Edward Frederick Mitchell (born 1953) is a

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former television presenter, business journalist and newsreader, best known for his work with

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. Mitchell was educated at Worthing High School for Boys and

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. He also worked for

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, European Business Channel, Asia Business News,

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and

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in the 1990s until he was made redundant from CNBC in 2000. In 2007, newspapers revealed that he had become homeless and was sleeping rough on

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seafront. On 20 November 2007, he filed for bankruptcy. In January 2008, an ITV documentary, ''Saving Ed Mitchell'', was shown about his struggle with huge credit card debts,

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and homelessness. The end of the documentary, presented by his ITN colleague

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, showed him being given an opportunity to return to presenting if he attended

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clinic for rehabilitation. He has successfully continued to abstain from drinking since then. He is the author of the best-selling book, ''From Headlines to Hard Times'', which was published by Blake Publishing in January 2009. He made enough money from the book's sales to eventually move into a flat in

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. A revised and updated paperback was published in 2010. In November 2014, Mitchell began presenting a daily programme for a new financial radio station, Share Radio, in London.

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1953 births Living people British reporters and correspondents English television presenters ITN newsreaders and journalists Homeless people Alumni of University College, Durham {{UK-tv-journalist-stub