Katherine Downes
Katherine Downes (born 11 June 1982) is an English television presenter who currently works on the BBC News Channel and BBC Breakfast, specialising in sports coverage.
Early life[]
She went to the independent St Peter's School, York. She studied Journalism at Cardiff University.[citation needed]
Career[]
In 2009, Downes was working at BBC South East for which she won Best Newcomer at the Royal Television Society Southern Centre Awards in 2010.[1]
Downes joined the BBC Sport team in 2012 when it moved to Salford. She had previously worked as a reporter and occasional presenter on BBC South East Today, as well as reporting on a variety of news stories as a correspondent for BBC Breakfast and the BBC News Channel during 2011.[2]
Personal life[]
On 1 June 2013 she married Tim Sleap at All Hallows Church in Sutton-on-the-Forest near York. She had allowed readers of Brides magazine to choose her wedding dress from a selection of five.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://bbcnewschannel.wikifoundry.com/page/Sports+Presenters
- ^ http://www.bridesmagazine.co.uk/blog/2013/06/12/bravest-bride-ever-marries-in-suzanne-neville
External links[]
- Living people
- Alumni of Cardiff University
- BBC newsreaders and journalists
- British women television journalists
- English sports broadcasters
- English sports journalists
- English television journalists
- English television presenters
- English women journalists
- People educated at St Peter's School, York
- 1982 births
- Women radio presenters