- Laura Kuenssberg
Laura Kuenssberg is an Italian-born news reporter for the
BBC . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/newswatch/ukfs/hi/newsid_3630000/newsid_3638900/3638949.stm NewsWatch | Profiles | Laura Kuenssberg ] ]Born in Italy, she grew up in
Glasgow . After spending agap year inParis , she studiedhistory atEdinburgh University . After graduation she spent a year studying journalism atGeorgetown University ,Washington DC and worked on anNBC News political programme.After returning to the
United Kingdom , she worked in local radio in Glasgow, before joiningBBC North East and Cumbria in March 2000. Kuenssberg won aRoyal Television Society award for her work as Home Affairs correspondent, [ [http://www.rts.org.uk/Information_page_+_3_pic_det.asp?id=2790&sec_id=547 Royal Television Society - RTS in your area ] ] and gained promotion to television as a producer of the slots presented by Social Affairs editorNiall Dickson .Kuenssberg now works as a reporter for various BBC television news programmes, including the
BBC One bulletins,The Daily Politics and BBC News, the corporation's rolling 24 hour news channel.Her grandfather was German-born Dr. Ekke von Kuenssberg, a founder and president of the
Royal College of General Practitioners .References
External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/newswatch/ukfs/hi/newsid_3630000/newsid_3638900/3638949.stm Profile at BBC News]
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* [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/976/891 Laura Kuenssberg] atLinkedIn
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