Richard Quest

Infobox journalist
name = Richard Quest


caption = Quest, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 13 April 2007
birthname = Richard Austin Quest
birth_date = birth date and age|1962|03|09|df=y
birth_place = Liverpool, England
education = University of Leeds
Vanderbilt University
occupation = Journalist
spouse =
credits = "Business International"

Richard Austin Quest (born 9 March 1962) is an English journalist and news reporter based in London on the Cable News Network edition CNN International.

Biography

Early years

A native of Liverpool, England, Quest studied law at the University of Leeds, taking his degree in 1985, and was called to the Bar. He had already gained broadcast experience when he spent the 1983–84 academic year at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. As news director for campus radio station WRVU, he built the reporting staff from scratch.

Career

Quest then became a trainee journalist at the BBC in 1985, joining their financial section in 1987, and moving to New York City in 1989 to become their North America business correspondent.

Quest later worked for the BBC from the USA as part of their then fledgling BBC News 24 channel. He was their business correspondent reporting on, and discussing the world stock market in a regular segment entitled "World Business Report" usually aired between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m. (GMT), a programme that he presented alongside Paddy O'Connell. He was also an occasional presenter on the BBC's early morning "Business Breakfast" programme.

Quest joined CNN in 2001 for the launch of "Business International". Since this time Quest has covered a variety of different events for CNN, amongst others an analysis of the U.S. elections as "American Quest" and the start of the circulation of Euro banknotes and coins on 1 January 2002 and the last official commercial flight of the Concorde. He has also headed up CNN’s coverage of several events involving the British Royal Family.

In addition to anchoring "Business International" from London, Quest hosts two monthly programs on CNN International called "Business Traveller" and "Quest". Quest formerly anchored the show "CNN Today" which is geared towards morning audiences in Europe. Max Foster took his place on "CNN Today".

Quest visited Bangalore, India, in 2004 to participate in the Art of Living function held by Sri Sri Ravishankarji.

Personal life

On 18 April 2008, Quest was arrested along with a companion at 3:40 a.m. in Central Park, New York City, and charged with loitering and criminal possession of a controlled substance: Crystal Methamphetamine.cite news| author=Anemona Hartocollis | url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/cnn-reporter-faces-drug-charge/ | title=CNN Reporter Faces Drug Charge | work=The New York Times | date=2008-04-19 |accessdate=2008-04-19 ] He subsequently entered a drug rehabilitation facility.cite news | author=Noelle Hancock|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/04/richard_quest_enters_rehab.html | title=Richard Quest Enters Rehab | work=The New York Times | accessdate=2008-06-18 |date=2008-04-25]

Quest's twin sister, Caroline is managing director of Innovation and Enterprise, at Queen Mary, University of London.

References

External links

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* [http://edition.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/quest.richard.html CNN staff biography]
* [http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/business.traveller/ CNN "Business Traveller"]
* [http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/quest/ CNN "Quest"]
* [http://www.nypost.com/seven/04192008/news/regionalnews/kinky_news_networkcnns_quest_a_very_knot_107174.htm NY Post details Quest arrest]