Katty Kay

Katty Kay
Born
Katherine Kay

(1964-11-14) 14 November 1964 (age 59)
Wallingford, Berkshire, England
Alma materSt Hilda's College, Oxford (BA)
Occupations
Employers
Board member ofInternational Women's Media Foundation
Spouse
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(m. 1989)​
Children4

Katherine "Katty" Kay (born 14 November 1964)[1][2] is a British-Swiss journalist, author and broadcaster. She presented BBC World News America and, with Christian Fraser, hosted Beyond 100 Days on BBC Four, BBC News and BBC World News. She has anchored BBC coverage of two Presidential elections. She also appears weekly on NBC News on Morning Joe.

Kay has co-written two books with ABC News correspondent Claire Shipman: Womenomics (2009) and The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance—What Women Should Know (2014). Kay also co-hosted the podcast When Katty Met Carlos with Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson.[3] She resigned from Ozy Media in September 2021 after a New York Times report raised questions about its business practices.[4][5]

Kay is a board member at the International Women's Media Foundation.[6]

  1. ^ Griffiths, Sian (22 April 2018). "Katty Kay and Claire Shipman: When girls hit a teen crisis, Dad can sort it best". The Times of London. "This book has really touched a nerve," said Kay, 53, presenter of BBC World News America and a mother of four children...
  2. ^ "Katty Kay". TV Newsroom. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. ^ "When Katty Met Carlos". OZY. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ Kay, Katty [@KattyKay_] (29 September 2021). "Yesterday morning I handed in my resignation to Ozy Media. I was looking forward to working with the talented young reporters but I did not expect this! https://t.co/fc5Ii6ifav" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Robertson, Katie (29 September 2021). "At Ozy Media, a Star Journalist Quits, and a Key Investor Backs Away". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Board of Directors". International Women's Media Foundation. 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2016.