John Sergeant

John Sergeant is a journalist and broadcaster who spent over twenty years as a senior political correspondent. He joined the BBC in 1970 as a radio reporter and became its chief political correspondent from 1988 to 2000, covering major international stories and conflicts including Vietnam, Cyprus, Israel and Rhodesia. He was voted Best Individual Television Contributor of the Year at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer Awards in 1999. He joined ITN as Political Editor in March 2000 and co-presented ITV's Election 2001 programme.