“We are sorry to say that Martin is seriously unwell with Covid-19 related complications,” a spokeswoman said. “Everyone at the BBC is wishing him a full recovery.”Famed journalist Martin Bashir , who hosted “Nightline” and an MSNBC news program, has the coronavirus and is “seriously unwell,” his current outlet, the BBC, announced Thursday . Ian West - PA Images via Getty Images Martin Bashir returned to the BBC in 2016 after hosting news programs in the United States. He also was behind the 2003 documentary “Living With Michael Jackson.”Stateside he hosted ABC’s “Nightline” and then his own show on MSNBC. He also called her a “world class idiot.”Bashir rejoined the BBC in 2016 and is the broadcaster’s religion editor.

Source: Huffington Post October 22, 2020 14:37 UTC