Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije
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Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije is a British newsreader. Since January 2018, she has been one of the main presenters on 5 News,[1] alongside hosting the Weekend Breakfast Show on talkTV.[2] She has also worked for Sky News and hosted the BBC programme 60 Seconds and the Cambridge opt out of Look East.
Early life
[edit]Vanderpuije grew up in West Kensington and attended Queen Mary College.
She is of Ghanaian and Dutch descent.
Broadcasting career
[edit]Vanderpuije worked at Time FM in Romford, then as an assistant to the news editor at ITN News and at the Press Association; her first presenting job was at Vox Africa. Before hosting 60 Seconds she worked for BBC Look East.[3] She has also presented 60 Seconds on BBC Three[4][5] and on BBC News interactive.[4]
At its launch in 2014, she worked for the London Live television channel,[6] where she hosted Headline London at lunchtime.[7]
Since January 2018, Vanderpuije has presented 5 News Tonight (Monday–Friday), 5 News at 5 (Fridays) and from June to August 2018, guest hosted a few editions of The Wright Stuff between Matthew Wright's departure and Jeremy Vine's arrival. She also covers for Vine during the holidays. In June 2021, she became a weekend presenter on Talkradio having 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. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "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 from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ a b Sweney, Mark (11 December 2013). "London Live unveils 'multicultural' news and current affairs anchors". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Armah, Claudia-Liza (12 December 2011). "60seconds Claudia-Liza: Living with Tourette's". BBC Three. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Hamilton, Davina (6 March 2015). "Ghana's golden girls". The Voice. GV Media Group. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ 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 from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Talk Radio Schedule 2021-06-12". Talk Radio. Wireless Group. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Star 100". Star 100 - Professional Ghanaian Network. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Claudia's 10% rule". MisBeee Writes. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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