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Jackie Kabler (born 1966) is a British freelance television presenter and reporter for QVC and writer.

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Life

Kabler was born in Coventry, Warwickshire. [1] She moved to Ireland and achieved a zoology degree from Trinity College Dublin. [2] Her first job after graduation was with the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau. [2]

She began a career in journalism, firstly working as a presenter and reporter for Channel Television and then ITV West. She joined breakfast TV programme GMTV in 2000. [3] She worked there for nine years, two as a reporter and producer and seven as a roving correspondent. Among the major stories Kabler covered for GMTV were: the Soham murders; interviewing Ian Huntley on live television days before his arrest for the murders; the impeachment of US President Clinton; [1] the Washington, D.C. sniper attacks; the 2004 Athens Olympics, [1] the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake; [1] and the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. [4] She also hosted shows on Setanta Sports News and presented a property show for Sky . [5]

In February 2013 Kabler began presenting for QVC. [6] [7] She currently co-presents Ruth Langsford's Fashion Edit alongside Ruth Langsford for QVC.

Kabler is also a bestselling crime writer, who is published by HarperCollins imprint One More Chapter. She first published a series of books known as the Cora Baxter mysteries. Her titles include Am I Guilty? (2019), The Happy Couple (2020), The Happy Family (2021), The Murder List (2022) and The Vanishing of Class 3B (2023). She achieved the Nielsen Silver Bestseller Award in 2023. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hadfield, Thomas (29 July 2019). "Jackie Kabler on life as an author". The Local Answer. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Jackie Kabler". Hachette UK. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Johnnie (5 July 2009). "Jackie Kabler". TV Newsroom. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Welcome". Jackie Kabler. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Kabler, Jackie". The Crime Writers’ Association. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "JACKIE KABLER". Q Community. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "About". Jackie Kabler. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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