Education
Goldsmiths, University of London. University of London.
Goldsmiths, University of London. University of London.
Since August 2012, he has been a correspondent for National Broadcasting Company News. He was previously domestic United Kingdom Editor for ITN" s Independent Television News, where he covered stories including the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 2006 death of Russian Alexander Litvinenko. Simmons was born in London, England and grew up in Bristol.
He received a bachelor"s degree from Goldsmiths College, a constituent college of the University of London.
Simmons joined ITN as a reporter for IRN in 1996, before becoming a sometime general reporter on its Independent Television News service in 1998. While remaining with the organization he intermittently worked for Sky News, 5 News and Independent Television London"s London Tonight.
On 30 September 2010, it was announced that he would be promoted from crime correspondent to United Kingdom editors On 16, 23 and 30 September.
7 October 2011, Simmons guest presented Independent Television Breakfast programme Daybreak.
On 27 August 2012, he left ITN to join National Broadcasting Company News as a London-based correspondent. Simmons additionally writes for the Financial Times and works as a facilitator of live debates and events.