Laura Kuenssberg Biography
Laura Kuenssberg is a journalist from the United Kingdom who is known for being the first woman to hold the role of political editor at BBC News, having succeeded Nick Robinson in July 2015. She was the first business editor of ITV News and worked as the BBC’s main political correspondent. Between February 2014 and July 2015, she was the chief correspondent for Newsnight.
How old is Laura Kuenssberg? – Age
She is 45 years old as of 8 August 2021. She was born Laura Juliet Kuenssberg in 1976 in Italy.
Who are Laura Kuenssberg’s parents? – Family
Her father is a businessman, and her mother worked in children’s services, for which she was awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours in 2000. Ekkehard von Kuenssberg, a co-founder and president of the Royal College of General Practitioners who was also awarded a CBE in the 1969 Birthday Honours, was her paternal grandfather. Lord Robertson, a judge on the Scottish High Court of Justice, was her maternal grandpa, and his brother, James Wilson Robertson, was the last British Governor-General of Nigeria. David, her older brother, works for Brighton and Hove City Council as executive director of finance and resources.
Joanna Kuenssberg, her older sister, is a former diplomat who served as Mozambique’s high commissioner. Her father spent several years in Italy working for the British firm Coats Viyella. Kuenssberg attended Laurel Bank School, a private girls’ school in Glasgow, alongside her brother and sister.
Laura Kuenssberg Husband
Her wife James Kelly, is the management consultant.
Where was Laura Kuenssberg Educated?
She went to Laurel Bank School, a girls’ private school. Kuenssberg earned a first-class honors MA degree in history from the University of Edinburgh. She interned at the NBC News political program while studying at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. for a year.
How much does Laura Kuenssberg earn at the BBC? – Net Worth
Laura’s net worth is unclear, however, she earns £250,000 to £254,999 as of the BBC’s political editor.
Is Laura Kuenssberg still leaving the BBC?
She worked for local radio and later cable television in Glasgow after returning to the UK, before joining the BBC North East and Cumbria as a trainee journalist in March 2000. For her work as a home affairs correspondent, Kuenssberg won a regional Royal Television Society award, and she also created parts for social affairs editor Niall Dickson.
Kuenssberg joined BBC News as a chief political correspondent, reporting for BBC One bulletins, Daily Politics, and the BBC News channel. In May 2010, her appearance on BBC Television was so common that journalist David Aaronovitch created the word “Kuenssbergovision” to describe the period between the 2010 UK general election and the establishment of the Cameron–Clegg coalition.
Kuenssberg left BBC News in September 2011 to take up the newly established job of business editor at ITV News and was succeeded by Norman Smith from BBC Radio 4. She also contributed to ITV’s Tonight current affairs strand’s business reporting. She made her debut co-hosting News at Ten with Alastair Stewart on August 27, 2013. On November 12, 2013, it was reported that she would quit ITV to join the BBC as a chief correspondent and Newsnight presenter, succeeding Gavin Esler. In February of 2014, she joined the Newsnight crew. Kuenssberg also co-hosted the BBC’s Brexitcast podcast with Katya Adler, Adam Fleming, and Chris Mason between the 2017 UK general election and Brexit in 2020, which was later renamed the Newscast podcast.
