Clive Augustus Myrie (born 25 August 1964) is a British journalist, newsreader and presenter who works for the BBC.

[2] Clive Augustus Myrie was born on 25 August 1964 in Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire, England, to Jamaican immigrant parents, who came to the United Kingdom in the 1960s.

[4] His mother was a seamstress who worked for Mary Quant,[4] while his father Norris was a factory worker who made car batteries and carpets.

[6][7] Myrie joined the BBC in 1987 as a trainee local radio reporter,[8] on the Corporation's graduate journalism programme.

His career has encompassed major stories such as the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton, and wars in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.

During the invasion of Iraq by coalition forces in March 2003, Myrie was an embedded correspondent with 40 Commando Royal Marines, joining them initially on HMS Ocean and subsequently during operations on the Al-Faw Peninsula.

Due to the danger this particular assignment posed, Myrie had to write a "goodbye" letter to his family, in case of his death.

[10] After latterly serving as Europe correspondent based in Brussels,[6] he was appointed a presenter on the BBC News Channel in April 2009, replacing the retired Chris Lowe.

[17] In November 2021, he featured as a guest participant in an episode of the BBC Two programme Celebrity Antiques Road Trip with fellow newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti.

[29] On 16 June 2023, Myrie hosted Have I Got News for You, for the fourth time, and poked fun at the past seven days’ new stories, particularly around former prime minister Boris Johnson.

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[38] In 2024 Myrie was filmed referring to an incident that occurred during a Q&A session, at the University of the Arts London (UAL), on September 25 where he had been recently appointed Chancellor.

[47] Myrie has experienced racist abuse, which has included death threats, and been the recipient of a card, with a gorilla on the front, which read: "We don't want people like you on our TV screens.

[54] Myrie has won several nominations for his work, most significantly for his role in the BAFTA-nominated BBC team behind coverage of the Mozambique floods in 2000.

[57] In 2022, he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Social Science for his outstanding contribution to broadcasting, television and society from the University of Bolton, which he described as "an honour".