Who is Jonathan Head?
Jonathan Head is the South East Asia Correspondent for BBC News which is the main newsgathering department of the BBC. He started working here in 2012. Before this, he had worked with various departments including the BBC Indonesia Correspondent, South East Asia Correspondent, Tokyo Correspondent, and Turkey Correspondent. Head has over 20 years of experience as a reporter, program editor, and producer for BBC radio and television.
Jonathan Head Date of Birth / Age
Head’s exact age is not known as he has managed to keep his date of birth away from the public. However, we will update the information once available.
Jonathan Head Height
Head is of average height and moderate weight.
Jonathan Head Parents and Siblings
Head manages to keep information regarding his parents, siblings, and extended members of his family away from the limelight. We will however update this information once it’s available to the public.
Jonathan Head Spouse /Wife
Jonathan has for a long time been keeping details regarding whether or not she is dating private. It is therefore not known whether he is married or not but the information will be updated once available.
Jonathan Head Kids / Children
Details regarding whether or not Jonathan has any children are not available to the public at the moment. However, we will update this information once more details concerning this are available.
Jonathan Head Education
Head studied at Dulwich College, South London, from 1974 to 1978. He then went to Pembroke College at the University of Cambridge where he studied for a B.A. in History. Head also went to the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, where he studied an M.A. in South East Asian Area Studies
Jonathan Head Career
Head joined the BBC in 1991. He first worked for the BBC World Service international radio network and BBC World (now BBC World News) international satellite and cable television channel. Head then became BBC Indonesia Correspondent in 1996, then BBC South East Asia Correspondent, based in Bangkok, in 2000, and BBC Tokyo Correspondent in 2003. Jonathan reported on the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand and returned to South East Asia in 2006 to report from a range of countries including Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Burma, and East Timor.
In 2007, Head was Vice-President of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT). In 2009, he became BBC Turkey Correspondent, based in Istanbul, and in 2011 reported from Libya during the country’s uprising, including the siege of Sirte.
Jonathan returned to Thailand for a third stint as BBC South East Asia Correspondent in August 2012 and was President of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) for the 2014-15 term.
BBC
Jonathan works with BBC where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- David Eades
- Victoria Valentine
- Mimi Fawaz
- Michelle Fleury
- Lucy Grey
- Celia Hatton
- Karin Giannone
- Ben Boulos
- Lukwesa Burak
- Matthew Amroliwala
- Ros Atkins
- Tanya Beckett
- Sally Nugent
- Sophie Raworth
- Katie Razzall
- Kate Silverton
- Charlie Stayt
- Babita Sharma
- Ben Thompson
- Nina Warhurst
- Kirsty Wark
- Jon Kay
- Sima Kotecha
- Shaun Ley
- Emily Maitlis
- Annita McVeigh
- Suzanne Kianpour
- Nuala McGovern
- Jane O’Brien
- Mariko Oi
- Peter Bowes
- John Sudworth
- Jonathan Head
How Much Does Jonathan Head Earn?
Head’s salary is still under review but we will keep you updated.
How Much is Jonathan Head Worth?
Head’s net worth is still under review but we will keep you updated.