Name Vanessa BaffoeAge / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB No confirmed information is available on the year she was born.Wikipedia Bio / Profile BackgroundIntroduction :
- After working for big media networks like the BBC and ITV, British journalist and presenter Vanessa Baffoe is now employed by Sky News in the UK.
- Vanessa has been using her platform to raise awareness of racism to the fullest extent. She fearlessly addresses any threats and makes combating racism and racial supremacy her top priority.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Vanessa, despite being raised in Britain by her Ghanaian mother, was conceived in Ghana.
- Her father resides in Ghana, and she has a black heritage and British nationality. She grew up alongside her sister, Claudia Liza-Armah, who worked as a newsreader for London Live from January 2014 to January 2017.
Early Life and Education :
- From 2010 to 2011, Vanessa attended the City University of London and earned her Master’s in Broadcast Journalism.
Work, Career, Salary and Net Worth :
- Since January 2020, Vanessa has been serving as a presenter for Sky News, based out of London, England.
- She was a journalist and presenter for BBC News from June 2016 to January 2020 for three years and eight months.
- From January 2014 to January 2017, Vanessa was the reporter and presenter for London Live ESTV, based in London, UK.
- She also worked as a journalist for ITV for three years. She served in Norwich, UK, from October 2011 to October 2012, then later in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, from October 2012 to January 2014.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- In a December 2014 feature for The Independent titled “The midwife crisis: How those who bring life into the world are undervalued,” Vanessa highlighted the Government’s rejection of a 1% salary increase for midwives and the shortage of approximately 3,200 midwives in England, as reported by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
- Vanessa is known for her work on Sky World News (1989), The Early Rundown (2019), and A Christmas Number One (2021).
- In a March 2023 interview on Sky News, Vanessa provided an update on the situation along the eastern frontline of Ukraine while broadcasting live from Odesa.
- Recently, Vanessa criticised the Associated Press for removing Uganda activist Vanessa Nakate from a photograph of teenage campaigners, highlighting the pervasive racism in society.
- In an April 2021 piece on HuffPost titled “I’m A Black Journalist. The Media’s Inability To Tackle Its Racism Has Me Questioning My Future,” Vanessa expressed concerns about racism in the media industry, emphasizing the underrepresentation of Black women and the need for change.
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