Stephen Evans (journalist)

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Stephen Evans (born c. 1955, Cardiff, Wales) [1] is a journalist previously working for the BBC as their correspondent in Berlin, Germany and Seoul, South Korea. He now works at The Canberra Times . He came to particular prominence in 2001 when he was inside the Twin Towers at the time they were struck in a terrorist attack.

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Background

Evans was born in Cardiff and lived in Bridgend, South Wales. [1] He studied Economics at Cambridge University and, in 1983, joined the BBC at BBC Radio Wales. He became Welsh TV reporter of the Year in 1988 whilst working for HTV. He subsequently became the BBC's industry correspondent. [2]

BBC correspondent

In 2001 Evans became the BBC's North America business correspondent. On the morning of September 11, 2001 he was sitting in the ground floor foyer of the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York, waiting to report on a meeting, when the North Tower was hit by a passenger airliner in the 9/11 terrorist attack. [3] [4] [5] He described hearing a "huge bang" like "like somebody dropped a skip full of rubbish" followed by "two or three similar huge explosions". [3] The South Tower shook and Evans left to find a telephone to contact the BBC newsroom. [4] Evans became the main BBC reporter covering the unfolding events in New York. [6]

Evans became the BBC's Berlin correspondent in 2010[ citation needed ] and subsequently their Seoul correspondent in 2014. [7]

In 2017 he moved to New South Wales, Australia after marrying an Australian woman. He worked as Senior Journalist, reporting on local community news at the Glen Innes Examiner . [8] In 2018, Evans joined the staff of The Canberra Times. [9]

Later, he reported the impeachment of President Park in Seoul [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "9/11 anniversary: Journalist Stephen Evans remembers that fateful day". Wales Online . 10 September 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Stephen Evans". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 "BBC reporter at centre of attack". The Guardian. 11 September 2001. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 Zhang Haizhou (11 September 2011). "BBC reporter recalls harrowing day at attack's center". China Daily . Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "9/11: Stephen Evans returns to Ground Zero". BBC News (Wales). 9 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "After September 11: Stephen Evans, the BBC". The Guardian. 11 September 2002. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Brits Talk Korea: Special Presentation Series 05, British Council (2014). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Meet Steve Evans, journalist at The Examiner". The Examiner. Glen Innes. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  9. ↑ Times, The Canberra. "Steve Evans's Profile | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT". www.canberratimes.com.au. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  10. ↑ Evans, Stephen. "South Korea president Park Geun-hye ousted by court". Youtube. BBC News. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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