FREELANCE JOURNALIST
RADIO
Kate Betts has worked as a researcher, reporter, producer and news editor for BBC radio.
She now works as a freelance journalist for BBC Radio 4. Her documentary broadcast in June 2008 "After the floods: the Toll Bar refugees" was warmly reviewed in the Guardian. To listen to some of Kate’s features for “Woman’s Hour” and “You and Yours” click on the links below:
Woman’s Hour 1 Woman's Hour 2
You and Yours 1 You and Yours 2
NEWSPAPERS
Kate started as a cub reporter on the "Matlock Mercury" in the late 1980s. This was after completing a post-graduate journalism course, where she was given the Bristol United Press Award. She later worked as a district reporter for the "Derbyshire Times" and the "Northern Echo". Kate has also freelanced for the "Yorkshire Post", "Sheffield Star" and "Derby Evening Telegraph".
TELEVISION
Kate worked as a video-journalist while at the BBC, with features she shot and edited on "Look North" and "North of Westminster". She also worked on BBC One's "Real Story" and as a freelance reporter for Yorkshire Television.
PR
Kate worked as a press officer for Derbyshire County Council in the mid-1990s, writing press releases, dealing with media inquiries and organising press conferences and publicity campaigns. As a journalist, this gave her a useful insight into life on the other side of the reporting fence. Insight which she can now pass on to her clients.
If you think Kate's media experience could help your organisation please contact her: kate@katebettsmedia.co.uk