Phil Lavelle

Phil Lavelle (born 1981 in Liverpool, UK) is an English news presenter and reporter who currently serves as a US Correspondent for the international Al Jazeera English TV network.

Career Lavelle started his career as a trainee journalist with Granada Television, before joining ITV Tyne Tees. He moved to national British broadcaster ITN during the second Gulf War, working as a newsdesk assistant before joining the national Channel 5 network as its youngest ever anchor.

From 2006, he worked as Assistant Programme Editor for two years, as part of the launch-team for the Al Jazeera English news service bureau in London.

Lavelle moved to the BBC to work as a morning TV news Anchor for BBC London News before being poached by the network news to be a Correspondent for BBC Breakfast.

Lavelle later moved to the United States where he became an LA Correspondent before relocating to Miami where he has extensively covered the US election, 2024 student protests, natural disasters and more for Al Jazeera.

Personal life Lavelle is married, with two children, and is a keen fitness fan and gym goer.