 In November 2009 Wishart became involved in the "Climategate" controversy when he obtained confirmation that leaked emails from the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit were genuine, after reaching CRU's Phil Jones by phone.Wishart published stories on both the "Investigate" magazine blogsite "The Briefing Room" and in the online newspaper TGIF Edition confirming the authenticity of the emails, which formed the basis for other news reports on the developing story worldwide.Wishart has married twice, and has children from his first and second marriages.