Kat Hawkins Explained
Kat Hawkins (born Kathleen Hawkins in December 1988, in Retford, Nottinghamshire) is a presenter, producer,[1] and reporter. They worked on the BBC's technology programme Click, broadcast on the BBC World News and the BBC News Channel in the United Kingdom.[2] After leaving university in 2012,[3] they gained a place on the BBC's Journalism Trainee Scheme in 2013.[4]
Both of Hawkins' legs were amputated below the knee in 2006 as a result of meningitis.[5] [6] [7]
In addition to her TV work, they played sitting volleyball for Team GB,[8] is a dancer,[9] and has been studying yoga[10] since 2013.[11]
They also presented the program "People Fixing the World' on the BBC World Service radio.[12]
Notes and References
- Web site: Kathleen Hawkins – Reporter & Producer. creativesgo. www.creativesgo.com. 2019-01-21.
- Web site: Kat Hawkins. Databricks. en-US. 2020-04-19.
- Web site: Kathleen Hawkins. www.meningitis.org. 2017-09-10.
- Web site: Ouch: Disability Talk – Kathleen Hawkins – BBC Radio. BBC. 2017-09-10.
- Web site: Body positivity: what losing my legs taught me about confidence. Hastings. Christobel. 2020-01-20. Stylist. en. 2020-04-19.
- News: Trying out 3D printed legs. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-01-07.
- Web site: Kathleen Hawkins Meningitis Research Foundation. 2021-01-07. www.meningitis.org.
- Web site: KAT HAWKINS. KAT HAWKINS. en-US. 2020-04-19.
- News: Growth. yoocan. 2017-09-10.
- Web site: This amputee yogi is challenging the way we look at limb loss. Miranda Larbi for Metro. co.uk. 2017-02-15. Metro. 2017-09-10.
- News: This Amputee Yogi Can Teach Us All A Lot About Body Positivity. 2017-02-15. HuffPost UK. 2017-09-10. en-GB.
- Web site: BBC World Service – People Fixing The World, Smart Boats That Sail on a Bed of Bubbles. BBC. 27 November 2018 . en-GB. 2019-01-21.
