Philip Crowther

Philip Crowther is a British–German–Luxembourgish journalist,[2][3] notable for being a polyglot.[4][5][6][7] He has publicly spoken in fluent French, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, and Luxembourgish.[8][9][10][11] He is the White House correspondent for France 24,[12][13] international affiliate correspondent for the Associated Press,[14] and is a member of the White House Correspondents' Association.

Philip Crowther
Crowther reporting in Portuguese for Voice of America[1]
Born1981 Edit this on Wikidata (age 42)
Luxembourg Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationJournalist Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
  • Officer of the Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
Websitehttps://www.philipcrowther.com/ Edit this on Wikidata

Early life and education

Crowther was born in Luxembourg to a British father and German mother. His father and mother spoke only English and German to him, respectively. He was educated in Luxembourg at the Athénée de Luxembourg, so he is as fluent as anyone in the country in all four languages: French, German, English and Luxembourgish. At the age of 14, he started learning Spanish out of an interest in Spanish football. During a gap year after high school, he went to Barcelona where he learned some Catalan. He learned Portuguese at university, studying at King's College London where he graduated with Hispanic Studies.[15][16]

Career

In 2006, he worked as a sports reporter for the Uruguayan newspaper El País. From 2007 to 2008, he majored in Broadcast Journalism at the University of the Arts, London as a graduate student. From 2008 to 2011, he worked as a reporter for France 24 in Paris.[17]

Since June 2011, he has been based in Washington, D.C., and has traveled to other regions and countries to cover breaking news.[18]

In 2018, he joined the Associated Press' Global Media Services as an "international affiliate correspondent", a position tailored specifically for him. He provides live coverage in six languages to broadcasters around the world.[19]

On 25 May 2021, the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, Crowther was reporting live from the scene of the killing when gunfire erupted. He was unharmed.[20][21] In 2020, he was invited to become a member to the International Association of Hyperpolyglots (HYPIA) in recognition of his multilingual reporting, and on June 1, 2021 he became a member.[22]

In February 2022, he reported from Kyiv in six different languages during coverage of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict[14] which brought him mainstream attention[23] and gained him 70,000 more Twitter followers.[23]

Awards
  • The Professional Excellence Award, by the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the USA (2021)[24]

Personal life

Crowther's parents live in Luxembourg and his sister lives in Germany. He has a daughter. He became a Luxembourg citizen in 2019, when his father, a British citizen acquired the citizenship before Brexit.[25]

References
  1. "Philip Crowther a partir de Ohio faz o resumo do debate dos democratas" [Philip Crowther from Ohio summarises the Democrats' debate]. Voice of America (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. "About". PhilipCrowther.com.
  3. Interview with Philip Crowther. International Association of Hyperpolyglots (HYPIA). Accessed 23 February 2022.
  4. "Watch: Journalist Reports on Weather While Sliding Downhill in Snow, Leaves Netizens Impressed". News18. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. "Philip Crowther. Quién es el reportero políglota" [Very talented! Philip Crowther, the polyglot reporter who is sweeping social networks]. Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. "Philip Crowter, periodista que habla seis idiomas, en Tiempo de Juego: "Pienso en imágenes, no en palabras"" [Philip Crowter, a journalist who speaks six languages, in Game Time: "I think in images, not in words"]. Cadena COPE (in Spanish). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  7. "Philip Crowther, el reportero viral por su dominio de los idiomas, sorprende en directo a Zapeando hablando en catalán" [Philip Crowther, the viral reporter for his mastery of languages, surprises Zapeando speaking live in Catalan]. LaSexta (in Spanish). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  8. Crowther, Philip. "philipindc". Crowther's Instagram. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  9. "Philip Crowther va explicar l'assalt al Capitoli en 6 idiomes i també parla català: "Soc del Barça"" [Philip Crowther explained the assault on the Capitol in 6 languages and also speaks Catalan: "I'm from Barça"]. RAC1 (in Catalan). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  10. Makoni, Abbianca (13 January 2021). "Journalist wows Twitter with TV reports – in six different languages". Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  11. "A video of a Washington journalist reporting in six languages impresses people online". The Indian Express. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  12. Conversations with Jeff Weeks | Philip Crowther, retrieved 18 January 2021
  13. "Rising Populism in Europe and US Examined at November 13 PDAA Lunch Program" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  14. "Reporter Philip Crowther Deftly Jumps Between 6 Languages In Viral Clip Of Ukraine Coverage". The Huffpost. 22 February 2022.
  15. Demetrio, Rodrigo (7 August 2021). "The Polyglot Journalist who shocked the entire world". Bureauworks.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  16. "Philip Crowther: "You have to defend a language if you want your identity to stay strong"". VilaWeb. 21 February 2021. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  17. "The Resume of Philip Crowther" (PDF).
  18. ""The most important part of our jobs is to be accurate"". 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  19. "Philip Crowther: "Wer kann schon luxemburgisch?"" [Philip Crowther: "Who knows Luxembourgish?"]. DWDL (in German). 17 February 2022.
  20. "Video – USA: RTL correspondent Philip Crowther live report interrupted by drive-by-shooting". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  21. "Gunshots heard at George Floyd Square; injured person arrives at hospital shortly after". WTVR. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  22. Interview with Philip Crowther. International Association of Hyperpolyglots (HYPIA). Accessed 26 February 2022.
  23. Philip Crowther [@philipindc] (23 February 2022). "Philip Crowther" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 February 2022 – via Twitter.
  24. "PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE PRIZE awardees (2021)". The Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the USA. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  25. "Washington : Philip Crowther crève l'écran en six langues" [Washington: Philip Crowther hits the screen in six languages]. Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
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