Bradby has worked for
ITN, producer of ITV News, since 1990 when he joined the organisation as an editorial trainee. He subsequently became producer for ITV's political editor
Michael Brunson in 1992. From 1993 to 1996, Bradby was ITV's Ireland correspondent, reporting on events including the
Northern Ireland peace process, the
IRA ceasefire and
Bill Clinton's visit to Ireland in November 1995. Bradby later became ITV's Asia correspondent from 1999 to 2001. In October 1999, he was shot and injured whilst covering the
riots in Jakarta against the newly elected President,
Abdurrahman Wahid: he keeps a framed photograph of the day. Bradby returned to Britain and began a stint as royal correspondent, covering a number of key stories, including the
Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, as well as the deaths of
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and
Princess Margaret. He later became UK editor and then political editor, taking on the role in 2005. On 16 November 2010, Bradby carried out the first official interview of
Prince William and
Kate Middleton at
St James's Palace after the couple's engagement was announced. It was reported that Bradby was chosen specifically to conduct the interview owing to a long-standing acquaintance with Prince William. He subsequently attended
their wedding as a guest. In 2021, it was reported that Prince William had cut Bradby off for "siding with
Harry" after the
Megxit affair. Bradby had worked on a 2016 BBC documentary about Prince Harry's charity work in
Lesotho and got to know him fairly intimately. Bradby has since transitioned from reporter to presenter for a variety of programmes: In February 2012, ITV launched a weekly political discussion programme,
The Agenda, hosted by Bradby; in August 2013, Bradby presented an edition of
News at Ten for the first time; and in May 2015, he presented ITV's main coverage of the
2015 general election. In October 2015, Bradby took over as the main newscaster of the flagship
News at Ten. In June 2016, Bradby led live coverage of the
EU Referendum 2016 for
ITV News. In November 2020, Bradby led through the night coverage of the
US presidential election 2020 for
ITV News, live from Washington, D.C. On 17 April 2021, Bradby co-presented ITV's coverage of the
funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with
Julie Etchingham. Bradby's interview with Prince Harry,
Harry: The Interview, was broadcast on 8 January 2023 in advance of the publication of Harry's memoir,
Spare. On 6 May 2023, Bradby co-presented with Julie Etchingham ITV's coverage of the
coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. ==Bibliography==