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Kurt Barling

Kurt Barling

Kurt Barling

Find out more about 大象传媒 London's Special Correspondent Kurt Barling

About Kurt

Born North London. Married to Kim. Three children.

Speaks English, French and German

2006:- Winner, RIMA, Television News.听Finalist, One World Media Awards.听 Shortlisted, RTS London, Reporter of the Year.
2005:- Winner, CRE, RIMA, Best Film Documentary. Nomination, CRE, RIMA TV Reporter of the Year.
2004:- Nomination Reporter of the Year, Royal Television Society (London)
2003:- Winner, CRE, RIMA, TV Reporter of the Year (大象传媒 London News). 
2002:- Reporter of the Year Nominations: Royal Television Society (London), EMMAs.
2001 :- Nominations for Sports Documentary of the Year: Royal Television Society, EMMAs.
1998 :- Winner, CRE, RIMA, TV Reporter of the Year (Black Britain). Commended, Radio Reporter of the Year (大象传媒 News).
1997 :- Winner, CRE, RIMA, TV Reporter of the Year (大象传媒 News).
1996 :- Winner, Golden Pen Personal Finance Awards, (Money Box R4).
1995 :- Winner, Bradford & Bingley Personal Finance Awards, (Money Check R5 Live).

Kurt began his career as a lecturer in International Relations at the London School of Economics.听

In 1989 he swapped the world of theory for a more practical experience in 大象传媒 journalism.

Two weeks into the new career he had a baptism of fire covering the fall of the Berlin Wall as part of the team making the first documentary from the 鈥渨all-free鈥 Communist East.

A documentary on how the United Nations could ensure children鈥檚 rights followed. Whilst shooting in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the USA on this film, he became the first British journalist to report on police death squads killing Brazilian street children.

His foreign affairs background took him to 大象传媒2鈥檚 Assignment where he made films about President Mitterrand, General Noriega and a path breaking programme which forecast a bloody conflict as Yugoslavia stood on the brink of disintegration.

After a spell as a 大象传媒 News producer he joined The Money Programme and produced a range of films on business matters in the UK and Europe.

Kurt then directed several films for 大象传媒 South East鈥檚 current affairs series First Sight.听 It was at this point that he began reporting with a move to the fledgling Radio 5 Live.听

His radio credits include R4's Inside Money for the 大象传媒's business unit and a series on the impact of new technology in the workplace from around Britain.听 From here he joined the long running R4 series Money Box as a reporter.

When the 大象传媒 launched Black Britain Kurt moved in front of camera.听 In its first season he gained exclusive access to Pentonville prison to look at the growth of Islam amongst black prisoners.

He reported from Atlanta on the black and white prejudice against mixed race children, and also investigated the increasing numbers of firearms related murders in the West Midlands.

Kurt's reporting for 大象传媒 News gained him his first national award, winning the 1997 CRE reporter of the year award.

Early investigative film credits include stories on a housing development scam in Jamaica and the smuggling of Mandrax from Europe into South Africa.听听 An undercover report in West Africa on the theft and smuggling of artifacts helped Kurt win another CRE award in 1998.

As a 大象传媒 News Correspondent from 1997-2000, Kurt covered a wide range of running stories for 大象传媒 News as well as Newsnight and Correspondent.

Other high profile TV credits include 鈥淭rouble at the Mosque鈥 an 18-month investigation into the mis-management of Britain's Muslim places of worship for Channel 4, 鈥41 Bullets鈥 which examined the real NYPD and the award winning documentary film 鈥淲ho Killed PC Blakelock鈥 for 大象传媒2 in 2004.

Since September 11th 2001 he has been the Special Correspondent for 大象传媒 London News where he says his Ph.D. in International Relations is being put to good use in the world鈥檚 most ethnically diverse city.

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