British presenter
James Coomarasamy
Born London, England
Education University of Cambridge Employer BBC Known for News broadcaster Partner Nanette van der Laan[ 1]
James Coomarasamy is a British presenter of the BBC Radio 4 evening programme The World Tonight Newshour BBC World Service .
Before joining Newshour in 2010, Coomarasamy spent a year presenting the failed programme Europe Today .BBC correspondent in Warsaw , followed by Paris , then Washington, D.C. .
Early life
Coomarasamy was born in London to parents of English and Sri Lankan ancestry.[citation needed He was privately educated at Christ's Hospital , an independent school for boys (not co-educational), near Horsham , West Sussex , followed by Trinity Hall, Cambridge , where he studied modern and medieval languages.[ 2] French and Russian , and he speaks and understands some Polish words.[ 3]
Career
Coomarasamy has worked primarily for the BBC:[ 4]
1991. Production assistant in the BBC Moscow bureau, after which he freelanced in Moscow as a reporter-producer
Producer for the BBC World in London
December 1994. Returned to Moscow as the bureau's bi-media producer, covering major stories such as the war in Chechnya
November 1997. In Warsaw as the BBC correspondent covering events in Poland, the Baltics and Ukraine
From 1999 to 2003. The BBC's Paris reporter, covering for both radio and television
From February 2005. Correspondent in Washington, D.C. , for North America
2009. Presented Europe Today for the BBC World Service
2010. Joined the presentation team for Newshour BBC World Service
Personal life
Coomarasamy is married to Nanette van der Laan. They have two children: Maya and Finn.[ 5]
References
External links
Programmes Former programmes Language services Closed services Miscellaneous Related articles Transmitter sites
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