Ben de Pear

Benjamin de Pear (born 5 December 1970) is the Editor of Channel 4 News, since 2012.

Early life

He was born in Hammersmith. He has an older sister, an artist.

He joined Sky News in 1994; from 1996-2000 he was their Foreign Producer.

He joined Channel 4 News in 2005 as a Senior Foreign Producer. He became Foreign Editor in 2008. He became Head of Channel 4 News in August 2012.^[1]

In September 2003 he married Leila Amanpour (a British-Iranian photojournalist, born 1972, and lived in Iran until 1980) in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. They live in Shepherd's Bush, off the A4020.

Media offices
Preceded by Jim Gray	Editor of Channel 4 News August 2012 -	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by	Foreign Editor of Channel 4 News January 2009 - January 2011	Succeeded by

Television channels

Wholly owned	Channel 4 (FourText¹ Programming T4¹) Film4 E4 More4 4seven

The Box Plus Network²	4Music Box Upfront The Box Box Hits Kerrang! TV Kiss TV Magic

Online services

Other

¹Defunct
²Joint venture between Channel Four Television Corporation (50%) and Bauer Media Group (50%)

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