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Richard Gaisford Age【 Wiki Bio 】Wife, Married Partner, Daughter, Salary

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Name Richard Gaisford

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB March 2, 1972. As of 2024, he is around 52 years old.

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Introduction :

Richard Gaisford is a British journalist. He is also the chief correspondent of the ITV show Good Morning Britain.

Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education

  • Richard Gaisford was born on 2nd March 1972 in England.
  • He has a brother, fellow journalist Steve Gaisford.
  • Richard was raised in Kent, England, and attended the Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys.
  • After graduating from Tunbridge Wells, Richard attended Falmouth University, where he achieved a degree in Broadcast Journalism.
  • Richard Gaisford got married to his wife, Emma Hubbard, on July 11, 1998, in Chichester.
  • He has two children with Emma – Son Charles ‘Charlie’ Gaisford (born August 26th, 2001), and daughter Amy Gaisford (born on August 6th, 2004).
  • Currently, the Gaisford family lives in Petersfield in Hampshire county. The family has two dogs, a pair of cocker spaniels called Bertie and Daisy. Richard and his family have a portrait of Bertie painted by artist Georgia Fiennes.

Work : Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth

  • Richard made his first foray into the world of broadcast journalism during the times of the Gulf War, covering the radio and television newsdesks for ITN.
  • He then worked for Westcountry Television as a reporter from 1993 until 1995.
  • Following that, Richard was a reporter for London Tonight on the London News Network from 1995 to 2000.
  • In 2000, Richard joined the ranks of his current employer, ITV. He is the chief correspondent for the Good Morning Britain breakfast show and was previously the chief correspondent for Daybreak and GMTV on the same platform.

Achievements and Top Stories :

  • Gaisford was a lead anchor for GMTV during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, as well as during the 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa.
  • Richard has also covered many historical events such as the funeral of Nelson Mandela, the funeral of Pope John Paul II, and the Docklands bomb.
  • He has also reported from the ravaged sites left in the aftermath of the destruction of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Thailand and Indonesia.
  • He reported on the ground in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, in March 2011, reporting on the catastrophe left behind by another earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
  • Richard was also a reporter and correspondent on Lorraine, ITV News, and The Sunday Programme.

Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :

  • Richard was picked to be part of the team that accompanied Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton on their first royal tour as a married couple. The destination of this momentous trip was Canada.
  • Very passionate about travelling, Richard frequently goes on trips with his family.
  • He recently went on a trip with his wife Emma to Vietnam, where they visited their son Charlie, who is currently travelling on a gap year.
  • Richard also went with his family on a cruise along the Mediterranean Sea with stops in Croatia, Italy, Spain, and Greece.
  • He has been on a recent trip to the United States, where he stopped to visit Michigan, Ohio, and Washington DC.

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