▁was ▁on ▁death ▁row ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Fish er ▁contact ed ▁actress ▁Susan ▁Sar andon , ▁provided ▁her ▁with ▁G M TV ▁reports , ▁and ▁issued ▁an ▁author ised ▁statement ▁on ▁her ▁beh alf . ▁Fish er ▁acted ▁on ▁R iche y ' s ▁beh alf ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁interview ing ▁him ▁in ▁prison . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁director ▁and ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Scotland ▁ ▁Awards ▁Alan ▁Fish er ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁by ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Press ▁Association ▁for ▁his ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁piece ▁called ▁" Russ ian ▁Adv ance ▁from ▁G ori ▁to ▁T bl isi ", ▁which ▁was ▁written ▁while ▁covering ▁the ▁Russia – Ge org ia ▁war . ▁In ▁that ▁story , ▁he ▁followed ▁a ▁Russian ▁military ▁con voy ▁to ▁T bl isi . ▁His ▁reports ▁were ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁News ▁Em my ▁nomin ations ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁English ▁received ▁for ▁its ▁coverage ▁in ▁Georgia ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁off ensive ▁in ▁Gaz a . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁which ▁covered ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Revolution ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁channel ▁won ▁a ▁pr estig ious ▁Pe ab ody ▁Award . ▁A ▁Pat ron ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁UK ▁programme , ▁which ▁a ims ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁mind ▁and ▁bro aden ▁the ▁hor iz ons ▁of ▁young ▁people ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁In ver ams ay ▁Medal ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁efforts ▁ ▁In