Clive Myrie Biography
Clive Myrie is a British journalist, newsreader, and broadcaster with the BBC, where he serves as one of the network’s chief news presenters, correspondents, and election results anchors. Since August 2021, he has also hosted the long-running quiz programmes Mastermind and Celebrity Mastermind.
In 2024, Myrie was appointed Chancellor of the University of the Arts London, adding an academic leadership role to his distinguished broadcasting career.
Clive Myrie Age
Myrie is 61 years old as of 2026. He was born on 25 August 1964 in the County Borough of Bolton.
Clive Myrie Family
Myrie was born in the United Kingdom to Jamaican immigrant parents who arrived in the 1960s. During the war, his uncle Cecil worked as a munitions driver in the Royal Air Force. His mother was a seamstress for Mary Quant, and his father Norris worked in a factory that made car batteries and carpets. His parents are divorced, and his father moved back to Jamaica after retiring.
Clive Myrie Wife | Children
Catherine Myrie, an upholsterer and furniture restorer, is Myrie’s wife. Myrie met his wife, who was working in publishing at the time, at the London launch of a book about Swiss cheeses in 1992. Myrie claims that his wife “gave me the courage and space to pursue my dreams.”
Clive Myrie Education
Myrie attended Hayward Grammar School in his hometown of Bolton before attending Bolton Sixth Form College to complete his A-levels. In 1985, he earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Sussex. Myrie enjoys going to the movies and listening to jazz, which he discovered at university. He learned to play the violin and trumpet in school and was a member of the local town youth orchestra.
Clive Myrie Illness | Neck Surgery
Myrie has not recently disclosed any health-related issues, nor has he come out openly to discuss any medical condition. However, in 2013, he made a savage gesture on television that caused quite a stir on the internet.
Clive Myrie Salary
Myrie earns an annual salary of £200,000-£204,999.
Clive Myrie Net Worth
Myrie has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
Clive Myrie Ukraine
In February 2022, he visited Ukraine and served as the anchor for BBC coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to one report on the invasion.
Clive Myrie Career
Myrie joined the BBC in 1987 as a trainee local radio reporter through the corporation’s graduate journalism programme. His first posting was with BBC Radio Bristol in 1988, after which he briefly worked for Independent Radio News before returning to the BBC. He went on to report for Points West and later for BBC Television and Radio News.
In 1996, Myrie became a BBC foreign correspondent, embarking on an international career that has taken him to more than 90 countries. He was first appointed Tokyo correspondent, then served as Los Angeles correspondent from 1997 to 1999. In 2002, he became the BBC’s Asia correspondent, followed by a posting as Paris correspondent from 2006 to 2007. His reporting has covered major global events, including the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton and conflicts in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Myrie was embedded with 40 Commando Royal Marines, initially aboard HMS Ocean and later on the Al-Faw Peninsula—an assignment so dangerous that he wrote a farewell letter to his family in case he did not return.
After later serving as Europe correspondent based in Brussels, Myrie was appointed a presenter on the BBC News Channel in April 2009. Since then, he has anchored BBC Weekend News and the weekend editions of BBC News at Ten and BBC Breakfast, later moving to weekday bulletins on BBC One in June 2014.
In September 2010, Myrie broke the exclusive story that the Basque separatist group ETA had declared a unilateral ceasefire, after meeting an ETA operative in Paris who handed him a recording of the announcement. He went on to present the BBC News Channel’s 18:30-to-midnight slot from Monday to Thursday and was a key presenter during the 2015 UK general election, anchoring Election Tonight. From 2019, he focused primarily on BBC One network bulletins, while continuing to report during major breaking news events, including the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Myrie has reported from disaster and conflict zones worldwide, including extensive coverage from Kathmandu following the 2015 Nepal earthquake and reporting on the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh in 2017. He has also appeared on BBC World News programmes such as World News Today and World News America, and was involved in coverage of the 2016 U.S. election. Beyond news, he has appeared on Have I Got News for You, Richard Osman’s House of Games, and co-presented Beyond 100 Days with Katty Kay.
In 2019, Myrie began presenting BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten on alternate Fridays. In March 2021, he was announced as the new host of Mastermind and Celebrity Mastermind, succeeding John Humphrys, and made his debut in August 2021. He has also hosted radio and documentary projects, including The Definitive History of Jazz in Britain for Jazz FM, and has occasionally presented classical music programmes on BBC Radio 3.
In 2022, Myrie travelled to Ukraine to anchor BBC coverage of the Russian invasion, remaining on the ground to report firsthand on the conflict. He also played a prominent role in the BBC’s coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III. His presenting portfolio expanded further with travel series such as Clive Myrie’s Italian Road Trip in 2023 and Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure, announced for 2024, with Clive Myrie’s African Adventures scheduled for 2026.
Myrie has hosted major election coverage, including the BBC’s election night broadcasts for the 2024 UK general election and the 2024 U.S. presidential election. In addition to his broadcasting work, he has taken on senior academic roles, becoming Pro-Chancellor of the University of Bolton in July 2023 and Chancellor of the University of the Arts London in 2024, attending his first UAL graduation ceremony in July of that year.
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