Kat Hawkins (born Kathleen Hawkins in December 1988, in Retford, Nottinghamshire) is a presenter, producer,[1] and reporter. They worked on the BBC's technology programme Click, broadcast on the BBC World News and the BBC News Channel in the United Kingdom.[2] After leaving university in 2012,[3] they gained a place on the BBC's Journalism Trainee Scheme in 2013.[4]
Kat Hawkins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kathleen Hawkins |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Television | Click |
| Website | www |
Both of Hawkins' legs were amputated below the knee in 2006 as a result of meningitis.[5][6][7]
In addition to her TV work, they played sitting volleyball for Team GB,[8] is a dancer,[9] and has been studying yoga[10] since 2013.[11]
They also presented the program "People Fixing the World' on the BBC World Service radio.[12]
References edit
- ^ creativesgo. "Kathleen Hawkins – Reporter & Producer". www.creativesgo.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Kat Hawkins". Databricks. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Kathleen Hawkins". www.meningitis.org. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Ouch: Disability Talk – Kathleen Hawkins – BBC Radio". BBC. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ Hastings, Christobel (20 January 2020). "Body positivity: what losing my legs taught me about confidence". Stylist. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Trying out 3D printed legs". BBC News. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Kathleen Hawkins | Meningitis Research Foundation". www.meningitis.org. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "KAT HAWKINS". KAT HAWKINS. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Growth". yoocan. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ Miranda Larbi for Metro. co.uk (15 February 2017). "This amputee yogi is challenging the way we look at limb loss". Metro. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "This Amputee Yogi Can Teach Us All A Lot About Body Positivity". HuffPost UK. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "BBC World Service – People Fixing The World, Smart Boats That Sail on a Bed of Bubbles". BBC. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.