024), his wife, parents, and sister also appear.
  

  Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure (2024) poster

• In 2024, Clive Myrie became the Chancellor of the University of the Arts, London.

• Clive had presented several documentaries, including a BBC special on the life of former President Barack Obama.

• In 2023, Clive Myrie published two books titled Clive Myrie: The Biography and  Everything Is Everthing: A Memoir of Love, Hate & Hope.

• In an interview, Myrie revealed that he enjoyed going to the cinema and loved jazz music a lot.

• In school, he learned to play the violin and the trumpet. In an interview, he mentioned that he used to play in the local youth orchestra.

• In an interview, he mentioned that he was an analogue man in a digital world and hated social media.

• Clive Myrie was an experienced after-dinner speaker, awards host, and conference facilitator.

• Myrie was a football lover and supported the Manchester City F.C. football team.

• In an interview, Clive Myrie mentioned that he and his wife love to travel a lot, so they decided not to have children because they felt they couldn’t provide proper care for them while traveling.