Kasia 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 Thursday–Friday from London with Rico Hizon or Sharanjit Leyl in Singapore, World News Today on Friday and Reporters (BBC News programme), a weekly showcase of reports from the BBC.[2]

Kasia Madera
Born	Katarzyna Madera 4 October 1975 London, England
Education	Queen Mary University of London
Occupation	Journalist, television presenter
Employer	BBC
Notable credit(s)	BBC Three BBC News BBC World News Newsday World News Today with Kasia Madera GMT The Papers
Spouse(s)	Simon Russell
Children	2
Parent(s)	Alina Madera

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.

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 on the BBC News Channel with Babita Sharma, simulcast on BBC World News. Madera presented the most-watched BBC One, 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 on BBC One, BBC World News, BBC News Channel and PBS.

Personal life

Madera has two boys and lives in Hammersmith, west London.[4]

See also

• List of BBC newsreaders and reporters
• List of people from London
• List of University of London people

References

1. dahal, Akash (9 January 2017). "Kasia Madera". Frostsnow.
2. Babita Sharma Biography.
3. "Kasia Madera - Knight Ayton". www.knightayton.co.uk.
4. 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