Barbara Serra: The 1st Non-Native English Speaker to Present a Primetime News Program on British TV

Barbara Serra is an award-winning journalist, TV presenter, TEDx speaker, author, and documentary-maker. She was born in Italy but has lived in the U.K. since the 90s. English has been her dominant language since learning it as a teenager in international schools across Europe.

Over 20 years ago, Barbara Serra made history as the first non-native English speaker to present a primetime news program on British TV, a remarkable achievement attained through hard work, determination, and a passion for her job.

Since then, Barbara Serra has worked for some of the most renowned international news networks, including the BBC, Al Jazeera English, and Sky News, where she is currently employed as a TV presenter and news anchor.

I invited her on my podcast, Stolaroid Stories, to discuss the challenges of presenting news with a foreign accent, her career as a non-native English journalist, diversity in journalism, the interplay between pronunciation and identity, and her course designed to help non-native speakers find their authentic English voice.

Links

• Barbara Serra's newsletter. "News with a Foreign Accent" -- https://barbaraserra.substack.com/

• Barbara Serra's Course: https://www.barbaraserra.info/
• Barbara Serra's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-serra-73830134/

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