Katya Adler

About

Katya Adler is an award-winning BBC senior journalist renowned for her ability to unravel the complexities and intricacies of the modern world, making them accessible, understandable, and relatable.

Career Highlights:

Katya’s interviews have made headlines, from engaging discussions with Emmanuel Macron to in-depth sit-downs with prominent figures like Angela Merkel, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenburg, and Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon. Her expertise in geopolitics shines through as she covers a range of global issues, from Russia-Ukraine tensions to the challenges facing Europe and the power dynamics between the US, China, and Russia.

As the BBC’s Europe Editor, Katya brings her deep knowledge of news and current affairs to various platforms. She hosts the Global Story podcast, occasionally presents The Today Programme on Radio 4, and delivers news bulletins on BBC1.

Documentary-making is another passion for Katya, with her 2023 series “Living Next Door to Putin” receiving critical acclaim. Her previous films include “Mexico’s Drug Wars,” “Spain’s Stolen Babies,” and “After Brexit, the Battle for Europe.”

Career Background:

Katya’s journalistic journey began in Vienna with the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, reporting across Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans, including coverage of the Kosovo war.

Joining the BBC in 2000, she covered European affairs as both presenter and roving reporter, later becoming the BBC’s Madrid correspondent in 2003 and the Middle East correspondent in 2006, based in Jerusalem.

Named the BBC’s Europe Editor in 2014, Katya co-presented the award-winning Brexitcast podcast during the Brexit process.

Awards:

Katya’s expertise has earned her numerous accolades, including honorary doctorates from Bristol University and the University of London. She has been named Broadcast Journalist of the Year at the Political Society Awards 2018 and received the Broadcast Journalist of the Year award from the London Press Club in 2019. Additionally, she was honored with the British Journalism Review and University of Westminster’s Charles Wheeler award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcast Journalism in 2019.

The Brexitcast podcast, which Katya co-hosted, received the Listeners Choice award at the British podcast awards 2019. In 2022, Bristol University named her their Arts and Media Alumnus of the Year.

Linguist:

In addition to her mother tongue, English, Katya speaks fluent German, Italian, Spanish, and French, as well as some Arabic and Hebrew.