Katya Adler
| Katya Adler | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 May 1972 London |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Languages German and Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
Michal Katya Adler (born 1972)[1][2] is a British journalist, who, having worked for the BBC since 1998, is now its Europe Editor.[3]
Early life
Adler was born into an "English-speaking German household in London",[4] England. She studied German and Italian as modern languages at the University of Bristol[4] where she undertook journalism tasks for The Times, Reuters and Blue Danube Radio. Adler was also president of the political society and started a society magazine.[4]
Career
After graduating in June 1995,[5] she moved to Vienna to work for Mondial Congress, an organiser of International Congresses.[6] Adler began working as a correspondent for Austrian national public broadcaster ORF in late 1995, reporting locally and then internationally from Kosovo, Eastern Europe and across Southwest Asia and North Africa.
Adler joined the BBC in Vienna in 1998, reporting on Austrian and Central European affairs. After becoming the BBC's Berlin correspondent for a short period, from 2000 she was based in London for the BBC World Service presenting on European current affairs, and commuting weekly to Berlin to work as a news anchor for Deutsche Welle Television.
From August 2003 she was made the BBC's Madrid correspondent, travelling around Europe and Southwest Asia and North Africa to cover various stories, including the deaths of Pope John Paul II and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in a Paris hospital. Adler also reported on the 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings.[7]
From December 2006, Adler was the BBC's Middle East correspondent, based in Jerusalem, but reporting around the region from Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Libya. During this period she was also an occasional presenter/interviewer on HARDtalk.[8]
Adler had also presented a number of one hour long documentaries, such as Mexico's Drug Wars for BBC2.[9] Her film, Spain's Stolen Babies was runner up for an RTS award in 2012.[10]
At the end of April 2014 she was appointed the BBC's Europe editor in succession to Gavin Hewitt.[3] In early February 2017 the BBC broadcast a documentary by Adler titled "After Brexit: the Battle for Europe" in which she examined the mounting challenges facing the European Union over the next few years.[11]
In recognition of her work, Adler was awarded honorary doctorate degrees from Bristol University and the University of London, in July 2017.[12][13]
Personal life
In addition to her native English, Adler speaks fluent Italian, Spanish, German and French, and has learnt Arabic and Hebrew.[6]
References
- ↑ "Katya Adler". tvnewsroom.co.uk. 21 May 2009.
- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- 1 2 Mark Sweney "BBC appoints Jon Sopel as North America editor", theguardian.com, 29 April 2014
- 1 2 3 "Bristol University – School of Modern Languages – 2012: german christmas lecture 2012". bristol.ac.uk.
- ↑ "Bristol University – News – 2012: German Christmas Lecture". bristol.ac.uk.
- 1 2 "Katya Adler at Blue Danube Radio". Archived from the original on 13 March 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
- ↑ "Katya Adler bio at BBC". Retrieved 22 January 2008.
- ↑ "BBC News – Hardtalk – Brooke Magnanti: Prostitution was empowering". bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "This World, Mexico's Drug War, Mexico's Drug War". BBC Two. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ↑ Winners. "Television Journalism Awards 2012". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ↑ "BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler: the EU is flirting with the flames of extinction".
- ↑ "Katya Adler - Graduation". University of Bristol. 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ↑ "Graduation Ceremony 2017". University of London Institute in Paris. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
External links
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| Preceded by Gavin Hewitt |
Europe Editor: BBC News 2014 - |
Succeeded by Incumbent |