Richard Austin Quest (born March 9, 1962 in Liverpool) is an extremely irritating British news anchor based in London on the Cable News Network edition CNN International. March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... CNN or Cable News Network is a cable television network that was founded in 1980 by Ted Turner & Reese Schonfeld [1]. It is a division of the Turner Broadcasting System, owned by Time Warner. ... CNN International is an English language television network available in most of the world, distributed via satellite and cable. ...

Quest studied Law at the University of Leeds, taking his degree in 1985, and was called to the Bar. He had already gained broadcast experience when he spent the 1983-84 academic year at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. As news director for campus radio station WRVU, he built from scratch a reporting staff that presented an ambitious range of news programming. Parkinson Building, University of Leeds The University of Leeds, England, is one of the largest universities in the United Kingdom and the most popular by applicants, with 52,444 applicants in 2003 for 7,228 places (UCAS). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... English barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in most common law jurisdictions who principally, but not exclusively, represents litigants as their advocate before the courts of that jurisdiction. ... Vanderbilt University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Nickname: Music City Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area    - City 526. ... WRVU is the college radio station of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. ...

Quest started as a Trainee Journalist at the BBC in 1985, joined their financial section in 1987, then moved to New York in 1989 to become their North America business correspondent. The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest public broadcasting corporation in the world. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

Quest later worked for the BBC (reporting from the USA) as part of their then fledgling BBC News 24 channel. He was their business correspondant reporting on, and discussing the world stock market in a regular segment entitled 'World Business Report' usually aired between 2:00 and 3:00am (GMT). BBC News 24 is BBC News 24-hour news television channel in the UK, its international counterpart being BBC World. ...

Quest joined CNN in 2001 for the launch of "Business International". Since this time Quest has covered a variety of different events for CNN, amongst others an analysis of the U.S. elections as 'American Quest' and the start of the circulation of Euro banknotes and coins on Jan 1, 2002. He has also headed up CNN's coverage of several events involving the British royal family. Business International is a news program which airs on CNN. It is anchored by Becky Anderson. ... ISO 4217 Code EUR User(s) European Union; Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Montenegro, Kosovo, French Guiana, Réunion, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

His thick British accent, combined with his strong voice and enthusiastic disposition, have made Quest recognizable among CNN viewers, who mostly wish he would shut his annoying gobhole and blessedly disappear from all media.

In addition to anchoring "Business International" from London, Quest hosts two monthly programs on CNN International called "Business Traveller" and "Quest". Quest formerly anchored the show "CNN Today" which is geared towards morning audiences in Europe. Max Foster took his place on "CNN Today." Business International is a news program which airs on CNN. It is anchored by Becky Anderson. ... CNN International monthly television program hosted by Richard Quest. ... This article is about the word, for other meanings see Quest (disambiguation) A quest is a journey towards a goal with great meaning and is used in mythology and literature as a plot device. ...

Richard has a twin sister, Caroline. Caroline Quest is Managing Director of Innovation and Enterprise, Queen Mary University of London.

In 2003, Quest was a passenger on the final transatlantic Concorde flight. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST), along with the Tupolev Tu-144, was one of only two models of supersonic passenger airliners to have seen commercial service. ...

External links

• CNN staff biography
• CNN Business Traveller