In 2004, Doyle received a United Nations Correspondents Association / UN Foundation UNCA Excellence in Journalism Award in the category "Reporting on Humanitarian and Developmental Affairs", with his producer Dan McMillan. The award was given for coverage of post-war Liberia under the UN peacekeeping mission. As of 2007, Doyle was writing an account of his experiences in Africa entitled "Under the Same Sky: Good Guys and Bad Guys in the Failed States of Africa". In March 2015, Doyle left the BBC.