Guy Lynn was born in London, attended the Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Elstree and read Geography at St Anne's College, Oxford.
[2][3] In August 2009, a TV report exposing discrimination against migrant workers in Boston led to follow-up investigations by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and won "Best Nations and Regions coverage" at the Amnesty International UK Media Awards of 2010.
[4] Amnesty International described it as having received "unprecedented national exposure, making waves from Poland to China.
[6][7] In 2013, Lynn's BBC report on the underground trade in illegal driving licences led to the UK's Department of Transport announcing a change in the law.
[19] Between 2000 and 2003, Lynn was based in the Middle East, covering the intifada and 11 September for ABC TV news.