BBC anchorman Clive Myrie has earned praise from viewers and politicians alike for his work covering the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Among his admirers is Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who has hailed Myrie as an “unsung hero”.
Myrie has continued to report from Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, even as Russian troops close in on the city. The conflict has been raging since Russian forces were ordered to invade Ukraine last Thursday (February 24th).
As a seasoned newsreader and journalist as well as a presenter, Clive Myrie has long been a familiar face to British TV viewers. But just who is he, and how did he rise to prominence?