Kate Russell (reporter)

Kate Russell
Born Kathryn Jane Russell
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Nationality British
Occupation Technology reporter
Known for Webscape on Click

Kathryn Jane Russell is an English technology reporter.

Early career

She was born in St. Albans, Hertfordshire to Andrew J. O. Russell and Lynn V. Russell (née Wheatley). She appeared on children's television in the show Fish and Chips on Nickelodeon in 1995,[1] but moved on to present on technology a few years later, fronting a show called Chips With Everything on The Computer Channel (later renamed to .tv).[1]

Russell has previously featured regularly on CNBC Europe as both a reporter and producer.[1] She has also appeared on GMTV and The Pod Delusion.

Current activities

She is a freelance reporter on the Webscape segment of the BBC technology show Click, which is broadcast in the UK on BBC News and internationally on BBC World News.[2]

Russell writes columns in Webuser and National Geographic Traveller magazines.[3] She also writes a column for the Original Volunteers website. Her first published book Working the Cloud is a collection of tips and resources to help businesses better use the Internet.[4] Russell's novel Elite: Mostly Harmless was the result of a successful Kickstarter campaign which raised over 400% of its funding goal.[5] It is a story set in the Universe of the Elite computer games.[5]

In the 2015 UK Blog Awards she won the individual digital and technology category.[6][7]

She enjoys kick-boxing and creative writing.[2]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "About me". katerussell.moonfruit.com. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Meet the Click Team". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Kate Russell, BBC Click". www.startups.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Working the Cloud: About the Book". www.workingthecloud.biz. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Mostly Harmless - an Elite: Dangerous novel (working title)". www.kickstarter.com. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "NEWS: KateRussell.co.uk wins at #UKBlogAwards". katerussell.co.uk. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "2015 Winners and Highly Commended". National UK Blog Awards. Retrieved 21 April 2015.

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