Laura Kuenssberg
Laura Kuenssberg is a Scottish journalist, currently working as the Business Editor for ITV News.[1]
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[edit] Early life
The daughter of Scottish businessman Professor Nick Kuenssberg OBE,[2] and his wife Sally Kuenssberg CBE,[3] her paternal grandfather was German-born Dr. Ekke von Kuenssberg, a founder and president of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Her maternal grandfather was Ian Robertson.
Kuenssberg was born in Italy, while her father was assigned there by Coats Viyella.[4] She grew up in Glasgow, with her brother and sister.[5]
Kuenssberg studied history at the University of Edinburgh, followed by a journalism course at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., where she worked on an NBC News political programme.
[edit] Career
[edit] BBC: 2000-2011
After returning to Britain, she worked for local radio and then cable television in Glasgow, before joining BBC North East and Cumbria in March 2000. Kuenssberg won a regional Royal Television Society award for her work as Home Affairs correspondent,[6] and went on to produce segments for the Social Affairs editor Niall Dickson. Kuenssberg reported for Channel 4 news prior to moving to the BBC.
After being appointed Chief Political Correspondent for BBC News, Kuenssberg reported for BBC One bulletins, The Daily Politics and BBC News Channel. In May 2010, her presence was so ubiquitous in the period between the general election and the formation of a coalition government under David Cameron that journalist David Aaronovitch coined the term "Kuenssbergovision."[7]
[edit] ITN: 2011-present
In June 2011, ITN announced that Kuenssberg will take up the newly created role of Business Editor for ITV News, replaced at BBC News by Norman Smith from BBC Radio 4. She joined on 1 September 2011, she will also contribute towards business reporting on ITV's current affairs strand, Tonight.[8]
[edit] Personal life
On her Facebook page she lists her interests as Irn Bru, Partick Thistle and The West Wing.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Is Labour facing Glasgow upset? BBC News, 11 November 2009
- ^ "Nick Kuenssberg". Debretts. http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/k/7239/Nicholas%20%28Nick%29+KUENSSBERG.aspx. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ "Sally Kuenssberg, CBE". BBC Scotland. 1999-12-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/12/99/new_years_honours/584140.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ "Nick Kuenssberg". caplus.co.uk. http://www.caplus.co.uk/profiles/kuenssberg_nick.asp. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ "Nick Kuenssberg". Frost's Scottish Who's Who. http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mfwhoswho/individuals/K_mfwwi/nicholas_kuenssberg.html. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ Royal Television Society - RTS in your area
- ^ Aaronovitch, David (2010-05-13). "New Politics is here. Now let’s have new votes". London: The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/david_aaronovitch/article7124535.ece. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ "ITV announces Laura Kuenssberg as Business Editor". London: ITN.co.uk. 2011-06-22. http://corporate.itn.co.uk/about-itn/media-centre/press-release/Laura_Kuenssberg.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ^ "Laura Kuenssberg". Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/laura.kuenssberg. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
[edit] Further reading
- McBeth, Jim (29 May 2010). "Tell Laura we love her". Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 2011-03-28. http://www.webcitation.org/5xWzukw3E. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
[edit] External links
- Laura Kuenssberg at the Internet Movie Database
- Laura Kuenssberg on Facebook
- Laura Kuenssberg on Twitter
| Media offices | ||
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| Preceded by None |
Business Editor: ITV News 2011 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by James Landale |
Chief Political Correspondent: BBC News 2009 – 2011 |
Succeeded by Norman Smith |
