Jackie Kabler
Jackie Kabler (born 1966) is a British freelance television presenter and reporter for QVC and writer.
Life
[edit]Kabler was born in Coventry, Warwickshire.[1] She moved to Ireland and achieved a zoology degree from Trinity College Dublin.[2] Her first job after graduation was with the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau.[2]
She began a career in journalism, firstly working as a presenter and reporter for Channel Television and then ITV West. She joined breakfast TV programme GMTV in 2000.[3] She worked there for nine years, two as a reporter and producer and seven as a roving correspondent. Among the major stories Kabler covered for GMTV were: the Soham murders; interviewing Ian Huntley on live television days before his arrest for the murders; the impeachment of US President Clinton;[1] the Washington, D.C. sniper attacks; the 2004 Athens Olympics,[1] the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake;[1] and the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.[4] She also hosted shows on Setanta Sports News and presented a property show for Sky.[5]
In February 2013 Kabler began presenting for QVC.[6][7] She currently co-presents Ruth Langsford's Fashion Edit alongside Ruth Langsford for QVC.
Kabler is also a bestselling crime writer, who is published by HarperCollins imprint One More Chapter. She first published a series of books known as the Cora Baxter mysteries. Her titles include Am I Guilty? (2019), The Happy Couple (2020), The Happy Family (2021), The Murder List (2022) and The Vanishing of Class 3B (2023). She achieved the Nielsen Silver Bestseller Award in 2023.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hadfield, Thomas (29 July 2019). "Jackie Kabler on life as an author". The Local Answer. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Jackie Kabler". Hachette UK. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Larkin, Johnnie (5 July 2009). "Jackie Kabler". TV Newsroom. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Welcome". Jackie Kabler. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Kabler, Jackie". The Crime Writers’ Association. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "JACKIE KABLER". Q Community. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "About". Jackie Kabler. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.