Kate Garraway

Kate Garraway (born in Abingdon, Oxfordshire on May 4 1968) is a British television news presenter.

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Abingdon, Oxfordshire - May 4 - 1968 - Television - News - Presenter

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She graduated from Bath University with a BA in English and History. Her broadcasting career began with BBC Radio Oxford and by 1994 she had become an Independent Television News trainee journalist. From there, in 1995, she moved to Central News as a production journalist, reporter and news presenter.

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Bath University - BA - English - History - BBC - Radio - Oxford - 1994 - Independent Television News - Journalist - 1995 - Central News

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It was during her time here she was noticed by Meridian Television's head of news who poached her (after seeing one of three minute bulletins) to become the main presenter on their night Meridian Tonight programme. This offered enough visibility on a wider stage to be selected as part of the team of presenters which launched the BBC's 24-hour rolling news channel, BBC News 24, a period which would include the anchoring of such stories as the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.

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Meridian Television - Meridian Tonight - BBC News 24 - Good Friday Agreement

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In 1998, Nick Pollard, Head of Sky News, offered Garraway a new presenting role; she joined their breakfast programme, Sunrise, as their main anchor, covering stories such as the Kosovo Crisis, the Paddington rail crash, the Turkish earthquakes and the Iraq bombing.

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1998 - Nick Pollard - Sky News - Sunrise - Kosovo Crisis - Paddington rail crash - Turkish - Earthquake - Iraq - Bombing

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In 2000, Garraway joined GMTV as a main news presenter. During her time at GMTV, Garraway has presented a travel strand, Where on Earth? and presented live material from the Cannes Film Festival.

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2000 - GMTV - Where on Earth? - Cannes Film Festival

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Garraway has also made numerous television appearances on shows such as Have I Got News For You and The Wright Stuff, and also recently presented Beef Encounter for Channel 4 with Jon Snow ? a current affairs special on the B.S.E. enquiry.

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Have I Got News For You - The Wright Stuff - Channel 4 - Jon Snow

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The presenter lives in Oxfordshire; her activities include scuba diving, bodyboarding, playing the clarinet, and movie-going. She is a Gillingham F.C. football fan. In July 2005, she announced on GMTV that she was engaged to psychotherapist Derek Draper.

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Oxfordshire - Scuba diving - Bodyboarding - Clarinet - Gillingham F.C. - Derek Draper

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Garraway is also reported to have been an inspiration for Renée Zellweger's performance in the movie version of Bridget Jones' Diary.

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Renée Zellweger - Bridget Jones' Diary

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