Andy Bell (journalist)
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Andy Bell (born 1963) is a British journalist covering politics.
==Early life==
Bell is a History graduate from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and won a Thouron scholarship to study International relations at University of Pennsylvania.{{cite news|url= https://www.tvnewsroom.co.uk/biography-images/andy-bell/ |website=TV Newsroom|accessdate=1 March 2024|title=Andy Bell Biography and Images|date=3 January 2002 |last1=Larkin |first1=Johnnie }}
Career
Bell worked for the BBC as their Foreign Affairs Editor of the Today programme and was their Paris Correspondent. He joined ITN's 5 News in April 1999.{{cite web|url= https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bell-joins-5-news/1209241.article |website=Broadcast Now|accessdate=1 March 2024|title= BELL JOINS 5 NEWS|date=5 February 1999}}[http://news.five.tv/natashas_newsroom.php?id=342 News Five: Natasha's Newsroom]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} A 2012 study showed that in his role as political editor, Andy Bell had featured in a fifth of all Channel 5 news coverage and more than 40% of all their live coverage.{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/collegeofjournalism/entries/76d28140-5608-4551-a493-f7a8f096b2a2|website=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=1 March 2024|title= Election live two-ways: How far should journalists interpret the politics?|date=23 March 2015|first=Stephen|last=Cushion}}
In December 2023, his debut novel Sovereign Territory was announced through Biteback Publishing.{{cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/biteback-seizes-political-thriller-from-channel-5s-bell|website=The Bookseller|accessdate=1 March 2024|title= Biteback seizes political thriller from Channel 5's Bell |date=20 December 2023}}
Personal life
Bell has documented the diaries of his grandfather Edwin Vaughan, who fought with the British Army in World War One.{{cite web|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/world-history/5-news-s-andy-bell-retraces-his-grandfather-s-steps-on-the-first-world-war-battlefields-9641275.html|website=Independent|accessdate=1 March 2024|date=1 August 2014|title= 5 News's Andy Bell retraces his grandfather's steps on the First World War battlefields}} He is married to Angela Bell. They have three children. His daughter Georgia Bell is a British champion middle distance-runner.{{cite web|website=The Daily Telegraph|first=Jeremy|last=Wilson|accessdate=29 February 2024|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2024/02/28/georgia-bell-olympics-paris-2024-parkrun-cyber-security/|title= From Parkrun to Paris: British athlete, 30, targets Olympics after stunning run in Bushy Park|date=28 February 2024}}
She won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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