Kasia Madera | |
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Born |
Katarzyna Madera 4 October 1975 London, England |
Education | |
Occupation | Journalist, television presenter |
Notable credit(s) |
BBC Three BBC News BBC World News Newsday World News Today with Kasia Madera |
Children | 1 |
Katarzyna "Kasia" Madera (born 4 October 1975) is a British journalist and television news presenter. She fronts 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 Fridays–Sunday and Reporters (BBC News programme), a weekly showcase of reports from the BBC.
In 2013 she became one of the main relief 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.
Born in London in 1975 to Polish parents, 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.
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.