Overview
- Keane, 65, announced he is stepping down from his full-time post after a 37-year career, expressing sadness and gratitude.
- He will continue working with the BBC on long-form films as a freelancer while writing a debut novel and a new non-fiction book.
- His BBC career began in 1989 with roles in Northern Ireland, South Africa and Asia, including reporting on Rwanda's genocide and the 1997 Hong Kong handover.
- He won a BAFTA in 1997 for the BBC Panorama film Valentina's Story about a survivor of the Rwandan genocide.
- BBC news content director Richard Burgess praised his journalism for its quality, humanity and empathy, as social media users posted tributes.