Hugo Harvey, journalist and presenter in London

I'm Hugo Harvey, an award-winning journalist, presenter and interviewer from Cork, raised in France and now based in London. I make unscripted interviews and write about identity, place and belonging for audiences across print, video and social.

My interviewees include Noam Chomsky, Joy Crookes, Zack Polanski, Maverick Sabre, Rhun ap Iorwerth and Curtisy. I'm interested in how people came to see the world as they do.

For The Irish Times, I've written about being an Irish outsider at Oxford, being thirteen in Paris on the night of the Bataclan attacks, and finding Irish history on my doorstep in east London.

In 2026, I won the Orwell Society and NUJ's Young Journalist Award for "Nothing to Report at Shannon Airport", presented by Orwell's son, Richard Blair.

I'm a graduate of Amelia Dimoldenberg's Dimz Inc Academy, where I trained in production, lighting and multi-camera editing, and pitched and presented an original show to industry executives.

My influences — Anthony Bourdain, Louis Theroux, Andrew Callaghan, early VICE and Kareem Rahma's Keep the Meter Running — treat the presenter as the viewer's anchor, exploring human nature and society with warmth, humour and an open mind. That's the work I want to make.

In September 2026, I begin an MA in Broadcast Journalism at City St George's, University of London, on a full scholarship from the Sekforde House Trust.

I'm available for interviewing, presenting, moderation and writing commissions.