Bio
Travel Broadcaster of the Year, 2012 & 2010 - UK Travel Press Awards Runner up 2011 & 2009. Winner Best Regional Feature Writer 2012, Travel Press Awards. Shortlisted for Specialist Writer award: Regional
Travel Broadcaster of the Year, 2012 & 2010 - UK Travel Press Awards
Runner up 2011 & 2009. Winner Best Regional Feature Writer 2012, Travel Press Awards.
Shortlisted for Specialist Writer award: Regional Press Awards 2012; Shortlisted St Lucia Tourist Board Awards 2012.
Travel presenter and film maker for BBC World TV and BBC National TV. Shoot, script and present short films/docs for BBC TV & Radio.
Former travel presenter/reporter for BBC World. Previously Consumer,personal finance & business correspondent for BBC Six o'clock News. Worked at Sky, ITN & CNN (News anchor).
Skilled video journalist, script writer, short film director and reporter. Competent and creative travel/News journalist. BBC trainee. Academic scholar, Oxford.
Specialist areas
Travel Broadcaster of the Year, 2012 & 2010, Travel Press Awards Best Regional Feature 2012, 2013Travel Press Awards. Karen specialises in luxury, adventure/ activity and expedition travel, eco tourism and sustainability issues. She is the former BBC Consumer Affairs, Business & Personal Finance correspondent. She combines travel journalism with working as a conference presenter & facilitator and presenting corporate videos. Clients include UN, Hitachi, Mercedes & Swiss Re. She has extensive TV & Radio broadcasting experience, on location and in the studio and loves presenting live.