| Kasia Madera | |
|---|---|
| Education | Queen Mary & Westfield, University of London City University, London |
| Occupation | Journalist, Television Presenter |
| Ethnicity | British Polish |
| Notable credit(s) | BBC Three BBC News BBC World News Newsday |
| Agent | Knight Ayton |
| Official website | |
Kasia Madera is a British journalist and television news presenter, currently fronting the overnight bulletins on the BBC News and BBC World News, presenting the Newsday strand Thursday-Sunday from London with Rico Hizon in Singapore.[1]
Born in London of Polish-immigrant parents, she graduated from Queen Mary & Westfield, University of London, with a 2:1 in French & Politics. She then completed a Broadcast Journalism Postgraduate Diploma from City University, London.[2]
After joining the BBC graduate programme in 2002, she initially presented BBC Three's youth orientated news bulletin 60 Seconds. She then presented the roundup 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. She presently shares the overnight presenting slot on the BBC News Channel with Babita Sharma, simulcast on BBC World.
Madera is bilingual in Polish language, and resultantly reported for the BBC News Channel on the Polish parliamentary election, 2007; and the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash in Russia, which killed 96 people including Polish President Lech Kaczyński.