Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije
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Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije (née Armah) is a British newsreader of Ghanaian descent. Since January 2018, she has been one of the main presenters on 5 News.[1] She has also worked for Sky News and hosted the BBC programme 60 Seconds.
Early life[]
Vanderpuije grew up in West Kensington and attended Queen Mary College.
Broadcasting career[]
Vanderpuije worked at Time FM in Romford, then as an assistant to the news editor at ITN News and at the Press Association; her first presenting job was at Vox Africa. Before hosting 60 Seconds she worked for BBC Look East.[2] She has also presented 60 Seconds on BBC Three[3][4] and on BBC News interactive.[3]
At its launch in 2014, she worked for the London Live television channel,[5] where she hosted Headline London at lunchtime.[6]
Since January 2018, Vanderpuije has presented 5 News Tonight (Monday–Friday), 5 News at 5 (Fridays) and from June to August 2018, guest hosted a few editions of The Wright Stuff between Matthew Wright's departure and Jeremy Vine's arrival. In June 2021, she became a weekend presenter on TalkRadio having previously hosted some shows as a stand-in.[7]
Personal life[]
Claudia-Liza attended a Star 100 event in 2017[8] – an event that promotes Ghanaian interests in the UK. She came to talk about her path to becoming a broadcaster. She told the audience that she has Ghanaian heritage, shared a career strategy she used to net her first job after becoming a mum at age 24.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Sky News presenter Claudia-Liza Armah to join 5 News" (Press release). Independent Television News. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Hatfield, Stefano (17 March 2014). "An Eye for Life in the Fast Lane". Evening Standard. p. 49.[dead link]
- ^ a b Sweney, Mark (11 December 2013). "London Live unveils 'multicultural' news and current affairs anchors". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Armah, Claudia-Liza (12 December 2011). "60seconds Claudia-Liza: Living with Tourette's". BBC Three. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Hamilton, Davina (6 March 2015). "Ghana's golden girls". The Voice. GV Media Group. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Midgley, Neil (31 March 2014). "London Live: A revolution in TV is coming to a small screen near you: Claudia-Liza Armah brings her local knowledge to new TV station London Live". Radio Times.[dead link]
- ^ "Talk Radio Schedule 2021-06-12". Talk Radio. Wireless Group. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Star 100". Star 100 - Professional Ghanaian Network. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Claudia's 10% rule". MisBeee Writes. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
External links[]
- 5 News at Channel5.com
- Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije at IMDb
- 1979 births
- Alumni of Queen Mary University of London
- BBC newsreaders and journalists
- Black British television personalities
- English people of Ghanaian descent
- Ga-Adangbe people
- Ghanaian people of Dutch descent
- ITN newsreaders and journalists
- Living people
- People from Accra
- People from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Sky News newsreaders and journalists
- Vanderpuije family of Ghana