Martin Bashir
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Martin Bashir (born January 19, 1963, in London) is a British journalist of Pakistani descent.
Bashir came to wide prominence in 1995 when he interviewed (for the BBC's Panorama programme) Diana, Princess of Wales about her failed marriage to the Prince of Wales. Since then he has conducted interviews with, amongst others, Louise Woodward, the five suspects in the Stephen Lawrence case, Michael Barrymore, Jeffrey Archer, Major Charles Ingram, and Joanne Lees.
In his 2003 dialogue with Michael Jackson, titled Living with Michael Jackson some people contend that Bashir edited the tapes in a manner that presented Jackson in an unflattering light. After seeing the edited version of the interview, Jackson released a rebuttal interview, filmed by his personal cameraman.
Bashir was born in London and was educated at King Alfred's College of Higher Education, Winchester, studying English from 1981-4. Curiously biographies and interviews often wrongly state King's College, London, a rather more prestigious institution with a similar name. He still keeps a house in Winchester. He started work as a journalist in 1986. He worked for the BBC until 1999, when he joined ITV, working on special documentary programmes and features for Tonight with Trevor McDonald. Bashir has also starred in the film Mike Basett: England Manager, where he played himself.
Currently, Bashir serves as a correspondent for ABC's 20/20. Bashir also became one of the three full-time anchors of Nightline following Ted Koppel's last broadcast in November 2005.
External links
- [Martin Bashir] at the Internet Movie Database
- [ABC News Bio]
| Preceded by: Ted Koppel | Nightline anchor November 28, 2005- With Terry Moran and Cynthia McFadden | Followed by: Current |
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