Kate McCann
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Kate McCann (born 15 April 1988) is a British journalist and the political editor of Times Radio. Prior to this, she was political editor of TalkTV between 2022 and 2023, a political correspondent for Sky News between 2018 and 2022, and The Daily Telegraph's senior political correspondent between 2015 and 2018.
Kate McCann | |
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| Born | 15 April 1988 London, England |
| Alma mater | Newcastle University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, television presenter |
| Known for | The Daily Telegraph Sky News TalkTV Times Radio |
Early life and education
McCann was born on 15 April 1988 in London, England, and has a brother. Their family motto is "Dare to be Different".[1][2][3][4] She attended a comprehensive school in Yorkshire,[5] then studied politics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, graduating in 2009.[4] While at university, she was a news editor for the student newspaper, The Courier.[6]
Career
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After graduation, McCann worked in parliament as an MP's researcher till 2011.[4][7]
In September 2015, McCann joined The Daily Telegraph as senior political correspondent, after having previously worked for The Guardian, City A.M., and as The Sun's Whitehall correspondent.[8][9] Her stories included the publication of a leaked draft of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's manifesto, less than a month before the 2017 general election. She described it as the highlight of her career in a 2022 interview.[8][10] The following year, she became the Chair of the Press Gallery, only the second female chair in its 200-year history.[4]
She left The Daily Telegraph in July 2018 to join Sky News as a political correspondent.[11] After four years at Sky News, she became the political editor of TalkTV.[8] In July 2022, McCann co-hosted TalkTV's televised election debate between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the two remaining candidates for the leadership of the Conservative Party. After half an hour, when Truss was making a speech, McCann fainted;[1] as a result, the show came off air and was later cancelled.[12] She recovered shortly afterwards and apologised to both candidates on social media.[13]
She has co-hosted a Sunday morning political show with Adam Boulton on Times Radio since September 2022.[14] In July 2023, it was announced that McCann would become the station's political editor in September 2023.[15] In the same month, she received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Sunderland.[1] In January 2024, McCann was one of four guest panellists on BBC Question Time, hosted by Fiona Bruce.[16] In February 2024, McCann revealed on Twitter that she had her drink spiked in a bar "by a group of men so brazen they didn't care who saw". McCann shared her experience following an investigation by The Times into the extent of drink-spiking in Britain.[17]
In January 2025, it was announced that McCann would co-present Times Radio breakfast from Monday to Thursday alongside Stig Abell, beginning in early February 2025.[18]
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