Kate Adie OBE (born September 19, 1945) is a British journalist. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Her most high-profile role was that of chief news correspondent for BBC News during which time she became well-known for reporting from war zones around the world.
Adie was born in Northumberland, within sight of St Mary's Island. Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west St Mary's Island is a small island made of Sandstone near the seaside resort of Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, UK. She was adopted as a baby by a Sunderland couple and grew up in the city. Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. She is an avid fan of the city's football team, Sunderland A.F.C.. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in She had an independent school education at Sunderland Church High School, and then studied at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne where she took a degree in Scandinavian Studies. Sunderland High School is a Junior school and Senior school in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Newcastle University is a leading research intensive University located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well Her career with the BBC began as a station assistant at BBC Radio Durham, then a producer for Radio Bristol. BBC Radio Durham was a BBC local radio station set up in 1968 She then switched to television, directing outside broadcasts. She was a reporter for regional TV News in Plymouth and Southampton. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England She joined the national news team in 1976. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Her big break was the London Iranian Embassy siege in 1980. The Iranian Embassy Siege of 1980 was a Siege of the Iranian embassy in London after it had been taken over by Iranian Arab Separatists Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) As that evening's duty reporter, Adie was first on the scene as the Special Air Service stormed the embassy. The Special Air Service ( SAS) is a Special forces regiment within the British Army which has served as a model and inspiration for the special The BBC interrupted coverage of the World Snooker Championships and Adie reported live and unscripted to one of the largest news audiences ever whilst crouched behind a car door. The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of Snooker 's annual calendar and
Adie was regularly dispatched to report on disasters and conflicts throughout the 1980s, including the American bombing of Tripoli in 1986, which proved highly controversial with the Conservative Party Chairman Norman Tebbit, and the Lockerbie bombing of 1988. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Tripolis ( Arabic: طرابلس Ṭarābulus - also طرابلس الغرب Ṭarā-bu-lus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular: Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Norman Beresford Tebbit Baron Tebbit CH, PC (born 29 March 1931 is a British Conservative politician and former Member of Parliament Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) She was promoted to Chief News Correspondent in 1989 and held the role for fourteen years. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) One of her first assignments was to report the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen Square Massacre (referred to in Chinese as the June Fourth Incident, to avoid confusion with two Major assignments followed in the Gulf War, war in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and the war in Sierra Leone in 2000. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda 's minority Tutsis and the moderates of its Hutu majority Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. In 2003 Adie withdrew from front-line reporting. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. She currently works as a freelance journalist and public speaker, including regular reports on Radio New Zealand. A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer A public speaker is a person who makes speeches in Public settings Radio New Zealand Limited (Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa is New Zealand 's public service Radio broadcaster. Kate Adie presents From Our Own Correspondent on BBC Radio 4. From Our Own Correspondent (also known as "FOOC" is a BBC Radio programme in which BBC Correspondents broadcast Monologues on
Her close-to-the-action approach once caused her to be shot at by an "irate Libyan". Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab The shot nicked her collar bone but she did not suffer permanent harm.
Adie published a best-selling autobiography in 2002 A second book, Corsets to Camouflage: Women and War, was published in 2003. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Most recently, in 2005, Adie published her third book Nobody's Child. This covers the history of foundling children and questions of identity. Most press reports indicate that Adie is an intensely private woman and say, with a hint of irritation, that little is known about her beyond her work at the BBC. Adie was awarded an OBE in 1993 and won the Richard Dimbleby Award from BAFTA in 1990. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation She has honorary degrees from 10 universities, is an Honorary Professor of Journalism at the University of Sunderland, and has 3 Honorary Fellowships. An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding The University of Sunderland is located in Sunderland, North East England.
References
- The Kindness of Strangers, Autobiography published by Headline, ISBN 0-7553-1073-X
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