[1] He has worked as a presenter on the BBC World Service and at Bloomberg Radio.
[3] Hearing's career in journalism began with the Birmingham Post; he joined the BBC World Service in 1987.
During the course of his career with the World Service, he has reported from such countries as Zambia, Iraq, Burma, Azerbaijan, India and Peru.
Hearing was also heard on BBC Radio 4 as a relief presenter on The World Tonight.
[4][better source needed] He has covered such important events as the civil wars in Angola and Mozambique, the build-up to the first Gulf War, the UN intervention in Somalia, and the genocide in Rwanda.