Ian Katz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ian Katz
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Feb 9, 1968(1968-02-09)
Age	56
Country	South Africa
Horoscope	Aquarius

Ian Katz Biography

Ian Katz is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on February 9, 1968 in South Africa. He is a professional journalist and broadcaster, whose career reached its peak when he was appointed Director of Programs at Channel 4. He was previously an editor for The Guardian and the BBC Two newsnight.

While working as the Sunday Correspondent, he was a colleague of journalist He was a colleague of journalist Jonathan Freedland while working for the Sunday Correspondent..

After a brief period working on a newspaper in Costa Rica, Katz joined the short-lived Sunday Correspondent as a graduate trainee in 1989 along with Jonathan Freedland, a future colleague. During the following year Katz moved to The Guardian remaining there until his BBC appointment in 2013, apart taking up a Laurence Stern fellowship at The Washington Post in 1993. During his period at The Guardian, he was successively a reporter, foreign correspondent (in New York 1994–97), editor of the G2 supplement for eight years and has been responsible for the Saturday (2006–08) and the weekday editions of the newspaper,

Katz was responsible for the then new guardian.co.uk website in 1998. As features editor in January 2003, he ran an image commissioned from artist Gillian Wearing for the G2 front cover which consisted of the words: “Fuck Cilla Black”. Intended to promote an article about the decline in the quality of British television, readers complained about the decline in the quality of newspaper journalism. Black’s agent, her son Robert Willis, described it as a “cheap publicity stunt”, and Wearing apologised for the offence caused.

Justine Roberts, a businesswoman, was his wife. They have four children.

Ian Katz Net Worth

Ian Katz is one of the richest Journalist from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ian Katz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He studied philosophy, economics, and politics at New College at Oxford University.

While at The Guardian, he was a WikiLeaks He was a contact of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange while employed at The Guardian. contact.

Ian Alexander Katz (born 9 February 1968) is a British journalist and broadcasting executive who became Director of Programmes at Channel 4 in January 2018. Katz originally followed a career in print journalism, and was a deputy editor of The Guardian until 2013. He then became the editor of the Newsnight current affairs programme on BBC Two, a role which ended in late 2017.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ian Katz Dating?

According to our records, Ian Katz married to Justine Roberts. As of December 1, 2023, Ian Katz’s is not dating anyone.

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On 31 October 2017, it was announced that Katz is leaving the BBC, and his role as Newsnight editor for Channel 4 where became director of programmes in January 2018.

Facts & Trivia

Ian Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Ian Katz celebrates birthday on February 9 of every year.

Top Facts about Ian Katz

1. Ian Katz is a British journalist born in South Africa in 1968.
2. He was the deputy editor of The Guardian from 2008-2013.
3. Katz served as the editor of BBC’s Newsnight from 2013-2017.
4. He is currently the director of programmes at Channel 4.
5. Katz has won multiple awards for his journalism and broadcasting work.
6. He studied history at Oxford University before pursuing journalism.
7. Katz has been involved in several controversial moments during his career.
8. He is known for his strong opinions and willingness to challenge authority.
9. Katz has written for various publications, including The New Statesman and GQ magazine.
10. He is married with two children and lives in London, UK.