Angus Walker has enjoyed a decorated career in media and journalism, best known for his role as the former Political Correspondent for ITV News. With detailed expertise in strategic media relations, crisis communications, politics and global affairs, Angus has advised the highest-profile individuals of the UK Government and is widely regarded as an industry thought leader. With over two decades' worth of experience reporting on major breaking stories, don’t hesitate in hiring Angus Walker when looking to hear about political journalism and major global affairs.
In 2000, Angus began his decorated career as a journalist, working as a Westminster Reporter for ITN News Channel. Finding talent and passion for reporting, Angus was later promoted to Political Correspondent for ITV News, a role in which he covered the general elections of 2001, 2005 and 2010. In 2006, Angus was appointed as the UK Editor of ITV News, and in 2010 he took on the exciting role of China Correspondent for ITV News. In 2014, Angus took on the new role of Head of Saxo TV for Saxo Bank, a role in which he dedicated his time to presenting and working as the Head of the TV Production Unit focusing on financial markets.
Having worked as a freelance journalist for a year, Angus returned to his former role of Political Correspondent for ITV News in 2017, enjoying another almost three years reporting on the most pressing political news stories of the modern day. In 2020, Angus was appointed as the Special Adviser to the Department of Education, a role in which he worked to provide specialist advice to the UK Government. Today, Angus is an Account Director for Denford Associates, for whom he shares his detailed skills in crisis communications, public relations and corporate communication. With such a decorated career to his name, it is with no surprise that Angus has been nominated for an EMMY award for his NBC coverage of Typhoon Haiyan, shortlisted for Story of the Year by the Foreign Press Association and shortlisted for Television Journalist of the Year by the Royal Television Society.
Having spent almost two decades working with ITV News, Angus Walker is one of the most respected political journalists on the circuit. Having experienced reporting on three general elections and Xi Jinping’s election as the leader of China, Angus has a wide breadth of topics under his belt as a journalist. When looking for a talented media journalist to share their expertise on all things communications, politics, international politics and global affairs, don’t hesitate in hiring Angus Walker today!
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- 2021 - Account Director of Denford Associates
- 2020 - Special Adviser to the Department for Education
- 2017 - Political Correspondent for ITV News
- 2014 - Nominated for an Emmy Award for NBC coverage of Typhoon Haiyan
- 2014 - Head of Saxo TV for Saxo Bank
- 2012 - Shortlisted for Story of the Year by the Foreign Press Association
- 2010 - China Correspondent for ITV News
- 2009 - Shortlisted for Television Journalist of the Year by the Royal Television Society
- 2006 - UK Editor of ITV News
- 2003 - Political Correspondent for ITV News
- 2000 - Westminster Reporter for ITN News Channel