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BBC News Anchor “Shaken By Death Threat, Detailing Bullet That Would Be Used On Him”


Myrie is one of the BBC's most respected news journalists and will co-host the UK's election coverage

Myrie, who has been a news journalist for the BBC for three decades told the Desert Island Discs radio show that he had previously been sent faeces and cards with gorillas. Although Myrie didn’t name the perpetrator, a right-wing extremist was later jailed for 18 months for abusing and threatening the presenter, as well as targeting F1 driver Lewis Hamilton and racing commentator Jack Nicholls. Myrie added that the emotional impact of his work, including reporting from Ukraine, took its personal toll:

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