Emily Maitlis

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Emily Maitlis, (born 6 September 1970, Canada), educated in Sheffield at King Edward VII School, is a British television newscaster for the BBC in the United Kingdom.

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[edit] Career

A language graduate from Queens' College, Cambridge, she speaks fluent Spanish, English, Italian and French, and some Mandarin.[1] Prior to working in news, she was a documentary maker in Cambodia and China. She worked for the NBC network and was based in Hong Kong.

Previously, she spent six years with NBC Asia, initially as a reporter creating documentaries, and then as a presenter in Hong Kong. She then moved to Sky News in the UK as a business correspondent, and then to BBC London News when the programme was re-launched in 2001.

She is now one of the main presenters of Newsnight on BBC Two, with Jeremy Paxman, Kirsty Wark and Gavin Esler. She also presents regular relief shifts on the BBC News at One, the BBC News Channel, and presents the Friday version of the BBC News at Ten when Fiona Bruce is absent, and shares Sunday night bulletins with Mishal Hussain on BBC One national news at the weekend. Maitlis was a regular presenter on BBC News during 2006, joining as part of a new line-up in April to present alongside Ben Brown from 7-10pm during the week, but was replaced by Joanna Gosling when she went on maternity leave.

During 2005 Maitlis appeared as the question mistress on the game show The National Lottery: Come And Have A Go. She has also presented BBC Breakfast.

From May 2006 until July 2006 , she presented STORYFix on BBC News, a more light-hearted look at the week's news set to up-beat music.

In July 2007 Maitlis was appointed as a contributing editor to The Spectator magazine, an unpaid post. This had been approved by her immediate boss, the head of BBC TV news Peter Horrocks, but the decision was subsequently overturned by his superior, the BBC News director Helen Boaden.[2]

[edit] Personal life

From a Jewish family background, Emily Maitlis is the daughter of Professor Peter Maitlis, FRS, Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Sheffield. She is married to Mark, a banker,[3] with whom she has two children.

[edit] Stalkers

  • During 2002, it emerged that Maitlis had been stalked throughout the preceding six years by an ex-university friend. The 32-year-old male student pursued Maitlis with correspondence, and would appear at her place of work. The stalker concerned was arrested, and Maitlis had to testify at his trial.[4] She lived at the time close to where Jill Dando was killed, and the episode showed similarities to other incidents of stalking involving Julia Somerville and Sarah Lockett.
  • In March 2007, another sex-offender who had become infatuated with Maitlis and Fiona Bruce was sentenced to 4 life terms in prison.[citation needed]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "'Flirtation, seduction and betrayal'", - interview, The Guardian, 6 March 2006. Retrieved on 14 July 2007. "Maitlis, who speaks fluent Spanish, Italian and French (and "crap" Mandarin), is no easy touch."
  2. ^ Stephen Brook "BBC criticised for 'Vicky Pollard management'", The Guardian, 11 July 2007. Retrieved on 14 July 2007.
  3. ^ "My week: Emily Maitlis", Observer, May 7, 2006, retrieved 27 April 2007
  4. ^ BBC NEWS | UK | England | BBC newsreader stalker walks free

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NAME Maitlis, Emily
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION UK based BBC News presenter
DATE OF BIRTH 6 September 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Canada
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH