- Katie Derham
Infobox journalist
name = Katie Derham
birthname = Catherine Beatrice Margaret Derham
birth_date = birth date and age|1970|6|18|df=yes
birth_place =Stockport ,Cheshire ,England
education =Cheadle Hulme School
occupation =Journalist ,Presenter
spouse = John Vincent (1999-present)
children = 2
ethnic = English
religion =
credits =ITV News Katie Derham (born Catherine Beatrice Margaret Derham on
18 June 1970 ) is a British newsreader. Currently employed byITN .Background
Derham was born in
Stockport ,Cheshire ,England to English parents. She was a student atCheadle Hulme School ,Cheadle Hulme , Stockport,Greater Manchester and has a BA (Hons) inEconomics from Magdalene College, Cambridge.cite newspaper
title = Newsreader Katie Derham remembers her time at Cambridge
publisher =Cambridge Evening News
date =1999-04-26
url = http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/daily/archive.cgi?925081200
accessdate = 2008-09-16]Career
1990s
Derham began her broadcasting career at the BBC, starting as a researcher on
BBC Radio 4 's "Moneybox". In 1995 she won theBradford & Bingley "Best Personal Finance Broadcaster Award" for her work as a presenter onBBC Radio Five 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.2000s
Katie has hosted the
Classical BRIT Awards ceremony four times from 2001 to 2004Derham is Media and Arts editor for
ITV News . She also co-presents the "ITV Lunchtime News " she can also be seen co-presenting theITV London news programme "London Tonight " both positions she took up in 2004. Since the relaunch of "News at Ten " in January 2008, Katie can be seen as an occasional stand-in co-presenter.In radio, she presents the "Liverpool Concert" on Classic FM. In August 2008 she appeared in the
BBC Two talent programme "Maestro"cite press release
title = Eight passionate amateurs bid to become BBC Two's Maestro
publisher =BBC
date =2008-05-23
url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/05_may/23/maestro.shtml
accessdate = 2008-05-24] and has made guest appearances on shows such as "The Alan Titchmarsh Show " promoting her role in the talent programme.Personal life
Derham is married with two children.cite newspaper
title = South Africa, with kids in tow
publisher =Daily Telegraph
date =2008-01-29
url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/africaandindianocean/southafrica/article739229.ece
accessdate = 2008-09-16]References
External links
* [http://www.classicfm.com/sectional.asp?id=9431 Katie Derham] at ClassicFM.com
*imdb name|id=1256953|name=Katie Derham
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