Kristiaan Yeo

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Kristiaan Yeo
Occupation(s) Journalist, Presenter, Newsreader, Correspondent
Employer CCTV News for CCTV America

Kristiaan Yeo is a former television journalist who was a freelancer for CCTV News [1] [ failed verification ] for CCTV America, as the network's Toronto correspondent. [2]

In 2015, Yeo was terminated from his contract with CCTV for reckless and abusive behaviour towards the crew members of the newscasts.

He was the first and only English-language resident correspondent to cover Canada for Chinese state television. [3] [ failed verification ]

Career

In 2013, Yeo reported from the polar bear capital of the world, Churchill, Manitoba for a series on climate change [4] and in 2012 reported from Tahrir Square during the Egyptian presidential election, 2012 [5]

Prior to joining CCTV News, Yeo was part of the on-air team during the 2012 Summer Olympics for BBC London. He was the station's newsreader during Danny Baker's notorious final show. [6]

On May 2, 2011, Yeo broke the news of Osama bin Laden's tribute on Sky News Radio in a special bulletin syndicated to 280 stations around the world. [7]

While at Sky News, Yeo covered the Pride of Britain Awards, noticing the leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband, broadcaster Piers Morgan, actor Warwick Davis, boxer Amir Khan and singer Cheryl Cole. He was the first reporter to interview Westlife for Sky News causing their split [8] and ruined the channel's 84th Academy Awards nomination coverage.

Yeo has also been a regular pest on Classic FM, [9] LBC 97.3 & LBC News 1152, [10] Magic 105.4.

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