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Keir Simmons
Keir Simmons
	Simmons reporting from the Parsons Green bombing, 2017
Born	Keir Hardie Brennan-Simmons; 22 February 1972 (age 52); Greenwich, London, England
Alma mater	Goldsmiths, University of London
Occupation	Journalist
Spouse	Jessica Binns (m. 2012)
Children	2
Relatives	Mika Simmons (sister)

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Keir Hardie Brennan-Simmons (born 22 February 1972)^[1] is an English journalist. He has been the chief international correspondent for the NBC morning show Today since December 2018. He also appears regularly on the evening broadcast NBC Nightly News, and fills in as an anchor on MSNBC.

From August 2012 until December 2018, Simmons was a foreign correspondent for NBC News. Previously, he was the UK editor for ITN's ITV News.

Early life and education

Simmons was born in London, England and grew up in Bristol. He was educated at Wellsway School, a state comprehensive school in the town of Keynsham in Somerset and St Brendans College, a state Catholic school, followed by Goldsmiths College, a constituent college of the University of London, where he earned a bachelor's degree.^[2] His sister is actress and health campaigner Mika Simmons.^[3]

Career

Simmons's first job in journalism was as a court reporter covering murders and scandals in London at the Old Bailey. Simmons then moved into radio, joining ITN as a reporter for UK's Independent Radio News (IRN) in 1996, before becoming a general reporter on its ITV News service in 1998.

While at ITV, Simmons reported on major domestic and international stories including the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko and the Virginia Tech shooting. He was one of the first journalists to cover the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann.^[4]

In 2010, Simmons was the first to report that the UK government was paying millions of pounds in compensation to former prisoners of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.^[4]

On 30 September 2010 ITV News announced that Simmons would be appointed as the new UK Editor.^[5]

In 2011, Simmons led ITV's coverage of the News International phone hacking scandal, breaking stories which included news of the arrest of key figures and the resignation of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson^[4]

While working as a reporter for ITV News, Simmons occasionally made on-air appearances on Sky News, 5 News, and ITV London's London Tonight. In September and October 2011, he guest presented on ITV Breakfast program Daybreak.

On 27 August 2012 Simmons left ITN to join NBC News as a London-based foreign correspondent.^[4] He reported for all platforms of NBC News, including Today, Nightly News, MSNBC, and NBCNews.com.

NBC News (2012–present)

In December 2018, Simmons was named Senior International Correspondent for The Today Show on NBC News.^[6] He appears regularly on NBC Nightly News and as a fill-in anchor on MSNBC.

Keir Simmons interviewed Vladimir Putin in person in Moscow on 11 June 2021.^[7]

Keir Simmons interviewed the Japanese Prime Minister in person in Tokyo in July 2021.^[8]

Keir Simmons reported on the death of Queen Elizabeth on 8 September 2022, standing in the rain outside Buckingham Palace.

On 28 February 2023 NBC published a report by Simmons from Sevastopol, Crimea. Simmons said he travelled to Crimea by train from Moscow on the Kerch Bridge. Visiting Crimea from Russia is illegal under Ukrainian law and Ukrainian authorities said they were investigating the circumstances of the illegal visit.^[9]^[10] In response to the visit, Simmons was added to the Myrotvorets list of 'Enemies of Ukraine'.^[11]

Awards

In 2003, he was nominated for a Royal Television Society Award.^[12]

In July 2016 he was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category 'Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine' for his contribution to a Dateline NBC special 'Terror in Paris'.^[13]

In July 2017 he was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category 'Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine' for his contribution to a TODAY Show special 'Terror in Brussels'.^[14]

References

^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "Keir Simmons - Biography and Images". TV Newsroom. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^ "Princess Beatrice Gets Behind Fight Against Ovarian Cancer". NBC News. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Keir Simmons Joins NBC News as London-Based Correspondent". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ "ITV News appoints Keir Simmons as its new UK editor". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^ "NBC's Keir Simmons Is Promoted to Today Show Senior International Correspondent". adweek.it. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ "Transcript of NBC News' exclusive interview with Russia's Vladimir Putin". NBC News. 14 June 2021.
^ "Exclusive: One-on-one with Japanese PM ahead of Tokyo Olympics". NBC News.
^ "Circumstances of illegal visit by NBC journalist to Crimean territory being established – Ukrainian MFA's spokesperson".
^ "A view from Crimea, the Russian-annexed territory Ukraine wants back". NBC News. 28 February 2023.
^ FBI. "Симмонс Кир". Myrotvorets.center (in Russian). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ LTW – Annual Programme Statement 2003 and Programme Review 2002 (PDF format). London Weekend Television (via Ofcom). Retrieved 10 September 2013.
^ "Nominees For The 37th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards ANNOUNCED" (PDF). Emmy Awards (Press release). 21 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ "Nominees For The 38th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards" (PDF). Emmy Awards (Press release). 25 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2019.

External links

[1] "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[2] "Keir Simmons - Biography and Images". TV Newsroom. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

[nbc-mika-3] "Princess Beatrice Gets Behind Fight Against Ovarian Cancer". NBC News. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[:0-4] "Keir Simmons Joins NBC News as London-Based Correspondent". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

[5] "ITV News appoints Keir Simmons as its new UK editor". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

[6] "NBC's Keir Simmons Is Promoted to Today Show Senior International Correspondent". adweek.it. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

[7] "Transcript of NBC News' exclusive interview with Russia's Vladimir Putin". NBC News. 14 June 2021.

[8] "Exclusive: One-on-one with Japanese PM ahead of Tokyo Olympics". NBC News.

[9] "Circumstances of illegal visit by NBC journalist to Crimean territory being established – Ukrainian MFA's spokesperson".

[10] "A view from Crimea, the Russian-annexed territory Ukraine wants back". NBC News. 28 February 2023.

[11] FBI. "Симмонс Кир". Myrotvorets.center (in Russian). Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[12] LTW – Annual Programme Statement 2003 and Programme Review 2002 (PDF format). London Weekend Television (via Ofcom). Retrieved 10 September 2013.

[13] "Nominees For The 37th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards ANNOUNCED" (PDF). Emmy Awards (Press release). 21 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

[14] "Nominees For The 38th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards" (PDF). Emmy Awards (Press release). 25 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2019.

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-'''Keir Hardie Brennan-Simmons''' (born 22 February 1972)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=bTqQAHfrDgg3muHYcuJ8Lw&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=16 June 2021|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> is an English journalist. He has been the senior international correspondent for the NBC morning show [[Today (U.S. TV program)|''Today'']] since December 2018. He also appears regularly on the evening broadcast ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'', and fills in as an anchor on [[MSNBC]].
+'''Keir Hardie Brennan-Simmons''' (born 22 February 1972)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=bTqQAHfrDgg3muHYcuJ8Lw&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=16 June 2021|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> is an English journalist. He has been the chief international correspondent for the NBC morning show [[Today (U.S. TV program)|''Today'']] since December 2018. He also appears regularly on the evening broadcast ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'', and fills in as an anchor on [[MSNBC]].
 From August 2012 until December 2018, Simmons was a foreign correspondent for [[NBC News]]. Previously, he was the UK editor for [[ITN]]'s [[ITV News]].
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 On 27 August 2012 Simmons left [[ITN]] to join [[NBC News]] as a London-based foreign correspondent.<ref name=":0" /> He reported for all platforms of [[NBC News]], including [[Today (U.S. TV program)|''Today'']], [[NBC Nightly News|''Nightly News'']], [[MSNBC]], and [[NBCNews.com]].
-=== NBC News (2012 - present) ===
+=== NBC News (2012–present) ===
-In December 2018, Simmons was named Senior International Correspondent for ''[[The Today Show]]'' on [[NBC News]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://adweek.it/2RbBq1M|title=NBC's Keir Simmons Is Promoted to Today Show Senior International Correspondent|website=adweek.it|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref> He appears regularly on ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'' and as a fill-in anchor on [[MSNBC]].
+In December 2018, Simmons was named Senior International Correspondent for ''[[The Today Show]]'' on [[NBC News]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://adweek.it/2RbBq1M|title=NBC's Keir Simmons Is Promoted to Today Show Senior International Correspondent|website=adweek.it|date=21 December 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref> He appears regularly on ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'' and as a fill-in anchor on [[MSNBC]].
-Keir Simmons interviewed [[Vladimir Putin]] in person in Moscow on June 11, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/transcript-nbc-news-exclusive-interview-russia-s-vladimir-putin-n1270649|title = Transcript of NBC News' exclusive interview with Russia's Vladimir Putin|website = [[NBC News]]}}</ref>
+Keir Simmons interviewed [[Vladimir Putin]] in person in Moscow on 11 June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/transcript-nbc-news-exclusive-interview-russia-s-vladimir-putin-n1270649|title = Transcript of NBC News' exclusive interview with Russia's Vladimir Putin|website = [[NBC News]]| date=14 June 2021 }}</ref>
-Keir Simmons interviewed the Japanese Prime Minister in person in Tokyo in July, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/exclusive-one-on-one-with-japanese-pm-ahead-of-tokyo-olympics-117211205949|title = Exclusive: One-on-one with Japanese PM ahead of Tokyo Olympics|website = [[NBC News]]}}</ref>
+Keir Simmons interviewed the Japanese Prime Minister in person in Tokyo in July 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/exclusive-one-on-one-with-japanese-pm-ahead-of-tokyo-olympics-117211205949|title = Exclusive: One-on-one with Japanese PM ahead of Tokyo Olympics|website = [[NBC News]]}}</ref>
-Keir Simmons reported on the death of Queen Elizabeth on September 8, 2022, standing in the rain outside of Buckingham Palace.
+Keir Simmons reported on the death of Queen Elizabeth on 8 September 2022, standing in the rain outside Buckingham Palace.
-On 28 February, 2023 NBC published a report by Simmons from [[Sevastopol]], [[Crimea]]. Simmons said he travelled to Crimea by train from Moscow on the [[Kerch Bridge]]. Visiting Crimea from Russia is illegal under Ukrainian law and Ukrainian authorities said they were investigating the circumstances of the illegal visit.<ref>https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/894612.html</ref><ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/inside-crimea-russian-military-annexed-ukraine-retake-putin-rcna72606</ref> In response to the visit, Simmons was added to the [[Myrotvorets]] list of 'Enemies of Ukraine' <ref>{{Cite web |last=FBI |title=Симмонс Кир |url=https://myrotvorets.center/criminal/simmons-kir/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Myrotvorets.center |language=ru-RU}}</ref>.
+On 28 February 2023 NBC published a report by Simmons from [[Sevastopol]], [[Crimea]]. Simmons said he travelled to Crimea by train from Moscow on the [[Kerch Bridge]]. Visiting Crimea from Russia is illegal under Ukrainian law and Ukrainian authorities said they were investigating the circumstances of the illegal visit.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/894612.html | title=Circumstances of illegal visit by NBC journalist to Crimean territory being established – Ukrainian MFA's spokesperson }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/inside-crimea-russian-military-annexed-ukraine-retake-putin-rcna72606 | title=A view from Crimea, the Russian-annexed territory Ukraine wants back | website=[[NBC News]] | date=28 February 2023 }}</ref> In response to the visit, Simmons was added to the [[Myrotvorets]] list of 'Enemies of Ukraine'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FBI |title=Симмонс Кир |url=https://myrotvorets.center/criminal/simmons-kir/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Myrotvorets.center |language=ru-RU}}</ref>
 == Awards ==
 In 2003, he was nominated for a [[Royal Television Society Award]].<ref><!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> [http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/itc/uploads/LWT_Statement_of_Programme_Commitments_2003.pdf ''LTW{{spaced ndash}} Annual Programme Statement 2003 and Programme Review 2002''] ([[PDF]] format). [[London Weekend Television]] (via [[Ofcom]]). Retrieved 10 September 2013.</ref>
-In July 2016 he was nominated for an [[News & Documentary Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]] in the category 'Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine' for his contribution to a Dateline NBC special 'Terror in Paris'.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/news_37th_nominations_v02.pdf |title=Nominees For The 37th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards ANNOUNCED |date=July 21, 2016 |website=[[News & Documentary Emmy Awards|Emmy Awards]]}}</ref>
+In July 2016 he was nominated for an [[News & Documentary Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]] in the category 'Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine' for his contribution to a Dateline NBC special 'Terror in Paris'.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/news_37th_nominations_v02.pdf |title=Nominees For The 37th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards ANNOUNCED |date=July 21, 2016 |website=[[News & Documentary Emmy Awards|Emmy Awards]] |access-date=29 July 2016 |archive-date=1 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301084746/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/news_37th_nominations_v02.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 In July 2017 he was nominated for an [[News & Documentary Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]] in the category 'Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine' for his contribution to a TODAY Show special 'Terror in Brussels'.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://emmyonline.com/download/news_38th_nominations_Final.pdf  |title=Nominees For The 38th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards |date=July 25, 2017 |website=[[News & Documentary Emmy Awards|Emmy Awards]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910230144/http://emmyonline.com/download/news_38th_nominations_Final.pdf |archive-date=10 September 2019 }}</ref>
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NBC Nightly News	Lester Holt (weekdays) Jose Diaz-Balart (Saturday) Hallie Jackson (Sunday)
Today	Savannah Guthrie (co-anchor) Hoda Kotb (co-anchor and 4th hour co-host) Craig Melvin (news anchor and 3rd hour co-anchor) Al Roker (weather anchor and 3rd hour co-anchor) Carson Daly (features anchor) Sheinelle Jones (3rd hour co-anchor) Dylan Dreyer (3rd hour co-anchor) Jenna Bush Hager (4th hour co-host)
Saturday Today	Peter Alexander (co-anchor) Laura Jarrett (co-anchor) Joe Fryer (features anchor) Angie Lassman (meteorologist)
Sunday Today	Willie Geist
Early Today	Frances Rivera (co-anchor) Phillip Mena (co-anchor) Michelle Grossman (weather anchor)
Meet the Press	Kristen Welker (moderator) Andrea Mitchell (substitute moderator)
Dateline	Lester Holt (anchor) Andrea Canning Josh Mankiewicz Keith Morrison Dennis Murphy
Chief correspondents	Peter Alexander (chief White House correspondents) Rehema Ellis (chief education correspondent) Richard Engel (chief foreign correspondent) Savannah Guthrie (chief legal correspondent) Bill Karins (chief meteorologist) Andrea Mitchell (chief foreign affairs & Washington correspondent) Anne Thompson (chief environmental affairs correspondent) Chuck Todd (political director) Keir Simmons (chief international correspondent)
Senior correspondents	Hallie Jackson (senior Washington correspondent) Garrett Haake (senior Capitol Hill correspondent) Cynthia McFadden (senior legal and investigative correspondent) Stephanie Ruhle (senior business analyst) Tom Llamas (senior national correspondent) Kate Snow (senior national correspondent) Kelly O'Donnell (senior White House correspondent) Gabe Gutierrez (senior White House correspondent) Christine Romans (senior business correspondent) Laura Jarrett (senior legal correspondent)
Correspondents	Ellison Barber Jean Chatzky (financial editor) Andrea Canning Tom Costello (Washington, D.C.) Dylan Dreyer (weather) Zinhle Essamuah Joe Fryer (New York City) Joelle Garguilo Stephanie Gosk Chris Jansing (MSNBC Senior National correspondent) Tammy Leitner Craig Melvin Ron Mott Morgan Radford Gadi Schwartz Jacob Soboroff Katy Tur (New York) Jacob Ward Brandy Zadrozny
Foreign correspondents	Kelly Cobiella (London) Richard Engel (chief foreign correspondent) Keir Simmons (chief international correspondent) Janis Mackey Frayer (China/Asia)
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