Danira Boukhriss

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Danira Boukhriss
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Danira Boukhriss Terkessidis

(1990-08-12) 12 August 1990 (age 33)
Vilvoorde, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Occupation(s)Journalist, television presenter

Danira Boukhriss Terkessidis (Vilvoorde, 12 August 1990) is a Flemish television presenter and newscaster.

Boukhriss studied modern languages and literature (Dutch, English and Spanish) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, [1] and has been working for the Flemish public television broadcaster VRT since 2012. She first worked behind the scenes for the tourist series Vlaanderen Vakantieland and then moved to VRT News in mid-2013, where she mainly worked as a television reporter for Het Journaal. In 2015, she came into the spotlight when suffering racist abuse due to her mixed Greek and Moroccan origin while covering a Pegida demonstration. [2]

In addition to her journalistic work, Boukhriss presented the reportage programme Login on the Canvas channel from autumn 2013 to autumn 2014. From autumn 2015 to mid-2016 she presented the report programme Koppen XL on Eén. In 2016, she took temporary leave as a reporter for Het Journaal to participate in the nutrition program Over Eten, with Kobe Ilsen. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Studeerde taal- en letterkunde aan de VUB". Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Annick Joossen (14 April 2015). "Danira Boukhriss: 'Ik dacht niet dat zoiets anno 2015 nog bestond'". De Morgen .
  3. ↑ "Danira werkt aan nieuw programma". De Standaard . 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kobe Ilsen en Danira Boukhriss Terkessidis presenteren 'Over Eten'". TV-visie. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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