Emily Maitlis
Encyclopedia
Emily Maitlis is a Canadian
-born British
journalist
and newsreader
, currently employed by the BBC
.
, she was educated at the local King Edward VII School
. A graduate of Queens' College, Cambridge
, she speaks fluent Spanish
, English
, Italian
and French
, and some Mandarin.
Prior to working in news, she was a documentary maker in Cambodia
and China
. She worked for the NBC
network and was based in Hong Kong
.
Previously, she spent six years with NBC Asia, initially as a business reporter creating documentaries
, and then as a presenter in Hong Kong covering the collapse of the Tiger Economies in 1997. She also covered the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong with Jon Snow
for Channel 4
. She then moved to Sky News
in the UK as a business correspondent, and then to BBC London News
when the programme was re-launched in 2001.
She is now one of the main presenters of Newsnight
on BBC Two, with Jeremy Paxman
, Kirsty Wark
and Gavin Esler
. She also presents regular relief shifts on the BBC News at One, the BBC News at Five
the BBC News Channel, and relief presents the Sunday evening editions of the BBC Weekend News
on BBC One
. Maitlis was a regular presenter on BBC News during 2006, joining as part of a new line-up in April to present alongside Ben Brown from 7-10pm during the week, but was replaced by Joanna Gosling
when she went on maternity leave.
During 2005 Maitlis appeared as the question mistress on the game show
The National Lottery: Come And Have A Go. She has also presented BBC Breakfast.
From May 2006 until July 2007 , she presented STORYFix
on BBC News, a more light-hearted look at the week's news set to up-beat music.
In July 2007 Maitlis was appointed as a contributing editor to The Spectator
magazine, an unpaid post. This had been approved by her immediate boss, the head of BBC TV news Peter Horrocks
, but the decision was subsequently overturned by his superior, the BBC News director Helen Boaden
.
, FRS, Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
at the University of Sheffield
and Marion Maitlis. She is married to Mark Gwynne, a banker, with whom she has two children.
friend. The 32-year-old male student pursued Maitlis with correspondence, and would appear at her place of work. The stalker concerned admitted harassing Maitlis and was sentenced to four months imprisonment.
In March 2007, David Decoteau, a 45-year-old convicted rapist, was sentenced to four life sentences whilst on probation
, following another assault that had remained unsolved since 1996. During the trial, it was revealed that Decoteau had an "unhealthy fixation" with Maitlis, and although not shown to have engaged in actual stalking
, it was noted that he possessed photographs of Maitlis on the wall of his probation hostel
room and had previously written to her from prison. He was also described as being "fascinated" with TV newsreaders Fiona Bruce
and Nina Hossain
, though he was not found to have made any attempt to stalk them either.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
-born British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and newsreader
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
, currently employed by the BBC
BBC
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.
Career
Raised in SheffieldSheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, she was educated at the local King Edward VII School
King Edward VII School (Sheffield)
King Edward VII School is a secondary school and language college located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. KES, named after the reigning monarch, was formed in 1905 when Wesley College was merged with Sheffield Royal Grammar School on the site of the former on Glossop Road...
. A graduate of Queens' College, Cambridge
Queens' College, Cambridge
Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou , and refounded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville...
, she speaks fluent Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, and some Mandarin.
Prior to working in news, she was a documentary maker in Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. She worked for the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
network and was based in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
.
Previously, she spent six years with NBC Asia, initially as a business reporter creating documentaries
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
, and then as a presenter in Hong Kong covering the collapse of the Tiger Economies in 1997. She also covered the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong with Jon Snow
Jon Snow
Jon Snow is an English journalist and presenter, currently employed by ITN. He is best known for presenting Channel 4 News.He was Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University from 2001 to 2008.-Early life:...
for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
. She then moved to Sky News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
in the UK as a business correspondent, and then to BBC London News
BBC London News
For other uses of the BBC London brand, see BBC London .BBC London News is the BBC's regional television news programme for the English region encompassing London and surrounding suburbs...
when the programme was re-launched in 2001.
She is now one of the main presenters of Newsnight
Newsnight
Newsnight is a BBC Television current affairs programme noted for its in-depth analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians. Jeremy Paxman has been its main presenter for over two decades....
on BBC Two, with Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Dickson Paxman is a British journalist, author and television presenter. He has worked for the BBC since 1977. He is noted for a forthright and abrasive interviewing style, particularly when interrogating politicians...
, Kirsty Wark
Kirsty Wark
Kirsteen Anne Wark is a British journalist and television presenter best known for fronting the BBC Two's news and current affairs programme Newsnight since 1993, and its weekly arts annexe Newsnight Review which is now relaunched as "The Review Show".-Biography:Wark was born in Dumfries to Jimmy...
and Gavin Esler
Gavin Esler
Gavin Esler is a Scottish author and BBC television presenter, currently one of the four main presenters on BBC Two's flagship political analysis programme, Newsnight.-Education:...
. She also presents regular relief shifts on the BBC News at One, the BBC News at Five
BBC News at Five
The BBC News at Five is an hour long news programme broadcast from Monday to Friday at 17:00 on the BBC News channel. The programme is fronted by BBC News at Ten anchor Huw Edwards from Monday-Thursday, the Friday edition is fronted by Gavin Esler...
the BBC News Channel, and relief presents the Sunday evening editions of the BBC Weekend News
BBC Weekend News
BBC Weekend News is the national news programmes on BBC One at a weekend although it is often referred to on guides simply as BBC News, or if broadcast at 10pm exactly, BBC News at Ten...
on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
. Maitlis was a regular presenter on BBC News during 2006, joining as part of a new line-up in April to present alongside Ben Brown from 7-10pm during the week, but was replaced by Joanna Gosling
Joanna Gosling
Joanna Marie Mussett Gosling is a television news presenter, broadcast journalist and author. She presents on the United Kingdom rolling news channel BBC News, as well as occasionally on the Saturday evening and late editions of the BBC Weekend News on BBC One...
when she went on maternity leave.
During 2005 Maitlis appeared as the question mistress on the game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
The National Lottery: Come And Have A Go. She has also presented BBC Breakfast.
From May 2006 until July 2007 , she presented STORYFix
STORYFix
STORYFix was a television programme on UK news channel BBC News. Broadcast between May 2006 and July 2007, it was notable for presenting an alternative view of the week's news...
on BBC News, a more light-hearted look at the week's news set to up-beat music.
In July 2007 Maitlis was appointed as a contributing editor to The Spectator
The Spectator
The Spectator is a weekly British magazine first published on 6 July 1828. It is currently owned by David and Frederick Barclay, who also owns The Daily Telegraph. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture...
magazine, an unpaid post. This had been approved by her immediate boss, the head of BBC TV news Peter Horrocks
Peter Horrocks
Peter John Gibson Horrocks is Director of BBC World Service. He was educated at the independent King's College School in Wimbledon and at Christ's College, Cambridge....
, but the decision was subsequently overturned by his superior, the BBC News director Helen Boaden
Helen Boaden
Helen Boaden is the director of BBC News, part of the world’s biggest broadcast news operation . Boaden controls much of the BBC's domestic news output along with current affairs, including programmes such as Newsnight and Panorama.-Education:Boaden attended Colchester County High School for Girls...
.
Personal life
From a Jewish family background, Emily Maitlis is the daughter of Professor Peter MaitlisPeter Maitlis
Peter Michael Maitlis FRS is a retired British organometallic chemist.Maitlis was awarded a Bachelor's degree in Science from the University of Birmingham, and a PhD and a DSc from the University of London...
, FRS, Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Inorganic chemistry is the branch of chemistry concerned with the properties and behavior of inorganic compounds. This field covers all chemical compounds except the myriad organic compounds , which are the subjects of organic chemistry...
at the University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
and Marion Maitlis. She is married to Mark Gwynne, a banker, with whom she has two children.
Stalking
During 2002, it emerged that Maitlis had been stalked throughout the preceding six years by a former universityUniversity
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
friend. The 32-year-old male student pursued Maitlis with correspondence, and would appear at her place of work. The stalker concerned admitted harassing Maitlis and was sentenced to four months imprisonment.
In March 2007, David Decoteau, a 45-year-old convicted rapist, was sentenced to four life sentences whilst on probation
Probation
Probation literally means testing of behaviour or abilities. In a legal sense, an offender on probation is ordered to follow certain conditions set forth by the court, often under the supervision of a probation officer...
, following another assault that had remained unsolved since 1996. During the trial, it was revealed that Decoteau had an "unhealthy fixation" with Maitlis, and although not shown to have engaged in actual stalking
Stalking
Stalking is a term commonly used to refer to unwanted and obsessive attention by an individual or group to another person. Stalking behaviors are related to harassment and intimidation and may include following the victim in person and/or monitoring them via the internet...
, it was noted that he possessed photographs of Maitlis on the wall of his probation hostel
Hostel
Hostels provide budget oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex, although private rooms may also be available...
room and had previously written to her from prison. He was also described as being "fascinated" with TV newsreaders Fiona Bruce
Fiona Bruce
Fiona Elizabeth Bruce is a British journalist, newsreader and television presenter. Since joining the BBC in 1989, she has gone on to present many flagship programmes for the corporation including the BBC News at Six, BBC News at Ten, Crimewatch, Call My Bluff and, most recently, Antiques Roadshow...
and Nina Hossain
Nina Hossain
Nina Hossain is a British journalist, presenter and newscaster.Hossain is currently employed on a freelance basis by ITN where she is the main presenter of ITV London's regional news programme London Tonight. Nina also acts as a relief newscaster for ITV News.-Background:Hossain was born in...
, though he was not found to have made any attempt to stalk them either.
External links
- IMDb
- BBC Press Office – Biography
- Ms Emily Maitlis at Debrett's People of Today
- Guardian article, March 2006