Presenters & HostsKatie Derham is a Broadcaster, Conference Facilitator and Awards Host.
One of the most recognisable voices on BBC Radio 3, Katie presents the station’s flagship programme In Tune.
She is the face of BBC Proms, having anchored coverage from the Royal Albert Hall since 2010 in combination with fronting the weekly Proms Encore show every Saturday on BBC2 during the season.
In 2019, Katie also presented BBC Four’s series Discovering with analysis and concerts in a wide range of musical genres.
Further BBC Radio 3 credits include Sound of Dance and Afternoons on 3.
Katie also presents television and music documentaries including :
- The Girl from Ipanema: Brazil, Nova and the Beach (BBC)
- All Together Now: The Great Orchestra Challenge (BBC4)
- Fine Tuned (Sky Arts with Alexander Armstrong)
After reading Economics at Magdalene College Cambridge, Katie spent the first 15 years of her broadcasting career in news and current affairs, first at the BBC then joining ITN as the Media and Arts Editor for ITV News.
Katie Derham was ITV’s youngest ever newsreader on British National Television, where her role as anchor meant she covered everything from elections to royal weddings and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
In 2015 Katie’s career took a decidedly glittery direction when she took part in Strictly Come Dancing reaching the final.
Katie Derham is an accomplished conference facilitator and awards host.