Kasia Madera

Katarzyna "Kasia" Madera (born 4 October 1975) is a British journalist and television news presenter. She fronts evening and overnight bulletins on BBC News and BBC World News, presenting the Newsday strand Thursday-Friday from London with Rico Hizon or Sharanjit Leyl in Singapore, World News Today on Fridays-Sunday and Reporters (BBC News programme), a weekly showcase of reports from the BBC. In 2013 she became one of the main relief presenters of World News Today broadcast on both BBC Four and BBC World News, and then its deputy presenter following the departure of Zeinab Badawi.

Early life and education

Born in London in 1975 to Polish parents, she graduated from Queen Mary & Westfield, University of London, with a 2:1 in French and politics. She then completed a broadcast journalism postgraduate diploma from City University London.

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.

Podcasts:

PLAYLIST TIME:

My Strongest Suit

by: Kaycee Stroh

Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere (oh-oh)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Now I believe in lookin'
Like my time on earth is cookin'
Whether polka-dotted, striped or even checked
With some glamour guaranteein'
Every fiber of my bein'
Is displayed to quite remarkable effect
From your cradle via trousseau
To your death bed you're on view so
Never compromise, accept no substitute
I would rather wear a barrel
Than conservative apparel
Because a dress has always been my strongest suit
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere (oh-oh)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Stayin' in or hitting townwards
From the top and working downwards
I ensure that every stitch is stitched in time
Whether wig or hat or turban
Whether clog, boudoir or urban
Not to strut your stuff outrageously's a crime
And the few who are invited
To my wardrobe are delighted
As they wander through my things to find a route
That in negligee or formal
I am anything but normal
Because a dress has always been my strongest suit
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere (oh-oh)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere (oh-oh)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Now you don't need a recital
Of the reasons why it's vital
That tonight my drapings will not be subdued
That from coronet to sandal
No one else is worth a candle
That I couldn't make more impact in the nude
So bring me all my finest
Most audacious, my divinest
Most revealing, most expensive and to boot
Most arresting, most heart-stopping
Most free-flowing, most eye-popping
Because a dress has always been my strongest suit
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere (oh-oh)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere (oh-oh)
(My dress has always been, my dress has always been)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
(My dress has always been my strongest suit)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere (oh-oh)
(My strongest suit)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere (oh-oh)
(Strongest suit, strongest suit)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
(My Dress has always been my strongest suit)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere (oh-oh)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
(Dress has always been my strongest suit)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere (oh-oh)




Latest News for: Kasia Madera

The Online Safety Act is no match for Big Tech

New Statesman 19 Mar 2025
In extreme circumstances, executives of offending companies could be jailed ... Martine Croxall, Annita McVeigh, Karin Giannone and Kasia Madera claimed they were victims of age and sex discrimination and lost roles in a “rigged” recruitment process.

BBC agrees settlement with four female presenters who accused corporation of age and sex discrimination ...

The Daily Mail 14 Mar 2025
Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone, Kasia Madera and Annita McVeigh were due to begin the latest round of proceedings on Monday ... (Left to right) Annita McVeigh, Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone and Kasia Madera pictured in May last year.

Four BBC news presenters settle discrimination case

RTE 14 Mar 2025
Presenters Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone, Kasia Madera and Annita McVeigh launched an employment tribunal against the BBC which was due to start next week but will now not go ahead following the settlement.

Female BBC presenters settle sex and age discrimination dispute with broadcaster

London Evening Standard 14 Mar 2025
Presenters Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone, Kasia Madera and Annita McVeigh claimed they lost their roles on the BBC News Channel following a ‘rigged’ recruitment exercise ... .

BBC settles sex and age discrimination dispute with female presenters

AOL 14 Mar 2025
Martine Croxall, Annita McVeigh, Karin Giannone and Kasia Madera were due to begin a three-week tribunal on Monday. Instead, the matter has been settled with no admission of liability ... In a statement, they said.
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