Alex Crawford Bio | Wiki
Alex Crawford ( Full name: Alexandra Christine Crawford, OBE) is a British journalist. She currently works as a Special Correspondent for Sky News based in Turkey. Alex reported in 2015 that the mighty Victoria Falls, separating the nations of Zambia and Zimbabwe was drying up.
Later, she was accused by Tourism promoters and local leaders in both Zimbabwe and Zambia of being an alarmist and ‘creating the news she reported on. They said that Alex insisted on what the interviewees said in her report. The Zambezi river which passes through the falls experiences very high or very low water levels every 10 years or so. A fact that Alex was accused of not including in her report.
Alex Crawford Age
She was born on April 15, 1962, in Surrey, England. Alex is 60 years old.
Alex Crawford Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Alex stands at the height of 5 ft 7 in ( Approx 1.7 m).
Alex Crawford Family
She was born to an English-Chinese mother and a Scottish father in Surrey, England. Alex grew up in Nigeria, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Alex Crawford Husband
She is happily married to sports journalist Richard Edmondson. The couple lives in Istanbul, Turkey, with their four children.
Alex Crawford Education
She attended school at Cobham Hall School in Kent. Alex first worked in journalism at the Wokingham Times. She completed a National Council for the Training of Journalists newspaper course in Newcastle while still working there.
Alex Crawford Sky News
The journalist worked for the BBC and for TV-am prior to joining Sky News when it was launched in 1989. In 2005, she started working as a foreign correspondent for Sky News. Alex has reported on Bahrain, Libya, the Gulf, the Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia, the Middle East, Egypt, and more recently the Russo-Ukrainian War. Alex was named the Journalist of the Year by the Royal Television Society on five occasions. The journalist covered the 2011 Libyan Civil War and was widely praised for her live on-scene reporting of the Battle of Tripoli.
The journalist was the first TV reporter to enter Libya with the rebels. Alex traveled with a rebel convoy into the heart of Tripoli where she shot direct live footage of the rebel advances, which reached Green Square with little resistance from pro-Gaddafi forces. Alex wore a helmet and bulletproof vest, saying that she did not feel in any danger, but wore them as a precaution against celebratory gunfire. Also, she covered the raid of Bab al-Azizia live from outside the compound. Alex was one of the first journalists who went inside once the raid was over.
Alex’s Colleagues At Sky News Include:
Hind Hassan– correspondent
Kirsty Gallacher – presenter
Mark Austin – presenter
Deborah Haynes– Editor
Kirsty Gallacher – presenter
Anna Jones – presenter
Alex Crawford Ukraine | In Ukraine
Currently, Alex covers the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. She started her coverage on March 5, 2022. She interviewed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in English on March 9, 2022, where they discussed the current state of the conflict. From 15 January 2013 until the end of French military operations, Alex was active in covering the Northern Mali conflict.
Her team from Sky News was the first to enter Timbuktu after it was liberated by French forces. Alex and her media team, including Sky producer Martin Vowles and two civilian activists, came under fire in April 2019, amid the Dawn of Idlib military operation. Syrian government forces invaded the contested village of Hbit in the northern Idlib Governorate.
Alex said, “we were spotted by a military drone and then repeatedly shot at with what we believe were 125mm shells probably fired from a T-72 Russian battle tank”. An activist from New York called Bilal Abdul Kareem, who had been acting as Alex’s guide was injured in the shelling by shrapnel and taken to Khan Shaykhun for medical treatment.
Alex Crawford OBE
During the 2012 New Year Honours for services to broadcast journalism, Alex was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). The Foreign Press Association recognized her work in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. Since 2007, Alex has been cited by the Bayeux War Correspondents Awards for her reports from hostile environments.
Alex Crawford Afghanistan | Sky News Afghanistan
After the American forces left Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban were able to enforce suffering on Afghan people once again. Special Correspondent Alex appeared on the Sky News Daily podcast with Ashna Hurynag in January 2022. In a statement, Alex said that that was ‘One of the most depressing days I’ve had.’ On February 2, 2022, she reported from a hospital in one of the poorest provinces of Afghanistan which has one of the highest child mortality rates in the world.
Alex Crawford Salary
She currently works as a Special Correspondent for Sky News. Alex earns an average salary of $106,483 per year.
Alex Crawford Net Worth
She is a British journalist who has accumulated an estimated net worth of $6,284,194.
Is Alex Crawford Still Married
She married ports journalist Richard Edmondson. The couple lives in Istanbul, Turkey, with their four children.
Is Alex Crawford Still In Ukraine
Yes. Currently, Alex covers the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. She started her coverage on March 5, 2022.
Who Is Alex Crawford
Alex is a British journalist. She currently works as a Special Correspondent for Sky News based in Turkey.
Where Is Alex Crawford
As of 2022, Alex covers the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. She started her coverage on March 5, 2022.