Bill Gillespie (journalist)
Bill Gillespie | |
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Gillespie in Chechnya in 2004 | |
| Born | William Earle Gillespie March 10, 1946 Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Employer | Various |
Bill Gillespie (born March 10, 1946), is a Canadian journalist and author. He was security correspondent for CBC News and a former bureau chief of CBC Radio's Moscow bureau. As a foreign correspondent, Gillespie reported extensively from Afghanistan, Iraq, Chechnya and the Russian Caucuses, relaying information on the fall of the Taliban, the dismantling of Saddam Hussein's statue in Baghdad's central square, and the deadly siege of Beslan School Number One.