Tom Mangold
Tom Mangold | |
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| Born | 20 August 1934 Hamburg,Germany |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author |
| Website | tommangold |
Thomas Cornelius Mangold(born 20 August 1934) is a British broadcaster, journalist and author. For 26 years he was an investigative journalist with theBBCPanoramacurrent affairs television programme.
Personal life[edit]
Tom Mangold was born inHamburgand came to Britain as a Jewish child refugee from the Nazis. The original family name was Goldman but this was changed as a result of antisemitism. He attendedDorking County Grammar School.He didNational Servicewith theRoyal Artillery.He is married, lives in London, has three daughters by previous marriages, and works as a freelance reporter specialising in intelligence and travel.[1][2][3][4]
Journalism[edit]
Mangold was a reporter with theSunday Mirrorand then theDaily Express.After spending nearly two years investigating theProfumo affair,he joinedBBC TV Newsin 1964 to be a war correspondent covering conflicts inAden,Vietnam, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, the Middle East and Afghanistan. In 1971 he moved to BBC TVCurrent Affairsworking first for24 Hours,thenMidweek,becoming involved in some of the first investigative news documentaries of the BBC.[1][2][5]
In 1976 Mangold transferred toPanorama,still concentrating on investigative journalism and making over 100 documentaries in 26 years. In 1993 he won both the Business / Consumer Investigative Reports category in theCableACE Awardin and also theRoyal Television Society's Journalism Award.These were followed in 1996 by the bronze award in the Best Investigative Report Category at theNew York Television Festivaland in 1999 he won Investigative Reporting / News Documentary category in the Chicago International Television Competition.[1][2][5]
Between 2004 and 2008 Mangold helpedMayfield, Kentuckyresident Susan Galbreath investigate and solve the case of the murder of Jessica Currin, which had occurred in 2000 but remained unsolved until 2008. Galbreath had contacted Mangold after seeing some of hisPanoramaprogrammes on local cable TV.[6]
Mangold has been described inThe Timesas "the doyen of broadcasting reporters."[7]
Works[edit]
Books[edit]
Mangold has written or co-written five books:
- The File on the Tsar,withAnthony Summers.Harper & Row(1976).ISBN978-0060128074.
- The Tunnels of Cu Chi,with John Penycate. New York:Berkeley Books(1985).ISBN978-0340278109.
- Cold Warrior: James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter(1991).ISBN978-0671662738.
- Plague Wars,with Jeff Goldberg.St. Martin's Press(1999).ISBN978-0333716144.
- SPLASHED! A Life from Print to Panorama.London: Biteback (2016).ISBN978-1785901706.
Filmography[edit]
In 1996, Mangold did research for theBBC/HBOdrama-documentaryHostile Waters,about the loss of a Russian submarine.[1][8]
- "The Man Who Armed the World."Four Corners,Season 49, Episode 4 (Mar. 2, 2009).
- On Russian arms dealerVictor Bout.
References[edit]
- ^abcd"Tom Mangold Curriculum Vitae".Retrieved15 January2011.
- ^abc"Tom Mangold".BBC News, Panorama reporters.BBC. 13 September 1999.Retrieved15 January2011.
- ^"Tom Mangold".Orion Books.Retrieved15 January2011.
- ^Mountain, David."The Dorkian".Newsletter of the Ashcombe Dorkian Association.Retrieved16 January2011.
- ^abMalcolm, Elinor."Tom Mangold".Westside, People and Places.Great British Life.Retrieved15 January2011.
- ^"Murder in Mayfield".BBC News. 17 May 2013.
- ^"Birthdays: Aug 20".Tom Mangold.London. 20 August 2009.
- ^Thomas, Aislynn (21 July 1997)."Hostile Waters".Insight on the News.News World Communications.Retrieved15 January2011.
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