Kate Russell (reporter)

Kate Russell
Born Hertfordshire, England
Nationality British
Occupation Technology reporter
Known for Webscape on Click

Kate Russell (born c. 1968)[1] is an English technology reporter.

Early career

Russell is from Harpenden, Hertfordshire.[1] She appeared on children's television in the show Fish and Chips on Nickelodeon in 1995,[2] 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).[2]

Russell has previously featured regularly on CNBC Europe as both a reporter and producer.[2] She has also appeared on GMTV and The Pod Delusion.

Current activities

Russell 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.[3]

She writes columns in Webuser and National Geographic Traveller magazines.[4] 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.[5] Russell's novel Elite: Mostly Harmless was the result of a successful Kickstarter campaign which raised over 400% of its funding goal.[6] It is a story set in the Universe of the Elite computer games.[6]

In the 2015 UK Blog Awards she won the individual digital and technology category.[7][8]

She enjoys kick-boxing and creative writing.[3]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 "Harpenden blogger wins national award". The Herts Advertiser. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
  2. 1 2 3 "About me". katerussell.moonfruit.com. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Meet the Click Team". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Kate Russell, BBC Click". www.startups.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Working the Cloud: About the Book". www.workingthecloud.biz. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Mostly Harmless - an Elite: Dangerous novel (working title)". www.kickstarter.com. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "NEWS: KateRussell.co.uk wins at #UKBlogAwards". katerussell.co.uk. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "2015 Winners and Highly Commended". National UK Blog Awards. Retrieved 21 April 2015.

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