Tim Franks Biography
Tim Franks is a British journalist and radio host who hosts Newshour, the BBC World Service’s main news and current affairs program. He also hosts Hardtalk on BBC World News and documentaries on BBC TV and radio from time to time. He was once a multi-award-winning BBC foreign correspondent.
How old is Tim Franks?- Age
Franks is 53 years old as of May 2021. He was born Timothy Henry Franks, on 14 May 1968 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
Tim Franks Education
Franks went to King Edward’s School in Birmingham and Wadham College at Oxford University, where he got a 2:1 (B.A.Hons) in Oriental Studies (Chinese).
How tall is Tim Franks?- Height
Franks the British journalist stands at a height of 6 feet 0 inches.
Tim Franks Wife – Married
Franks is a happily married man and has three children.
Tim Franks BBC News – Career
In 1990, he joined the BBC as a World Service Production Trainee and spent the next five years working as a producer, reporter, and part-time broadcaster. He was elevated to World Service Political Correspondent in 1997 after being named World Service Political Reporter in Westminster in 1995. He covered not only British politics but also events in Northern Ireland, such as the IRA ceasefire breaking down in 1996, civic turmoil over the Parades, and the Good Friday Agreement. He started working for the BBC’s domestic television and radio in 1999, including a term as the political correspondent for Today.
He also began presenting The World at One on occasion and contributing to the arts pages of the New Statesman magazine. Franks joined the BBC as a Foreign Correspondent in 2001. His first assignment was to Washington six months after the September 11th attacks. In March 2002, he began a five-year assignment as Europe Correspondent in Brussels. During the 2003 Iraq war, he reported from all over Europe, as well as from Iraq. His training for the London marathon in 2004 coincided with a month in Baghdad. During this time, he was also used as a guest presenter on the Today show. He was appointed BBC Middle East Correspondent in 2007, based in Jerusalem.
He transmitted throughout the region, focusing on Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories in particular. Due to the vivid tone of his 2008 television story about witnessing a deadly attack in Jerusalem, the public was outraged. Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, who lost three daughters in Israel’s attack during the Gaza War, earned a Bayeux-Calvados Award for war correspondents in 2009 for his reporting. During his three and a half years in the region, Franks kept a diary, which the BBC routinely published. His departure speech, From Our Own Correspondent, received great notice because it addressed the relationship between his Judaism and his journalism.
Tim Franks’s Net Worth
Franks has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million.
Tim Franks Salary
Franks earns an annual salary ranging from $40,000 – $ 110,500.