Tom Bradby Biography
Thomas Matthew Bradby is a British journalist and novelist. He was a political editor for ITV News from 2005 to 2015, and currently presents the News at Ten and political discussion series The Agenda with Tom Bradby.
In October 1999, Bradby was injured whilst covering the riots in Jakarta against the newly elected President, Abdurrahman Wahid. He was hit in the leg by a flare attached to a chain as demonstrators clashed with armed police in the Indonesian capital. Bradby underwent a three-hour operation for a compound fracture of his fibula and spent several days in a Jakarta hospital before flying home to Hong Kong to convalesce.
Tom Bradby Age
Tom Was born on 13 January 1967 in Malta. He is 52 years old of age.
Tom Bradby Wife
Bradby is married to Claudia, the daughter of Vice-Admiral Hon. Sir Nicholas John Hill-Norton. The couple tied the knot in 1994 and together they have three children; two sons Sam Bradby and Jack Bradby, and a daughter named Louisa Bradby. The couple resides in Hampshire.
Tom Bradby ITV
Bradby has worked for ITN, producer of ITV News, since 1990 when he joined the organization as an editorial trainee. He subsequently became the producer for ITV’s political editor Michael Brunson in 1992. Bradby was ITV’s Ireland correspondent, reporting on events including the Northern Ireland peace process From 1993 to 1996, the IRA ceasefire and Bill Clinton’s visit to Ireland in November 1995. Bradby later became ITV’s Asia correspondent from 1999 to 2001. In October 1999, he was injured whilst covering the riots in Jakarta against the newly elected President, Abdurrahman Wahid.
He was hit in the leg by a flare attached to a chain as demonstrators clashed with armed police in the Indonesian capital. He underwent a three-hour operation for a compound fracture of his fibula and spent several days in a Jakarta hospital before flying home to Hong Kong to convalesce. Bradby returned to Britain and began a stint as a royal correspondent, covering a number of key stories, including the Queen’s Jubilee year, as well as the deaths of the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. He later became GB editor so political editor, taking up the role in 2005.
Tom Bradby Books
Bradby has written six novels:
- Shadow Dancer (1998)
- The Sleep of the Dead (2001)
- The Master of Rain (2002)
- The White Russian (2003)
- The God of Chaos (2004)
- Blood Money (2009)
- Secret Service (2019)
Tom Bradby Secret Service
The novel talks about the new thriller by an author who is “a candidate for eventual superstardom” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram). Senior MI6 officer Kate Henderson is in possession of the political equivalent of a nuclear bomb.
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Tom Bradby Net Worth | Salary
He has an amassed Net Worth of 11 million USD from his successful journalism and novelist professional life. His salary is estimated to be £500,000 per annum.
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