Kasia Madera

Katarzyna "Kasia" Madera (born 4 October 1975) is a British journalist and television news presenter. She fronts mainly evening and overnight bulletins on BBC One, the BBC News Channel and BBC World News, presenting the Newsday strand on Friday from London with Sharanjit Leyl in Singapore and World News Today on Friday.[2]

Kasia Madera
Born
Katarzyna Madera

(1975-10-04) 4 October 1975[1]
Paddington, London, England
EducationQueen Mary University of London
Occupation(s)Journalist, television presenter
EmployerBBC
Notable credit(s)BBC One
BBC Two
BBC Three
BBC Four
BBC News
BBC World News
Newsday
World News Today with Kasia Madera
GMT
Impact
Global
Outside Source
The Papers
Children2
Websitekasiamadera.com

In 2013 she became one of the main presenters of World News Today broadcast on BBC Four, BBC World News and the BBC News Channel, and then its deputy presenter following the departure of Zeinab Badawi. She is a relief presenter on the BBC News Channel, and the BBC News at One.

Early life and education

Madera was born in Paddington, London on 4 October 1975 to Polish parents,[1] her father was born in Lviv (then part of Poland, now located in western Ukraine); he died when she was six months old.[3] She is an only child.[4] She graduated from Queen Mary & Westfield, University of London, with a 2:1 in French and politics.[5]

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.

Formally joining the BBC News Channel as a news presenter, she presented as a regular stand-in, alongside her roles on Newsday and World News Today. She worked for BBC News and BBC World News as the news anchor of the evening and overnight bulletins.. 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.[6]

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.

On 2 February 2023, it was confirmed that Madera – along with many other presenters of the domestic BBC News Channel – would lose their presenting roles as part of the BBC's relaunched news channel.[7]

Personal life

Madera is married with two sons.[8] She lives in Hammersmith, West London.[9][10]

See also

References
  1. "Oglądają ją miliony ludzi na świecie, w tym książę William. Polka od lat robi karierę w BBC". plejadapl (in Polish). 5 March 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. Babita Sharma Biography.
  3. Twitter https://twitter.com/kasiamadera/status/1502226464397275141. Retrieved 28 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Kto stoi w miejscu, ten się cofa | Tydzień Polski" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. "Oglądają ją miliony ludzi na świecie, w tym książę William. Polka od lat robi karierę w BBC". plejadapl (in Polish). 5 March 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  6. "Kasia Madera - Knight Ayton". www.knightayton.co.uk.
  7. Kanter, Jake (2 February 2023). "BBC Cuts 10 Top Presenter Jobs Ahead Of News Channel Merger".
  8. "Kto stoi w miejscu, ten się cofa | Tydzień Polski" (in Polish). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  9. "https://twitter.com/KasiaMadera/status/873888648617447424?s=20". Twitter. Retrieved 15 April 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  10. Weaver, Matthew; Russell, Graham; Rawlinson, Kevin; Siddique, Haroon; Hunt, Elle; Russell, Matthew Weaver (now) Graham; Hunt (earlier), Elle (15 June 2017). "Met confirms 17 dead with further fatalities expected from Grenfell blaze – as it happened". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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