Kate Adie
Kate Adie
Kathryn "Kate" Adie /ˈeɪdi/, OBE DL, is an English journalist. 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. She currently presents From Our Own Correspondent on BBC Radio 4...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRadio Host
Date of Birth19 September 1945
girl teacher nice
I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time, after university, a woman was expected to become a teacher, a nurse or a missionary - prior to marriage.
drama childhood
I sailed through my childhood with a complete lack of any drama.
violence kind
I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.
believe government media
On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact with members of the IRA, but we have always gone ahead, believing in the right to information.
war iraq soldier
But in the first Gulf war the United Kingdom was not under any threat from Iraq, and is still less so in the second one. Then there is no justification for obstructing freedom of information, particularly as nations have a right to know what their soldiers are being used for.
children mountain stuff
I was timid and frightened as a child. Yours truly did not shin up mountains or do any other kind of adventurous stuff.
life heart too-short
I've never been one to sit around and eat my heart out. Life's too short.
blessing people
Having had loving people who brought me up, and then I find another set of people. That really is a double blessing.
book writing periods
I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and left it at.
faults way danger
If I'm in danger then it's usually my fault and it's up to me to get myself out of it. I am not in it just to get an adrenalin rush. No way!
giving target protection
It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up surrounded by armed personnel are just turning themselves into targets and in even worse danger.
stories selection reporters
I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.
war risk natural
War zones are dangerous, protests can be violent, also, natural disasters are difficult to cover, so there are going to be risks.
war enemy kind
In any war, there is a concealment of certain kinds of setbacks because it's propaganda for the enemy.