{{Infobox person | name = Kasia Madera | image = | caption = | alt = | birth_name = Katarzyna Madera | birth_date = | birth_place = London, England | education = Queen Mary University of London | employer = BBC | occupation = Journalist, television presenter | parents = | spouse = | children = 2 sons | credits = BBC OneBBC TwoBBC ThreeBBC FourBBC NewsBBC World NewsNewsdayWorld News Today with Kasia MaderaGMTImpactGlobalOutside SourceThe Papers| agent = | URL = }} Katarzyna "Kasia" Madera (born 4 October 1975) is a British journalist and television news presenter. She fronts mainly evening and overnight bulletins on BBC One, the BBC News Channel and BBC World News, presenting the Newsday strand on Friday from London with Sharanjit Leyl in Singapore and World News Today on Friday. In 2013 she became one of the main presenters of World News Today broadcast on BBC Four, BBC World News and the BBC News Channel, and then its deputy presenter following the departure of Zeinab Badawi. She is a relief presenter on the BBC News Channel, and the BBC News at One. Early life and education Madera was born in London on 4 October 1975 to Polish parents, her mother came from the town of Garwolin, in eastern Poland, and her father came from Lviv (then part of Poland, now located in western Ukraine). She graduated from Queen Mary & Westfield, University of London, with a 2:1 in French and politics. Career After joining the BBC graduate programme in 2002, she initially presented BBC Three's youth-oriented news bulletin 60 Seconds. She then presented the round-up of the day's entertainment and celebrity news in E24.Formally joining the BBC News Channel as a news presenter, she presents as a regular stand-in, alongside her roles on Newsday and World News Today''. She works for BBC News and BBC World News as the news anchor of the evening and overnight bulletins.. Madera presented the most-watched BBC One, the BBC News Channel and BBC World News simulcast following the opening ceremony of London 2012 Olympics when the Channel achieved its highest ever viewing figures. Also the overnight coverage of The Death of Nelson Mandela. Madera speaks Polish, and as a result reported for the BBC News Channel on the 2007 Polish parliamentary election and again in 2015, 2014 European Elections, and the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash in Russia, which