Daniel Hewitt is a British journalist and presenter currently working for ITV News as Investigations Editor. He was also political correspondent for ITV News.[1]
Early life
editHewitt grew up in Cannock in Staffordshire and attended Chasetown High School. He studied Politics at the University of York before training as a journalist at Cardiff University's school of journalism.
Career
editHewitt joined ITV News Central in 2011. In 2012 he was named Midlands Newcomer of the Year,[2] before moving to ITV Granada as a Sports Reporter. In 2013 he became Granada Reports's Political Correspondent, and later that year he was named North West TV Journalist of the Year at the O2 Media Awards.[3]
In 2018, Hewitt was named the Royal Television Society North West Journalist of the Year.[4] He has also been nominated for two Royal Television Society awards for his coverage of the Khuram Shaikh murder[5] and his coverage of the 2015 General Election[6] respectively. In 2018 his investigation into child poverty in the North of England was nominated for The Orwell Prize.[7]
In 2016 he left Granada Reports and joined the ITV News political unit in Westminster, covering Yorkshire, Tyne Tees and the Scottish Borders. He returned to Granada Reports in 2017, but left Granada Reports again in 2018 to join ITV Network News.
He presented Calling Peston: the ITV News Politics Podcast, which has been twice nominated for Podcast of the Year,[8] and US Election podcast ‘Will Trump Win?’ with ITV News’ Washington Correspondent Robert Moore, which was named 2021 Podcast of the Year at The Drum Online Media Awards.[9]
In 2022 and again in 2024, Hewitt was named Royal Television Society Specialist Journalist of the Year.[10] His Documentary ‘Surviving Squalor: Britain’s Housing Shame’ won Best Documentary at the Association of International Broadcasters awards. His work investigating housing and homelessness has earned him a string of award wins and nominations.
He also was called to Parliament to give evidence to MPs on the findings of the investigation.[11]
Hewitt supports West Bromwich Albion.[12]
References
edit- ^ https://www.itv.com/news/meet-the-team/daniel-hewitt.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "The 2012 Awards - Midlands Media Awards - Birmingham Press Club". birmingham-press-club.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "ITV Granada's Daniel Hewitt wins journalism award". ITV News. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "RTS North West Awards 2018". Royal Television Society. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ UK, Televisual Media Ltd. "Televisual | NEWS & COMMENTS". www.televisual.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "RTS North West Award Winners Unveiled - UK Broadcast News | 17 November 2015". www.4rfv.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Dan Hewitt & Mat Heywood | The Orwell Foundation". www.orwellfoundation.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "BBC, Al Jazeera, Channel 4, Pink News, ESPN: The Drum Online Media Awards 2020 finalists". The Drum. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "PODCAST OF THE YEAR AWARD GOES TO LAURA AND TEAM!". Laura Schwartz | Emcee, Keynote Speaker and Commentator. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "RTS Television Journalism Awards 2022". Royal Television Society. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Mum tells MPs she'll 'never be the same' after being forced to live in damp home". ITV News. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Suart, Paul (7 September 2017). "A West Brom fan is getting married and the boss's message to him is pure Pulis". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 27 March 2022.