“Good instincts usually tell you what to do long before your head has figured it out.”
One of Britain's leading broadcast journalists, Michael Buerk, has reported for BBC TV News since 1973. Named “Television Journalist of the Year” by the Royal Television Society in 1984, Buerk is most notably known for his coverage of the Ethiopian famine alongside cameraman Mohamed Amin, which led directly to a multi-billion dollar relief effort, saving over a million lives. His honors include RTS Television Journalist of the Year, a BAFTA, and the George Polk Award, testifying to a legacy of globally impactful journalism.
In more recent years, Buerk has remained a sharp and sometimes controversial voice, hosting BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze since 1990. He has also presented The Choice for Radio 4, a single interview programme about individual dilemmas.
"The most important journalist of the post-war period" — The Guardian
