Katie Breathwick

Katie Breathwick
Born 1971 (age 46–47)
Leicester
Education Uppingham School
Alma mater Newnham College Cambridge
Occupation Journalist and broadcaster
Known for Presenter on Classic FM (UK)
Spouse(s) Robert Thorogood


Katie Breathwick (born 1971) is a radio journalist and broadcaster. She is a late-night presenter on Classic FM.

Early life

Born in Leicester, Breathwick grew up in Oadby. Her mother was a primary school teacher and her father was an accountant. She has two older brothers, one of whom has Down's Syndrome.

Breathwick was educated at Stoneygate School, Loughborough High School and Uppingham School. It was there that she met her husband, Robert Thorogood, the creator of BBC1’s Death in Paradise. As a teenager she was a chorister at Leicester Cathedral. In 2018 Breathwick revealed as a teenager she worked as a shop assistant at WHSmith [1].

Breathwick read Social and Political Sciences at Newnham College Cambridge, where she was also a member of the Cambridge Footlights. She was cast in two Footlights tour shows, Some Wood and a Pie (1993) alongside Robert Thorogood, Mark Evans (comedian), Georgie Bevan, Dan Mazer and William Sutcliffe, and The Barracuda Jazz Option (1994) with Robert Webb, Dan Mazer, James Bachman and Liz Hurran. [2]. In her final year at Cambridge she co-presented a spoof radio show on the student radio station ‘for a laugh’ and discovered what she wanted to do for the rest of her life.

Career

Breathwick began her broadcasting career in 1997 as a reporter at Radio 106 in Nottingham, a brand new independent regional station covering 3 counties. From there, she moved to TV reporting and producing at Central News in Nottingham. In 1999 she joined News Direct 97.3, a rolling news radio station based at Grays Inn Road in London, and before long had secured the slot as one of their 3 breakfast presenters. From there she moved to LBC as a host of a Saturday morning talk show, co-presenting with the likes of Nick Abbott, Richard Mackney, Mark Dolan and a former contestant on The Apprentice, Tre Azam [3]. In 2005 Breathwick co-presented LBC News 1152 election coverage with veteran Sky News presenter Bob Friend (newscaster) [4].

In 2008 Breathwick moved to Classic FM as the breakfast newsreader, alongside long-running host Simon Bates. In 2015 she became the host of the overnight show at weekends on Classic FM, becoming the market-share leader for that slot in 2018. [5] [6].

In 2018 Breathwick hosted a series of Q&As ahead of performances at Garsington Opera held every summer on Mark Getty's estate in Buckinghamshire, Wormsley Park. [7]

Personal life

Breathwick is married to Robert Thorogood [8], the creator of BBC1’s Death In Paradise, whom she met at school. They have two children.

In 2015, Breathwick stood as a candidate for the Green Party (UK) in the local council elections, securing 7% of the vote. [9]

References

  1. ↑ New Statesman. "In defence of WHSmith - the nation's "most hated shop"".
  2. ↑ Breathwick, Katie (16 Aug 1994). "On Tour: Cambridge Footlights". The Independent.
  3. ↑ The Guardian. "Tre moves from Apprentice to radio host".
  4. ↑ Richards, Jonathan. "Press Gazette".
  5. ↑ "A Minute With Katie Breathwick". www.classicfm.com.
  6. ↑ CBSO. "Katie Breathwick presents the CBSO on the Full Works".
  7. ↑ Garsington Opera. "Die Zauberflöte Pre-Performance talk with Katie Breathwick".
  8. ↑ Thorogood, Robert. 'Mord Im Paradies'.
  9. ↑ Wycombe. "Election results for Marlow North and West, 7 May 2015".
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