Journalist — broadcaster

Lanre Bakare is a journalist and broadcaster. He is the Guardian's arts and culture correspondent and has covered film, music, TV and the visual arts for more than a decade. He has worked in New York and Los Angeles, where he set up the Guardian US's culture desk and profiled Erykah Badu, Angela Davis and Steve McQueen. A regular contributor to the Today in Focus podcast, Lanre has also appeared on CNN and the BBC to provide cultural commentary. A proud Bradfordian, he currently lives in Mile End, what he refers to as "the most Bradford part of London".