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Caitriona Perry
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Caitríona Perry is a multi-award-winning Journalist and Broadcaster, and BBC News Chief Presenter, based in Washington DC. She anchors the Peabody Award winning World News America, and several hours of daily primetime live news programming on BBC News. She also is an occasional host of BBC's The Global Story podcast. She has reported across Ireland, the UK, Europe, Australia and America.
Until 2023, Caitríona was the co-anchor of the flagship RTÉ Six One news on RTÉ One, and presenter of RTE special events programmes such as elections, and breaking news programmes and was lead presenter of the trip to Ireland by US President Joe Biden. She also presented Morning Ireland, The Week in Politics and Leaders' Questions.
Previously, Caitríona was RTE's Washington Correspondent in 2013. Her beat covered the US, Canada and Latin America during her posting. She criss-crossed the United States reporting from the 2016 campaign trail for RTE News across radio, television and online platforms.
Caitríona is the author of two critically-acclaimed best-selling books: ‘The Tribe: The Inside Story of Irish Power and Influence in US Politics’ and 'In America: Tales from Trump Country'.
Prior to working in America, she held various posts as an anchor, reporter and programme editor within RTE.
She has also presented and produced several special magazine TV programmes, including one on the Irish in the White House, the Irish in Canada, the Irish in Australia, and a special highlights programme from the Special Olympics World Games in 2015.
Prior to joining RTÉ in 2007, Caitríona worked in Irish national radio stations Today FM (Legal Affairs Correspondent and Deputy Head of News) and NewsTalk (Reporter and Producer).
She has a first-class honours degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in International Relations both awarded by Dublin City University, which named her as one of its Distinguished Alumni in 2015. She also completed a period of study at Boston University in 2001. She has been recognised for her contribution to public service broadcasting and for her commitment to transatlantic relations by the United States Congress.
Caitríona has won several awards for her journalism, including multiple National Justice Media Awards for her television work and a PPI National Radio Award for her radio news reporting. She has also been named Irish Tatler Irish Media Woman of the Year and Image Media Woman of the Year.
Caitríona has addressed leading universities, festivals and companies around the world on the subjects of US politics, disinformation and is part of a travelling Irish-American history roadshow team.
She speaks French, German, Spanish and Irish.
For more information please contact: [email protected] or 35319061011
Until 2023, Caitríona was the co-anchor of the flagship RTÉ Six One news on RTÉ One, and presenter of RTE special events programmes such as elections, and breaking news programmes and was lead presenter of the trip to Ireland by US President Joe Biden. She also presented Morning Ireland, The Week in Politics and Leaders' Questions.
Previously, Caitríona was RTE's Washington Correspondent in 2013. Her beat covered the US, Canada and Latin America during her posting. She criss-crossed the United States reporting from the 2016 campaign trail for RTE News across radio, television and online platforms.
Caitríona is the author of two critically-acclaimed best-selling books: ‘The Tribe: The Inside Story of Irish Power and Influence in US Politics’ and 'In America: Tales from Trump Country'.
Prior to working in America, she held various posts as an anchor, reporter and programme editor within RTE.
She has also presented and produced several special magazine TV programmes, including one on the Irish in the White House, the Irish in Canada, the Irish in Australia, and a special highlights programme from the Special Olympics World Games in 2015.
Prior to joining RTÉ in 2007, Caitríona worked in Irish national radio stations Today FM (Legal Affairs Correspondent and Deputy Head of News) and NewsTalk (Reporter and Producer).
She has a first-class honours degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in International Relations both awarded by Dublin City University, which named her as one of its Distinguished Alumni in 2015. She also completed a period of study at Boston University in 2001. She has been recognised for her contribution to public service broadcasting and for her commitment to transatlantic relations by the United States Congress.
Caitríona has won several awards for her journalism, including multiple National Justice Media Awards for her television work and a PPI National Radio Award for her radio news reporting. She has also been named Irish Tatler Irish Media Woman of the Year and Image Media Woman of the Year.
Caitríona has addressed leading universities, festivals and companies around the world on the subjects of US politics, disinformation and is part of a travelling Irish-American history roadshow team.
She speaks French, German, Spanish and Irish.
For more information please contact: [email protected] or 35319061011