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After joining the BBC graduate programme in 2002, she initially presented [[BBC Three]]'s youth-oriented news bulletin ''[[60 Seconds]].'' She then presented the round-up of the day's entertainment and celebrity news in ''[[BBC News (TV channel)|E24]].''{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} |
After joining the BBC graduate programme in 2002, she initially presented [[BBC Three]]'s youth-oriented news bulletin ''[[60 Seconds]].'' She then presented the round-up of the day's entertainment and celebrity news in ''[[BBC News (TV channel)|E24]].''{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} |
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Formally joining the [[BBC News Channel]] as a news presenter, she presents as a regular stand-in, alongside her roles on ''Newsday'' and ''World News Today''. She shares the late evening presenting slot |
Formally joining the [[BBC News Channel]] as a news presenter, she presents as a regular stand-in, alongside her roles on ''[[Newsday (TV programme)|Newsday]]'' and ''[[World News Today]]''. She shares the late evening presenting slot with [[Babita Sharma]], ''[[simulcast]]'' on [[BBC One]], the [[BBC News Channel]] and [[BBC World News]].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} Madera presented the most-watched [[BBC One, the [[BBC News Channel]] and [[BBC World News]] simulcast following the opening ceremony of [[London 2012 Olympics]] when the Channel achieved its highest ever viewing figures. Also the overnight coverage of The Death of [[Nelson Mandela]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.knightayton.co.uk/female-presenters/kasia-madera|title=Kasia Madera - Knight Ayton|website=www.knightayton.co.uk}}</ref> |
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Madera speaks [[Polish language|Polish]], and as a result reported for the BBC News Channel on the [[2007 Polish parliamentary election]] and again in [[2015 Polish parliamentary election|2015]], [[2014 European Elections]], and the [[2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash]] in Russia, which killed 96 people including [[President of Poland|Polish President]] [[Lech Kaczyński]]. She also took over from [[Huw Edwards (journalist)|Huw Edwards]] after the death of [[Nelson Mandela]] presenting overnight on [[BBC One]], [[BBC World News]], [[BBC News Channel]] and PBS.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} |
Madera speaks [[Polish language|Polish]], and as a result reported for the [[BBC News Channel]] on the [[2007 Polish parliamentary election]] and again in [[2015 Polish parliamentary election|2015]], [[2014 European Elections]], and the [[2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash]] in Russia, which killed 96 people including [[President of Poland|Polish President]] [[Lech Kaczyński]]. She also took over from [[Huw Edwards (journalist)|Huw Edwards]] after the death of [[Nelson Mandela]] presenting overnight coverage on [[BBC One]], [[BBC World News]], the [[BBC News Channel]] and PBS.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Kasia Madera | |
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Born | Katarzyna Madera 4 October 1975 |
Education | Queen Mary University of London |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, television presenter |
Employer | BBC |
Notable credit(s) | BBC Three BBC News BBC World News Newsday World News Today with Kasia Madera GMT Impact Global Outside Source The Papers |
Spouse | Simon Russell |
Children | Henry and George |
Parent | Alina Madera |
Katarzyna "Kasia" Madera (born 4 October 1975)[1] is a British journalist and television news presenter. She fronts mainly evening and overnight bulletins on BBC News and BBC World News, presenting the Newsday strand on Friday from London with Sharanjit Leyl in Singapore and World News Today on Friday.[2]
In 2013 she became one of the main presenters of World News Today broadcast on both BBC Four and BBC World News, and then its deputy presenter following the departure of Zeinab Badawi. From 2017 she is a relief presenter at weekends on the BBC News Channel.
Early life and education
Kasia was born in London on 4 October 1975 to Polish parents. Her father died when she was six months old from a heart attack. She graduated from Queen Mary & Westfield, University of London, with a 2:1 in French and politics. She then completed a broadcast journalism postgraduate diploma at City University London.
Career
After joining the BBC graduate programme in 2002, she initially presented BBC Three's youth-oriented news bulletin 60 Seconds. She then presented the round-up of the day's entertainment and celebrity news in E24.[citation needed]
Formally joining the BBC News Channel as a news presenter, she presents as a regular stand-in, alongside her roles on Newsday and World News Today. She shares the late evening presenting slot with Babita Sharma, simulcast on BBC One, the BBC News Channel and BBC World News.[citation needed] Madera presented the most-watched [[BBC One, the BBC News Channel and BBC World News simulcast following the opening ceremony of London 2012 Olympics when the Channel achieved its highest ever viewing figures. Also the overnight coverage of The Death of Nelson Mandela.[3]
Madera speaks Polish, and as a result reported for the BBC News Channel on the 2007 Polish parliamentary election and again in 2015, 2014 European Elections, and the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash in Russia, which killed 96 people including Polish President Lech Kaczyński. She also took over from Huw Edwards after the death of Nelson Mandela presenting overnight coverage on BBC One, BBC World News, the BBC News Channel and PBS.[citation needed]
Personal life
Madera lives in Hammersmith, west London with her husband Simon and her two boys Henry and George.[4]
See also
- List of BBC newsreaders and reporters
- List of people from London
- List of University of London people
References
- ^ dahal, Akash (9 January 2017). "Kasia Madera". Frostsnow.
- ^ Babita Sharma Biography.
- ^ "Kasia Madera - Knight Ayton". www.knightayton.co.uk.
- ^ Kasia Madera [@BBCKasiaMadera] (11 June 2017). "#UnityDay with my MP @HammersmithAndy Andy Slaughter #Community #unity #unitymarch @ Ravenscourt…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
- Kasia Madera at IMDb