James Coomarasamy | |
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Born | London, England |
Education | University of Cambridge |
Employer | BBC |
Known for | News broadcaster |
Partner | Nanette van der Laan [1] |
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 now defunct programme Europe Today. Before becoming a presenter (announcer) he had been a BBC correspondent in Warsaw, followed by Paris, then Washington, D.C.
Coomarasamy was born in London to parents of English and Sri Lankan ancestry.[ citation needed] He was privately educated at Christ's Hospital, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), near Horsham, West Sussex, followed by Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he studied modern and medieval languages. [2] He is fluent in French and Russian, and he speaks some Polish. [3]
Coomarasamy has worked primarily for the BBC: [4]
Coomarasamy is married to Nanette van der Laan. They have two children: Maya and Finn. [5]
James Coomarasamy | |
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Born | London, England |
Education | University of Cambridge |
Employer | BBC |
Known for | News broadcaster |
Partner | Nanette van der Laan [1] |
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 now defunct programme Europe Today. Before becoming a presenter (announcer) he had been a BBC correspondent in Warsaw, followed by Paris, then Washington, D.C.
Coomarasamy was born in London to parents of English and Sri Lankan ancestry.[ citation needed] He was privately educated at Christ's Hospital, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), near Horsham, West Sussex, followed by Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he studied modern and medieval languages. [2] He is fluent in French and Russian, and he speaks some Polish. [3]
Coomarasamy has worked primarily for the BBC: [4]
Coomarasamy is married to Nanette van der Laan. They have two children: Maya and Finn. [5]