James Coomarasamy
James Coomarasamy | |
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| Born | 5 May 1967[1] |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Employer | BBC |
| Known for | News broadcaster |
| Partner | Nanette van der Laan[2] |
James Coomarasamy is a British presenter of the BBC Radio 4 evening programme The World Tonight and the flagship Newshour programme on the BBC World Service.
Before joining Newshour in 2010, Coomarasamy spent a year presenting the Europe Today. Before becoming a presenter he had been a BBC correspondent in Warsaw, followed by Paris, then Washington, D.C.
Early life
[edit]Coomarasamy was educated at Christ's Hospital, an independent school for boys, near Horsham, West Sussex, followed by Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he studied modern and medieval languages.[3] He is fluent in French and Russian and speaks some Dutch and some Polish.[4]
Career
[edit]Coomarasamy has worked primarily for the BBC:[5]
- 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 on the BBC World Service
Personal life
[edit]Coomarasamy is married to Nanette van der Laan. They have two children: Maya and Finn.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Christ's Hospital Blue Book 1978–1979 (PDF). Horsham: Springfield Press. p. 9. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "James Coomarasamy". 14 February 2015 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Tripos examination results from Cambridge University", The Times, 11 June 1990, p. 37.
- ↑ "Profile". BBC World Service.
- ↑ "Profile". BBC TV news. Archived from the original on 28 October 2006.
- ↑ Coomarasamy, James (27 April 2003). "Au revoir, Parisian parenthood". BBC News.
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