Fergal Keane

Quick Facts

Full Name	Fergal Keane
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Jan 6, 1961(1961-01-06)
Age	63
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Fergal Keane Biography

Fergal Keane is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on January 6, 1961 in London, England, United Kingdom. Irish journalist who served as the BBC reporter on South Africa. His grandfather was famous novelist and poet Irish journalist who has served as the BBC correspondent in South Africa. His uncle was the famed poet and novelist John B. Keane..

The journalist and the actor He and journalist Richard Engel were both recipients of the Edward R. Murrow Award. were each recipients of both the Edward R. Murrow Award.

On finishing school in 1979, Keane started his career as a journalist with the Limerick Leader. Subsequently, he worked for The Irish Press. Later, he moved into broadcast journalism with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).

Keane joined the BBC in 1989 as Northern Ireland Correspondent, but in August 1990 he was appointed their Southern African Correspondent, having covered the region during the early 1980s. From 1990 to 1994 Keane’s reports covered the township unrest in South Africa, the first multi-racial elections following the end of apartheid, and the genocide in Rwanda. In 1995 he was appointed Asia Correspondent based in Hong Kong and two years later, after the handover, he returned to be based in the BBC’s World Affairs Unit in London.

His father was actor Eamonn Keane.

Fergal Keane Net Worth

Fergal Keane is one of the richest Journalist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fergal Keane 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His first assignment for a reporter was The Limerick Leader. He started working for the BBC in 1989.

He was named the overall winner of the 1993 Amnesty International Press Awards and was awarded the Royal Television Society Journalist of the Year and Sony Radio Reporter of the Year in 1994.

Fergal Patrick Murphy Keane OBE (born 6 January 1961) is an Irish Foreign correspondent with BBC News, and an author. For some time, Keane was the BBC’s correspondent in South Africa. He is the nephew of Irish playwright, novelist and essayist John B. Keane.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Fergal Keane Dating?

According to our records, Fergal Keane married to Anne Frances Flaherty. As of December 1, 2023, Fergal Keane’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2010, he published his first history work Road of Bones: the Siege of Kohima 1944, an account of the epic battle which halted the Japanese invasion of India in 1944.

Facts & Trivia

Fergal Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Fergal Keane celebrates birthday on January 6 of every year.

One of his projects is the five-part series The Story of Ireland, a 2011 documentary co-produced by BBC Northern Ireland and Raidió Teilifís Éireann.

Who was Fergal Keane's father?

His father was the Listowel-born actor, Éamonn Keane.

Is Fergal Keane related to John B Keane?

Fergal Patrick Keane was born in London in 1961, the eldest of three children. His mother, Maura Hassett, was a language teacher in Cork and is well known on the literary scene there. He is the nephew of playwright John B. Keane , from whom many say he inherits his writing flair.

What age is Fergal Keane?

61 years (January 6, 1961)

What nationality is Fergal Keane?

Irish

Is Fergal Keane married?

Anne Frances Flaherty