Fergal Keane

Keane is, to me, journalism at its bravest. As a BBC foreign correspondent, including a stint in South Africa, he reported from places most people flee, and the twin 1996 honors of an OBE and the Orwell Prize confirm both his skill and his conscience. There is poetry, too, in being the nephew of playwright John B. Keane; storytelling clearly runs in the blood. That he also directs film and was named an Honorary Fellow of the British Academy in 2024 tells me the world of art recognizes him as more than a reporter. The fusion of witness and craftsman is what makes him compelling.

Fergal Patrick Keane (born 6 January 1961) is an Irish foreign correspondent with BBC News, and an author. For some time, Keane was the BBC's correspondent in South Africa. He is a nephew of the Irish playwright, novelist and essayist John B. Keane.

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Name (English)

Fergal Keane

Name (Japanese)

ファーガル・キーン

Reading

ふぁーがる・きーん

Born

January 6, 1961 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Ox

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

journalist / film director

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Presentation Brothers College

Awards & achievements

• 1996 Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• 1996 Orwell Prize
• 1997 James Cameron Memorial Trust Award
• 2004 honorary doctorate
• 2024 Honorary Fellow of the British Academy

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3

Tags

• journalist
• film director

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.