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James Coomarasamy is a British presenter of the
BBC Radio 4
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evening programme ''
The World Tonight
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'' and the flagship ''
Newshour'' programme on the
BBC World Service.
Before joining ''Newshour'' in 2010, Coomarasamy spent a year presenting the now defunct programme ''
Europe Today.'' Before becoming a presenter (announcer) he had been a
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correspondent in
Warsaw
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, followed by
Paris
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, then
Washington, D.C.
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Early life
Coomarasamy was born in
London
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to parents of
English
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* English language
* English people
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Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
and
Sri Lankan ancestry. He was educated at
Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 11–18) with a royal charter located to the south of Horsham in West Sussex. The school was founded in 1552 and received its first royal charter in 1553. ...
School, an
independent school for boys (now co-educational), near
Horsham,
West Sussex
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, followed by the
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world's third oldest surviving university and one of its most pr ...
, where he studied modern and medieval languages. He is fluent in
French and
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
, and he speaks some
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
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.
Career
Coomarasamy has worked primarily for the BBC.
* 1991. Production assistant in the BBC Moscow bureau, after which he freelanced in Moscow as a reporter-producer
* Producer for the
BBC World
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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
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
as the BBC correspondent covering events in Poland, the Baltics and Ukraine
* From 1999 to 2003. The BBC's
Paris
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reporter, covering for both radio and television
* From February 2005. Correspondent in
Washington, D.C.
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, for North America
* 2009. Presented ''Europe Today'' for the
BBC World Service
* 2010. Joined the presentation team for ''
Newshour'' on the
BBC World Service
Personal life
Coomarasamy is married to Nanette van der Laan. They have two children: Maya and Finn.
References
External links
Twitter
British television presenters
BBC newsreaders and journalists
BBC World Service presenters
BBC World News
British reporters and correspondents
Living people
English people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent
Year of birth missing (living people)
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