Katty Kay

About

Katherine “Katty” Kay (born 14 November 1964) is a British-Swiss journalist, author and broadcaster. She presented BBC World News America and, with Christian Fraser, hosted Beyond 100 Days on BBC Four, BBC News and BBC World News. She has anchored BBC coverage of two Presidential elections. She also appears regularly on MS NOW as a co-host of Morning Joe.
Kay has co-written two books with ABC News correspondent Claire Shipman: Womenomics (2009) and The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance—What Women Should Know (2014). Kay also co-hosted the podcast When Katty Met Carlos with Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson. Having joined Ozy Media from the BBC in June 2021, she resigned that September after a New York Times report raised questions about Ozy’s business practices. Since April 2024, Kay has co-hosted the podcast The Rest is Politics: US Edition with Anthony Scaramucci (former White House Director of Communications for Donald Trump). Kay is a board member at the International Women’s Media Foundation.

Kay was born on 14 November 1964 in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, and grew up in Blewbury. She has two brothers and one sister; and is of English…