Matt Frei — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Europe editor and a presenter of the main Channel 4 News at 7pm.
Formerly the Washington, D.C. correspondent for Channel 4 News.
Served as the BBC's Washington, D.C. correspondent from 2002.
Presented BBC World News America, a one-hour Washington-based news broadcast.
Hosted the Radio 4 programme 'Americana,' covering life in U.S. states and political news.
Reported on events including the First Intifada, Persian Gulf War, fall of the Berlin Wall, and Hurricane Katrina.
Graduated from St Peter's College, University of Oxford in 1986.

Biography

Matthias "Matt" Frei is a British-German television news journalist and writer, born in Essen, West Germany, in 1963. His family moved to the United Kingdom in 1973. He was educated at Westminster School and later read history and Spanish at St Peter's College, University of Oxford, graduating in 1986. As of 2024, he is the Europe editor and a presenter of the main Channel 4 News at 7pm.