Katherine Downes

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Katherine Downes (born 11 June 1982) is an English

BBC News Channel and BBC Breakfast
, specialising in sports coverage.

Biography

She went to the independent St Peter's School, York. She studied journalism at Cardiff University.[citation needed]

In 2009, Downes was working at BBC South East for which she won Best Newcomer at the Royal Television Society Southern Centre Awards in 2010.[1]

Downes joined the

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On 1 June 2013, she married Tim Sleap at All Hallows Church in Sutton-on-the-Forest near York. She had allowed readers of Brides magazine to choose her wedding dress from a selection of five.[3]

In November 2021, Downes announced she was leaving the BBC after 14 years with the corporation.[4]

In 2022, Downes was part of BBC Sport's presentation and interview team at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

References

  1. ^ "SOUTHERN CENTRE AWARDS 2009 - 2010 RESULTS | Royal Television Society". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Sports Presenters". WikiFoundry.
  3. ^ "Wedding Ideas, Planning & Inspiration".
  4. ^ "Naga Munchetty shares farewell message as BBC co-star admits 'I hope they'll have me back'". express.co.uk. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.