Phil Lavelle (born 1981 in Liverpool, UK) is an English TV news presenter and correspondent. He is currently with CGTN America where he works as their Los Angeles Correspondent.
Career[edit]
Lavelle was a trainee journalist with Granada Television,[1] before joining ITV Tyne Tees. He worked as a Programme Editor for two years, as part of the launch-team for the Al Jazeera English news service bureau in London.[2]
He is a former Entertainment Correspondent for Sky News and a news correspondent and weekend presenter for Five News. He also had a spell as news correspondent and presenter for BBC London News. In 2010, Lavelle was hired by the BBC national network as a news correspondent for BBC Breakfast.[1][2]
At Al Jazeera English, he became an established correspondent in Europe and the Near East. He reported from: the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Cyprus, and Israel & Palestine. In the autumn of 2014, he was featured in the strand 'Al Jazeera Correspondent', with his self-produced documentary, 'My Digital Addiction'.[3]
Personal life[edit]
He is gay and married, with two children,[4] and is a keen fitness fan and gym goer.[2] Lavelle currently resides in Bel Air, Los Angeles.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Interview: Phil Lavelle". SoSoGay. 13 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Phil Lavelle". BBC. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "My Digital Addiction". Al Jazeera. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "@phillavelle" on Twitter
External links[edit]
- Phil Lavelle Twitter