Katie Breathwick | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Leicester, England |
| Education | Uppingham School |
| Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and broadcaster |
| Known for | Presenter on Classic FM |
| Spouse | Robert Thorogood |
Katie Breathwick (born 1971)[citation needed] is a radio journalist and broadcaster. She is a late-night presenter on Classic FM.
Early life[edit]
Breathwick was born in Leicester.[citation needed] Her mother was a primary school teacher and her father was an accountant.[citation needed] She has two elder brothers, one of whom has Down syndrome.[citation needed]
Breathwick was educated at Stoneygate School, Loughborough High School and Uppingham School where she met her husband, Robert Thorogood, the creator of BBC One’s Death in Paradise. As a teenager, she was a chorister at Leicester Cathedral. In 2018 she revealed she once worked as a shop assistant at WHSmith.[1]
Breathwick read Social and Political Sciences at Newnham College, Cambridge, where she was also a member of the Cambridge Footlights. She toured twice nationally with Footlights, once in Some Wood and a Pie (1993) alongside Thorogood, Mark Evans, Georgie Bevan, Dan Mazer and William Sutcliffe, and The Barracuda Jazz Option (1994) with Robert Webb, Dan Mazer, James Bachman and Liz Hurran.[2] In her final year at Cambridge she co-presented a spoof radio show on the student radio station 'for a laugh' and discovered what she wanted to do for the rest of her life.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Breathwick began her broadcasting career in 1997 as a reporter at Radio 106 in Nottingham, a brand new independent regional station covering three counties. From there, she moved to local TV reporting and producing at Central News. In 1999 she joined News Direct 97.3, a rolling news radio station owned by ITN and based at Grays Inn Road in London. She has also hosted talk shows on LBC, both as sole host and as co-presenter with Nick Abbot, Richard Mackney, Mark Dolan and a former contestant on The Apprentice, Tre Azam.[3] In 2005 Breathwick co-presented LBC News 1152 election coverage with veteran Sky News presenter Bob Friend (newscaster).[4]
In 2008 Breathwick moved to Classic FM as the breakfast newsreader, alongside long-running host Simon Bates. In 2015 she became the host of the overnight show at weekends on Classic FM, becoming the market-share leader for that slot in 2018.[5][6]
Breathwick hosts Q&As every summer at Garsington Opera held on Mark Getty's estate in Buckinghamshire, Wormsley Park.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Breathwick is married to Robert Thorogood,[8] the creator of BBC One’s Death In Paradise, whom she met at school. They have two children.[citation needed]
In 2015, Breathwick stood as a candidate for the Green Party of England and Wales in the local council elections, securing 7% of the vote. [9]
References[edit]
- ^ New Statesman. "In defence of WHSmith – the nation's 'most hated shop'".
- ^ Breathwick, Katie (16 Aug 1994). "On Tour: Cambridge Footlights". The Independent.
- ^ "Tre moves from Apprentice to radio host". The Guardian.
- ^ Richards, Jonathan. "none". Press Gazette.
- ^ "A Minute With Katie Breathwick". www.classicfm.com.
- ^ CBSO. "Katie Breathwick presents the CBSO on the Full Works".
- ^ Garsington Opera. "Die Zauberflöte Pre-Performance talk with Katie Breathwick".
- ^ Thorogood, Robert. Mord Im Paradies.
- ^ Wycombe (7 May 2015). "Election results for Marlow North and West, 7 May 2015".