James Coomarasamy

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James Coomarasamy
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Born
London, England
Education University of Cambridge
EmployerBBC
Known forNews broadcaster
PartnerNanette van der Laan [1]

James Coomarasamy is a British presenter of the BBC Radio 4 evening programme The World Tonight and the flagship Newshour programme on the BBC World Service.

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Before joining Newshour in 2010, Coomarasamy spent a year presenting the now defunct programme Europe Today. Before becoming a presenter (announcer) he had been a BBC correspondent in Warsaw, followed by Paris, then Washington, D.C.

Early life

Coomarasamy was born in London to parents of English and Sri Lankan ancestry.[ citation needed ] He was privately educated at Christ's Hospital School, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), near Horsham, West Sussex, followed by the University of Cambridge, where he studied modern and medieval languages. He is fluent in French and Russian, and he speaks some Polish. [2]

Career

Coomarasamy has worked primarily for the BBC: [3]

Personal life

Coomarasamy is married to Nanette van der Laan. They have two children: Maya and Finn. [4]

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References

  1. "James Coomarasamy". Twitter. 14 February 2015.
  2. "Profile". BBC World Service.
  3. "Profile". BBC TV news. Archived from the original on 28 October 2006.
  4. Coomarasamy, James (27 April 2003). "Au revoir, Parisian parenthood". BBC News.