Matt McGrath Biography
Matt McGrath is an award-winning media personality serving as the environment correspondent for BBC News since December 2012. Previously, he was BBC’s science and environment reporter.
Matt McGrath Age
He was born in 1964 in Tipperary, Ireland. He is 57 years old.
Matt McGrath Height
He is tall in stature however his height is undisclosed.
Matt McGrath Nationality
McGrath is Irish by nationality.
Matt McGrath Education
In 1985, Matt graduated from the University College Cork. He also received a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Bournemouth in 1996. In 2010-2011, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Matt McGrath Parents
He is originally from Tipperary, Ireland. However there is no information about his parents and siblings. It is therefore not known whether he has siblings or not.
Matt McGrath Wife
McGrath married his wife on May 28, 2019. On May 28, 2020 during their first anniversary he posted on Instagram, “Wonderful memories from Kilshane House, where we were married a year ago today!”
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Matt McGrath BBC News
McGrath is the Environment correspondent for BBC News. He began his career as an editor of tech magazines before joining BBC Radio 5 live at its launch in 1994. Following stints as producer and reporter, Matt became the station’s science specialist in 1997. He joined the BBC World Service in 2006 as environment reporter and became environment correspondent for BBC News in 2012.
He has covered some of the major issues in science and environment in that period including mad cow disease, cloning, global warming and GM food.
Highlights include reporting from the solar eclipse in the UK in 1999 and travelling to the Arctic in 2007. Matt tested the temperatures in Copenhagen by jumping into the icy harbour waters during the UN summit in 2009 and has reported extensively on the climate issue from all over the world. Over the years Matt has also reported extensively on the scientific impacts of doping in sport.
McGrath is the first international winner of the BBVA Biophilia Award.
Matt McGrath Salary and Net Worth
His salary and net worth is under review.
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