Mark Kielesz-Levine (born 1985) is a British Polish

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and

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. He currently works at

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in the

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. Originally from

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, Kielesz-Levine started his journalism career following a postgraduate diploma at

Leeds Trinity University Leeds Trinity University is a public university in Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Originally established to provide qualified teachers to Catholic schools, it gradually expanded and now offers foundation, undergraduate, and postg ...

, after completing an undergraduate degree at

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and a master's degree at the

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

. He first worked for the

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radio network brand before moving to local television and

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where he would become the lead news and sport presenter for Leeds and then across the whole network. Kielesz-Levine has been nominated for both

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and O2 Journalism awards, winning the Reporter of the Year Award for Yorkshire in 2017 He has worked for ITV Central since August 2019.

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Alumni of Leeds Trinity University Alumni of the University of Leeds Alumni of Newcastle University Living people English television presenters English television journalists ITV regional newsreaders and journalists 1985 births {{UK-journalist-stub