Katarzyna "Kasia" Madera (born 4 October 1974) is a British journalist and television news presenter. She fronts mainly evening and overnight bulletins on BBC One, the BBC News Channel and BBC World News, and formerly presented the Newsday and World News Today.[2]

Madera is a main presenter on the BBC News Channel covering for the channel's chief presenters and alternative weekend afternoons, and the BBC News at One.

Early life and education

Madera was born at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London[3] on 4 October 1974 to Polish parents,[4] her father was born in Lviv (then part of Poland, now located in western Ukraine); he died when she was six months old.[5] She is an only child.[6] She graduated from Queen Mary & Westfield, University of London, with a 2:1 in French and politics.[7]

Career

After joining the BBC graduate programme in 2002, she initially presented BBC Three's youth-oriented news bulletin 60 Seconds. She then presented the round-up of the day's entertainment and celebrity news in E24.[citation needed]

Formally joining the BBC News Channel as a news presenter, she presented as a regular stand-in, alongside her roles on Newsday and World News Today. She worked for BBC News and BBC World News as the news anchor of the evening and overnight bulletins..[citation needed] Madera presented the most-watched BBC One, the BBC News Channel and BBC World News simulcast following the opening ceremony of London 2012 Olympics when the Channel achieved its highest ever viewing figures. Also the overnight coverage of The Death of Nelson Mandela.[8]

Madera speaks Polish, and as a result reported for the BBC News Channel on the 2007 Polish parliamentary election and again in 2015, 2014 European Elections, and the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash in Russia, which killed 96 people including Polish President Lech Kaczyński. She also took over from Huw Edwards after the death of Nelson Mandela presenting overnight coverage on BBC One, BBC World News, the BBC News Channel and PBS.[citation needed]

On 2 February 2023, it was confirmed that Madera – along with many other presenters of the domestic BBC News Channel – would lose their presenting roles as part of the BBC's relaunched news channel.[9] In May 2024 Madera and three other presenters started legal action against the BBC on the grounds of sex and age discrimination and equal pay.[10]

In 2024 she played a fictional version of herself as a state news presenter in HBO series The Regime. On 12 May 2024, Madera presented her first bulletins in over a year on the BBC News Channel. She also returned to present the successor to World News Today, 'The World Today with Maryam Moshiri' while Moshiri was temporarily reassigned during the 2024 UK General Election.

Personal life

Madera is married to Simon Russell;[11] the couple have two sons and live in Shepherd's Bush, west London.[12][13][14]

See also

References

  1. ^ Companies House
  2. ^ Babita Sharma Biography Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ https://x.com/kasiamadera/status/359256607894417408?s=46&t=fHvncVy4KqmaJFSOgyhlKg. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Oglądają ją miliony ludzi na świecie, w tym książę William. Polka od lat robi karierę w BBC". plejadapl (in Polish). 5 March 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  5. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/kasiamadera/status/1502226464397275141. Retrieved 28 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Kto stoi w miejscu, ten się cofa | Tydzień Polski" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Oglądają ją miliony ludzi na świecie, w tym książę William. Polka od lat robi karierę w BBC". plejadapl (in Polish). 5 March 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Kasia Madera - Knight Ayton". www.knightayton.co.uk.
  9. ^ Kanter, Jake (2 February 2023). "BBC Cuts 10 Top Presenter Jobs Ahead Of News Channel Merger".
  10. ^ Nanji, Noor (1 May 2024). "Martine Croxall, Annita McVeigh, Karin Giannone and Kasia Madera begin legal action against BBC". BBC News. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Kto stoi w miejscu, ten się cofa | Tydzień Polski" (in Polish). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  12. ^ "KasiaMadera/status/873888648617447424". Twitter. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Polska twarz w BBC. Ogląda ją sam książę William". swiatseriali.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  14. ^ London, by My; Updated (1 February 2011). "Anger as new H&F Sure Start model and funding cuts spelt out". My London. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
Media offices
Preceded by
New Position
 Deputy London presenter of Newsday
2011–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Deputy Presenter of World News Today
With Karin Giannone, Philippa Thomas and Alpa Patel
2014–present
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasia_Madera
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