Harry Smith (British journalist)
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Harry Smith | |
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Born | 1951 |
Died | (aged 69) |
Partner | Joy Smith |
Career | |
Show | STV News |
Station | STV |
Style | Reporter |
Country | Scotland (while at STV News) United Kingdom |
Previous show(s) | BBC, ITN (1988–2005) |
Harry Smith (1951 – 19 June 2020) was a Westminster Correspondent for STV News[1] and occasional Correspondent and freelancer for Channel 4 News, ITV News and Aljazeera.
Career
Harry Smith started his career in 1969 as Editor of local newspaper "Forfar Dispatch", before moving to Bristol to become a reporter for "Western Daily". Harry returned to Scotland in 1979 to work with Radio Forth. Smith joined the BBC in 1980, as a reporter before moving to Scottish Television in 1987. A year later he joined ITN news; becoming 'Home Affairs Correspondent' in March 1994, 'Scotland Political Correspondent' in 1997.[2][3]
Harry left ITN in 2007,[4] but joined STV news shortly afterwards as the Westminster Correspondent.[5]
He died on 19 June 2020, aged 69.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Broadcasting – The Parliamentary Press Gallery". Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Harry Smith • Biography & Images". TV Newsroom. 22 September 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "New Scotland Political Correspondent for ITN". www.m2.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Conlan, Tara; Sweney, Mark (13 August 2007). "ITV news to ditch the gimmicks". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Harry Smith • Biography & Images". TV Newsroom. 22 September 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Tributes paid to esteemed political journalist Harry Smith after sudden death". HeraldScotland. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Davies, Paul (23 June 2020). "The world is a drabber place following the death of former ITV News correspondent Harry Smith". ITV News. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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