Stephen Cole

  • Former senior news anchor and correspondent for Al Jazeera International

  • Former host of BBC Click

  • Former BBC World news anchor

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Stephen Cole is an accomplished broadcast journalist and producer with over 45 years experience reporting on global affairs for the BBC, CNN International, Sky News, ITN, Al Jazeera and CGTN, both from behind the anchor desk and on assignment in the field.

Within the industry, Stephen is well-known for having a particular skill with media start-ups, having been headhunted in 2006 as lead anchor and senior correspondent for Al Jazeera’s then-new English language service, and in the year 2000 was the launch host of Click, the BBC’s premier technology show

A former correspondent for ‘Al Jazeera International’, Stephen was commissioned to make a series of films in Eastern Europe covering Organised Crime, Corruption and New Technology for the November launch of the Channel. He delivered five exclusives for a special week of launch programmes. With 20 years experience in front of camera and having covered every major international news story during that time Stephen has contributed a wealth of experience and knowledge to the creation of the London News Centre in Knightsbridge.

Before he was asked to join the new global 24-hour channel Stephen had anchored for BBC, BBC World and CNN International in Atlanta. He has anchored live coverage from elections held in Islamabad, Delhi, Moscow, Paris and Hong Kong. He was in Berlin for the fall of the Berlin Wall and has also covered nine conflicts raging from the Falklands War to Bosnia and Kosovo, the two Wars in the Gulf and also 9-11.

Stephen's corporate career began with the establishment of Cole Productions, a corporate communications company. Since then he has specialized in Information Technology, Security and Terrorism where he has worked closely with the World's Customs organization, Interpol and the International Security Management Association.

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