Sam Kiley
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Sam KIley is the Security Editor of Sky News
, the 24 hour television news service operated by Sky Television
, part of British Sky Broadcasting
. He has occupied this position since November 2010. He is an award-winning journalist of over twenty years' experience, based at different times of his career in London, Los Angeles, Nairobi, Johannesburg and Jerusalem. He has written for The Times
, The Observer
, The Sunday Times
and Mail on Sunday newspapers, The Spectator
and New Statesman
political weekly news magazines, and reported for BBC Two
, Sky One
, Channel 4
, and latterly, Sky News
.
, a boarding independent school
for boys (now co-educational), in the large coastal town of Eastbourne
in East Sussex
on the South Coast of England, followed by Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford
, where he studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics, and graduated in 1984. While at Lady Margaret Hall, he became President of the Oxford University Dramatic Society and played cricket for the university second eleven. He also studied mime and commedia del arte under Neil Bartlett, director at the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
In 1987, Kiley joined The Times newspaper, where he became an education reporter. Three years later, he joined The Sunday Times newspaper as its US West Coast Correspondent. The following year, he moved to Nairobi as The Times' Africa Correspondent, from where his coverage of Somalia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone won widespread acclaim.
In 1996, Kiley won the Granada Television
Foreign Correspondent of the Year award for his coverage of the fall of the regime of President Mobutu in Zaire and, after being promoted to The Times Africa Bureau Chief, moved to Johannesburg
in South Africa
.
In 1999, Kiley moved to Jerusalem where he became The Times' Middle East Bureau Chief for two years. In 2001, he joined the London Evening Standard
newspaper as its Chief Foreign Correspondent based in London - covering the wars in Afghanistan and the intifada in the Palestinian Territories.
In 2002, Kiley presented “Truth and Lies in Baghdad”, part of Channel 4 Television's main current affairs series, Dispatches. He joined the channel full time the following year to make many more programmes for Dispatches and for Unreported World, for both of which programmes he travelled across the world.
In 2005, Kiley made two series for Sky One: “USA Unsolved with Sam Kiley” and “Guns for Hire”, the latter of which was an investigation into modern mercenaries in the war zones of Congo and Afghanistan.
In November 2006, Kiley produced a BBC2 observational documentary in Afghanistan, The General's War, for which he was granted exclusive and unprecedented access to British Nato General David Richards. He returned to Channel Four, to make films in Cape Town, the Congo, the Palestinian Territories, Russia and Kosovo.
In November 2010, Kiley became Security Editor of Sky News.
in Kenya, in the mid 1990s. They live in East Anglia, and have two children.
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
, the 24 hour television news service operated by Sky Television
Sky Television
Sky Television may refer to:*British Sky Broadcasting in the United Kingdom**Sky Digital , the television network run by BSkyB...
, part of British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
. He has occupied this position since November 2010. He is an award-winning journalist of over twenty years' experience, based at different times of his career in London, Los Angeles, Nairobi, Johannesburg and Jerusalem. He has written for The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
, The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
and Mail on Sunday newspapers, The Spectator
The Spectator
The Spectator is a weekly British magazine first published on 6 July 1828. It is currently owned by David and Frederick Barclay, who also owns The Daily Telegraph. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture...
and New Statesman
New Statesman
New Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
political weekly news magazines, and reported for BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
, Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
, Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
, and latterly, Sky News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
.
Education
Kiley was educated at Eastbourne CollegeEastbourne College
Eastbourne College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils aged 13–18, situated on the south coast of England, included in the Tatler list of top public schools. The College's current headmaster is Simon Davies. The College was founded by the Duke of Devonshire...
, a boarding independent school
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
for boys (now co-educational), in the large coastal town of Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
in East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
on the South Coast of England, followed by Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, where he studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics, and graduated in 1984. While at Lady Margaret Hall, he became President of the Oxford University Dramatic Society and played cricket for the university second eleven. He also studied mime and commedia del arte under Neil Bartlett, director at the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Life and career
After leaving Eastbourne College, and before going up to Lady Margaret Hall at Oxford, Kiley was commissioned into the Ghurkhas Regiment of the British Army. He resigned from the Army half way through university, to concentrate on his degree.In 1987, Kiley joined The Times newspaper, where he became an education reporter. Three years later, he joined The Sunday Times newspaper as its US West Coast Correspondent. The following year, he moved to Nairobi as The Times' Africa Correspondent, from where his coverage of Somalia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone won widespread acclaim.
In 1996, Kiley won the Granada Television
Granada Television
Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....
Foreign Correspondent of the Year award for his coverage of the fall of the regime of President Mobutu in Zaire and, after being promoted to The Times Africa Bureau Chief, moved to Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
In 1999, Kiley moved to Jerusalem where he became The Times' Middle East Bureau Chief for two years. In 2001, he joined the London Evening Standard
Evening Standard
The Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...
newspaper as its Chief Foreign Correspondent based in London - covering the wars in Afghanistan and the intifada in the Palestinian Territories.
In 2002, Kiley presented “Truth and Lies in Baghdad”, part of Channel 4 Television's main current affairs series, Dispatches. He joined the channel full time the following year to make many more programmes for Dispatches and for Unreported World, for both of which programmes he travelled across the world.
In 2005, Kiley made two series for Sky One: “USA Unsolved with Sam Kiley” and “Guns for Hire”, the latter of which was an investigation into modern mercenaries in the war zones of Congo and Afghanistan.
In November 2006, Kiley produced a BBC2 observational documentary in Afghanistan, The General's War, for which he was granted exclusive and unprecedented access to British Nato General David Richards. He returned to Channel Four, to make films in Cape Town, the Congo, the Palestinian Territories, Russia and Kosovo.
In November 2010, Kiley became Security Editor of Sky News.
Publications
In 2009, Kiley wrote Desperate Glory: At War in Helmand with Britain's 16 Air Assault Brigade, based on his experiences as the only journalist to ever cover a full operational tour in Afghanistan, when he joined 16 Air Assault Brigade on its 2008 six month deployent to Helman Province.Family
Kiley is married to Melissa Tollemache, whom he met at a dinner party in NairobiNairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
in Kenya, in the mid 1990s. They live in East Anglia, and have two children.