Analyst Social

Richard McColl

Experienced print and broadcast journalist and specialist in Conflict Resolutions

PhD in Social and Human Sciences

CURRICULUM VITAE

Date of birth September 20th 1976 Current Resident – Bogota, Colombia

Email *********@*****.***

Citizenship: Canadian and British tel: (57-310*******

Languages: English (native), Spanish (fluent), French (degree level), Portuguese (conversational)

Published: Wall Street Journal, The Daily Beast (US), Dialogo-Americas (US) World Politics Review, BBC online, Matador network (US), The Scotsman, Global Travel (UK), RT.com (Ru) Aventura magazine (CR), Newsweek, CNN Traveller, Traveller Magazine, South American Explorers Club Magazine (US), Travelbite.co.uk, Pure magazine, the Daily Telegraph (UK), the Independent (UK), Global Traveler (US), the Santiago Times (Chile), Tatler (UK), San Diego Reader (US), The City Paper Bogota (Col), Colombia Reports (Col), the Bogota Post (Col), Huffington Post (US), the Scrib (Can), Vice Daily (Can), Sidetracked Magazine (UK), Perceptive Travel (US), Running Times (US), NileGuide (US) Anadolu Agency (Tur)

Radio: BBC 5 Live, BBC World Service, BBC news, Monocle24, Overseas Radio, NPR (US), Caracol (Col)

Television: C24 (Can) CNN, DWtv (Ger), i24 (US), BBC News, TRT (Tur), NTN24 (Col), TeleSur (Ecu)

Books: Colombia Inside and Out by the Latin America Bureau (2021), Bogotá Through the 5 Senses – bilingual guide to Bogotá (2017), Was Gabo an Irishman? Tales from Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Colombia (editor and contributing author 2015), Bradt Guide to Colombia (2015 and 2018), Michelin Guide to Colombia (2011), Fodor’s Colombia chapter (2009), V!va Guide to Colombia (2008)

Documentary: Narrative Producer for three-part documentary exploring the culture of the Colombian Pacific Coast for the “Where Next” production company (2015). Fixer for Lonely Planet documentaries (2016).

PhD in Social and Human Sciences at the Universidad Pontificia Javeriana, Bogotá,

Colombia, 2016-2020

Work Experience

Experienced Freelance Print, Radio and TV Journalist and Author specializing in Americas

2001-current

Senior Political Analyst for Control Risks, Bogotá, Colombia

Anadolu Agency: Foreign Correspondent for Colombia

2014-current

Radio Host for “Colombia Calling”, an hourly topical talk radio show on Overseas Radio Network

2013-current (18,000 downloads per month)

Owner, La Casa Amarilla hotel in Mompós

Owner, Hotel San Rafael in Mompós

Jan 08 – Current

Jan 05 June 08 - Quest Overseas – Social Projects and Expedition leader in South America

March 2003- 2004 World Wildlife Fund UK – Environmental Feature writer/Media Officer

Newsweek Magazine - London Bureau

The Independent, London

The Daily Telegraph, London

El Comercio, Lima, Perú.

Central America Weekly, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Colegio Interamericano, Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Education 2016 – 2020 PhD Social and Human Sciences

Universidad Pontificia Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia

2012 – 2013 Especialización en Resolución de Conflictos Universidad Pontificia Javeriana, Bogotá

2001 – 2002 City University, London

MA in International Journalism minor in International Relations

1996-2000 Exeter University

BA hons French and Spanish

Academic Texts

Revista: Ciencia y Tecnología del Ejercito – Edición Ciencias Militares, Historia del Ejercito de Colombia. (Editor and author of Preface) 2016.

Websites:

Richard McColl – www.richardmccoll.com

A collection of articles published online

Colombia Calling – www.colombiacalling.co

La Casa Amarilla – www.lacasaamarillamompos.com

Website of my hotel in a restored 17C colonial house

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