Katie Derham
| Katie Derham | |
|---|---|
 Katie Derham at the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards | |
| Born |
Catherine Beatrice Margaret Derham 18 June 1970 Canterbury, Kent, England, UK |
| Ethnicity | English |
| Education |
Cheadle Hulme School Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Journalist, Presenter |
| Notable credit(s) |
BBC Radio 3 ITN/ITV News |
| Spouse(s) | John Vincent (1999–present) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Catherine Beatrice Margaret "Katie" Derham[1] (born 18 June 1970) is an English newscaster and a presenter on television and radio.
Early life
Her father John Derham was a chemist for Fisons and her mother Margaret a teacher. She was born in Canterbury, Kent, but the family moved to Cheshire within a year and she grew up in Wilmslow.[2][3] She was educated at a primary school in Sandbach and at Cheadle Hulme School where she took A-Levels in French, History and Economics.[4] She then read Economics at Magdalene College, Cambridge, graduating with a BA (Hons).[5]
Broadcasting career
BBC (1995–98)
Derham began her broadcasting career at the BBC, starting as a researcher on Radio 4's Moneybox. In 1995 she won the Bradford & Bingley "Best Personal Finance Broadcaster Award" for her work as a presenter on Radio 5 Live's Moneycheck. She moved to BBC television in 1996 as a consumer affairs correspondent and was also a reporter on the long-running Film programme.
ITN (1998–2010)
In 1998 she joined ITN as the Media and Arts Editor for ITV News and, at the age of 27, became the youngest newscaster on British national television since ITN's creation in 1955. In 2004, Derham became the main female presenter of the ITV News at 1:30, and a relief presenter of both the ITV News at 6:30 and the ITV News at Ten. She also co-presented the ITV London news programme London Tonight. Derham hosted her last programmes on ITV1 on 25 June 2010. On 3 August 2010 Derham hit out on the "perceptions of young female newsreaders".[6]
BBC (2010 onwards)
In April 2010, it was announced Derham was to join the BBC. Derham has been given an arts brief, including fronting the coverage of the Proms for BBC Two, BBC Four and Radio 3.[7]
Derham is a presenter of Radio 3's Afternoon on 3 and Breakfast programmes, having previously presented the Hall of Fame Concert on Classic FM, and she presents the Traveller's Tree series on Radio 4. Derham also makes the occasional guest presenter appearance on Saturday Live.
Other work
Derham hosted the Classical BRIT Awards ceremony four times from 2001 to 2004. In August 2008 she appeared in the BBC Two talent programme Maestro[8] where she learnt to conduct orchestral, choral and operatic music, and, in 2010, in the Factual Entertainment programme First Love[9] where she returned to the violin playing of her youth.
Personal life
Derham married restaurateur John Vincent in 1999 in Cheshire. They have two daughters, both born in Westminster, London: Natasha May (born 2000) and Eleanor Margaret (born 2005).[10] The family live in Sussex. She plays the violin.[11]
References
- ↑ Pelley, Rich (11 September 2010). "One last thing... Katie Derham". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ↑ Who's Who 2009
- ↑ Duncan A. "Proms Queen", Radio Times (7–13 August 2010), p. 30 (BBC Magazines)
- ↑ Daily Mail Weekend Interview. 30 June 2012, p6
- ↑ "Newsreader Katie Derham remembers her time at Cambridge". University of Cambridge. 26 April 1999. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ↑ "Derham defends young newsreaders". Daily Mirror. 3 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ Robinson, James (21 April 2010). "Katie Derham leaving ITN for BBC". The Guardian (London: Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ↑ "Eight passionate amateurs bid to become BBC Two's Maestro" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- ↑ "Five famous faces embark on an emotional journey into their past as they rekindle their first musical love". Electric Sky. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ Marriages and Births England and Wales 1984–2006 FindMyPast
- ↑ "Katie Derham: 'I feel I have got a part of myself back'". The Independent (London). 18 August 2010.
External links
- Katie Derham on Twitter
- Katie Derham at ClassicFM.com
- Katie Derham at the Internet Movie Database
| Preceded by None |
Host of ITV News at 1:30 2004–2010 |
Succeeded by Alastair Stewart |
| Preceded by Katie Derham |
Female host of London Tonight (ITV1) 2004–2010 |
Succeeded by Nina Hossain |