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Luisa Baldini (born in
Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
) is an
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presentation and communication expert, previously having worked for
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as a Deputy Royal Correspondent among many other assignments.


Biography

Born in Tanzania to an Italian father and English mother, she first came to the UK aged 10 attending boarding school while her parents lived in Africa. She attended St. Helen's School and then
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, Hertford. After graduating in
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from
Exeter University , mottoeng = "We Follow the Light" , established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter) , type = Public , ...
with a 2:1, she did a Post Graduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism at Falmouth College of Arts.


Career

On graduation she worked for
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-based rolling news radio station News Direct 97.3FM, she then moved to satellite channel
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, and then
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. She then moved to the
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, first as a reporter to
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then to the One O'clock news. She also became dedicated late reporter for the 10 O'Clock News under the editorship of Sir Craig Oliver Her work also appeared on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News. Being trilingual (she speaks
Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...
,
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and French), Baldini has been sent to
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to report on major news stories for BBC News, including the death of the
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, the
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, the trial concerning the
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, the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the
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incident. In 2004,
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tried to contact Baldini before he and his friends raided the
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in support of the
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debates. Baldini's British grandfather was a British Ambassador
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Q&A at TV Newsroom
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Tanzanian emigrants to the United Kingdom English people of Italian descent Alumni of the University of Exeter Alumni of Falmouth University British journalists BBC newsreaders and journalists People educated at St Helen's School Royal correspondents {{UK-journalist-stub