Katy Balls
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Born | 1989 (age 31–32) Aberdeen, Scotland |
Alma mater | University of Durham |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 2013–present |
Employer | The Spectator |
Katy Balls (born 1989) is a British journalist. She is deputy political editor of The Spectator.[1][2]
Early life[]
Born in Aberdeen,[3] Balls grew up in North Berwick and attended North Berwick High School.[4][5][6] She then studied philosophy at the University of Durham, writing for the college paper Palatinate on travel and music.[7][8][9][10]
Career[]
Balls' media career began at The Daily Telegraph with the Mandrake column.[11][12]
Balls was diary editor at The Spectator and became a political correspondent for it in December 2016, and was appointed deputy political editor in January 2019.[13][14][15]
Balls writes a fortnightly column on Westminster politics for the i.[16] It was nominated for Political Commentary of the Year at the 2017 Press Awards.[17]
She currently hosts a podcast entitled Women With Balls.[18]
Balls has made several television appearances, including The Bolt Report, Good Morning Britain, Sky News, Politics Live, The Andrew Marr Show and Have I Got News for You.[19][20]
Personal life[]
Balls is married to Max Bye, son of Ruby Wax,[21][22] but had her wedding delayed due to COVID.[23]
References[]
- ^ Seldon, Anthony (7 November 2019). May at 10. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 9781785905285 – via Google Books.
- ^ Martin, Stephen; Marks, Joseph (19 September 2019). Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don't, And Why. Random House. ISBN 9781473560727 – via Google Books.
- ^ Katy Balls: Could an Englishman ever be First Minister of Scotland? www.spectator.co.uk, accessed 28 September 2020
- ^ Balls, Katy [@katyballs] (28 November 2019). "Thanks John, I was born in Aberdeen and lived in Scotland until I was 18" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Balls, Katy [@katyballs] (24 July 2019). "Rephrase: Looking forward to returning to my home town North Berwick next month to interview David Mundell for @fringebythesea2" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Dance music legends Groove Armada to play Fringe by the Sea 2019". East Lothian Courier.
- ^ "Palatinate Edition 706, Friday 13th March 2009". Issuu.
- ^ Team, Marathi TV Editorial (6 March 2020). "Katy Balls Wiki, University Education, Age【 Brexit Spectator 】Family".
- ^ "Palatinate Issue 715". Issuu.
- ^ "Enter Exit: Discover Serbia". 25 November 2009.
- ^ Ponsford, Dominic (23 October 2014). "Telegraph plan to axe Mandrake diary column and long-serving editor Tim Walker". Press Gazette.
- ^ Balls, Tim Walker Edited by Katy (25 June 2013). "Manchester University spends over £5,000 on University Challenge catering" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "The Spectator gains Political Correspondent". www.responsesource.com. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Fraser Nelson: Katy Balls nominated for Political Commentator of the Year 13 February 2018 www.spectator.co.uk accessed 28 September 2020
- ^ Amos-Sansam, Nate. "Katy Balls appointed deputy political editor at The Spectator". ResponseSource. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Katy Balls - inews.co.uk". inews.co.uk.
- ^ Team, i (13 February 2018). "i nominated for six prestigious journalism awards". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Katy Balls". www.battleofideas.org.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Katy Balls". IMDb.[unreliable source?]
- ^ Darvill, Josh (7 May 2020). "Who's on Have I Got News For You? 2020 continues tonight with these guests". TellyMix.
- ^ Brown, Mick (24 April 2020). "Ruby Wax: 'We're in survival mode, fight or flight, after this the shocks will come'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ Nelson, Fraser (15 July 2021). "Is it up to the state to tackle obesity?". The Spectator. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Balls, Katy (28 June 2020). "The wedding's back on, darling. We just have to work out who to disinvite". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
External links[]
- Katy Balls at IMDb
- Katy Balls on Twitter
- People from Aberdeen
- People from North Berwick
- People educated at North Berwick High School
- Alumni of Durham University
- British political journalists
- 21st-century British journalists
- British women journalists
- The Spectator people
- The Daily Telegraph people
- Living people
- 1989 births