Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije
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Claudia-Liza Vanderpuijeis a Britishnewsreader.Since January 2018, she has been one of the main presenters on5 News,[1]alongside hosting theWeekend Breakfast ShowontalkTV.[2]She has also worked forSky Newsand hosted the BBC programme60 Secondsand the Cambridge opt out of Look East.
Early life
[edit]Vanderpuije grew up inWest Kensingtonand attendedQueen Mary College.
She is of Ghanaian and Dutch descent.
Broadcasting career
[edit]Vanderpuije worked atTime FMinRomford,then as an assistant to the news editor atITN Newsand at thePress Association;her first presenting job was at Vox Africa. Before hosting60 Secondsshe worked for BBC Look East.[3]She has also presented60 SecondsonBBC Three[4][5]and on BBC News interactive.[4]
At its launch in 2014, she worked for theLondon Livetelevision channel,[6]where she hostedHeadline Londonat lunchtime.[7]
Since January 2018, Vanderpuije has presented5 News Tonight(Monday–Friday),5 News at 5(Fridays) and from June to August 2018, guest hosted a few editions ofThe Wright StuffbetweenMatthew Wright's departure andJeremy Vine's arrival. She also covers for Vine during the holidays. In June 2021, she became a weekend presenter onTalkradiohaving previously hosted some shows as a stand-in.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Claudia-Liza attended a Star 100 event in 2017,[9]an event that promotes Ghanaian interests in the UK. She came to talk about her path to becoming a broadcaster. She told the audience that she has Ghanaian heritage, shared a career strategy she used to net her first job after becoming a mother at age 24.[10]
References
[edit]- ^"Sky News presenter Claudia-Liza Armah to join 5 News"(Press release). Independent Television News. 6 December 2017.Retrieved7 December2021.
- ^"TalkTV poaches broadcaster from rival GB News with days to launch".20 April 2022.
- ^Hatfield, Stefano (17 March 2014)."An Eye for Life in the Fast Lane".Evening Standard.p. 49. Archived fromthe originalon 31 December 2016.Retrieved30 December2016.
- ^abSweney, Mark (11 December 2013)."London Live unveils 'multicultural' news and current affairs anchors".The Guardian.Retrieved7 December2021.
- ^Armah, Claudia-Liza (12 December 2011)."60seconds Claudia-Liza: Living with Tourette's".BBC Three.Retrieved7 December2021.
- ^Hamilton, Davina (6 March 2015)."Ghana's golden girls".The Voice.GV Media Group.Retrieved7 December2021.
- ^Midgley, Neil (31 March 2014)."London Live: A revolution in TV is coming to a small screen near you: Claudia-Liza Armah brings her local knowledge to new TV station London Live".Radio Times.Archived fromthe originalon 31 December 2016.Retrieved30 December2016.
- ^"Talk Radio Schedule 2021-06-12".Talk Radio.Wireless Group. 12 June 2021.Retrieved7 December2021.
- ^"Star 100".Star 100 - Professional Ghanaian Network.Retrieved22 June2019.
- ^"Claudia's 10% rule".MisBeee Writes.10 March 2017.Retrieved22 June2019.
External links
[edit]- 1979 births
- Alumni of Queen Mary University of London
- BBC newsreaders and journalists
- Black British television personalities
- English people of Dutch descent
- English people of Ghanaian descent
- Ga-Adangbe people
- Ghanaian people of Dutch descent
- ITN newsreaders and journalists
- Living people
- Mass media people from Accra
- People from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Sky News newsreaders and journalists
- Vanderpuije family of Ghana