Max Foster was born on 30 October 1972 and is an anchor and correspondent for CNN, based in London.
19 Facts About Max Foster
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Max Foster read Business Administration at Cardiff University and completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism at Highbury College, Portsmouth.
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Max Foster started his career at the age of seventeen years old with his own weekly entertainment programme.
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In 1997, Max Foster transferred to the BBC World Service as a business presenter-reporter and worked on its flagship Newshour programme.
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Max Foster made his name covering the Asian Financial Crisis and, at the age of 24, started hosting World Business Report.
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In 2000, Max Foster went on attachment to BBC TV Business Programmes and stayed on.
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Max Foster reported for Business Breakfast, BBC World and Working Lunch before taking on a full-time position on BBC Breakfast.
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Max Foster had an exclusive on internet banking security which forced Abbey National to temporarily close down its online service, Cahoot.
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Max Foster presented the business news and Breakfast Briefing alongside Moira Stuart.
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In 2005 Max Foster joined CNN International as London-based Business Anchor and Correspondent.
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Max Foster broke the news that Hurricane Katrina had caused a breach in the levees around New Orleans and anchored a live six-hour simulcast on CNN and CNN International during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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Max Foster followed the early development of the street art movement by reporting on Banksy and Adam Neate.
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Max Foster devised a monthly show called Edit Room for CNN which went to air in June 2010 for a year.
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In February 2013, Max Foster interviewed actress Thandiwe Newton and she revealed the abuse she suffered on the casting couch as a teenager, a story that was picked up by other media.
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Max Foster traveled extensively with the couple and Prince Harry and secured several landmark royal interviews.
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Max Foster has been quoted by various newspapers including The Washington Post, The Australian, and The Jakarta Post; and has been widely used as a royal commentator by the likes of ABC Radio National, BBC One, Entertainment Tonight, Seven Network and BBC Radio Five Live.
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Max Foster has anchored from the scene of terror attacks across Europe including November 2015 Paris attacks, the 2016 Brussels bombings, the 2016 Nice truck attack, the 2016 Berlin truck attack, the 2017 London Bridge attack and the 2017 Stockholm truck attack.
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Since May 2017 Foster has hosted 'CNN Talk with Max Foster' which is simulcast on CNN International and Facebook.
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Max Foster is a commentator on US affairs for LBC, trains anchors for CNN affiliates and regularly moderates and hosts public events for the likes of the United Nations World Tourism Organization.