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Birth Name: Catherine Elizabeth Newman
Place of Birth: Surrey South Western, Surrey, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 14 July, 1974
Ethnicity: English
Cathy Newman is an English journalist and presenter. She has been on air on Sky News since 2026, and previously on Channel 4 News, from 2006 to 2026. She has also worked for Media Week, The Independent, the Financial Times, and The Washington Post.
Cathy is the daughter of Julia and David Newman. Her parents are chemistry teachers. She is married to writer John O’Connell, with whom she has two children.
Cathy’s maternal grandfather was Norman E. Worsdall (the son of Francis John Worsdall and Emma Jane Kettle).
Cathy’s maternal grandmother was Maggie Alston (the daughter of John William Alston and Jane Brunton Robinson).