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Katerina (Katy) Katopodis born May 21, 1975) is a South African journalist and news anchor. She is the Group Editor-in-Chief of Eyewitness News for Primedia Broadcasting (PMB).

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Katerina (Katy) Katopodis born May 21, 1975 is a South African journalist and news anchor. She did her schooling at Saheti School (1980 – 1991), and tertiary she was Wits University (1992 – 1995), where she graduated a degree in Bachelor of Arts, where she majored in English, International Relations and Greek.

Career
Katy was appointed in this position in 2008 and is also a senior member of management within the broadcasting stable. Katy was appointed in this position in 2008 and is also a senior member of management within the broadcasting stable. While she has been with Primedia Broadcasting since 1996, she has never stood still in her career and has grown and developed within the EWN newsroom and the broader business, changing roles and receiving added responsibilities as she grew. In 2001 she was appointed the youngest ever news editor at 702. A few years later she became responsible for all news content on yet another of PMB’s radio stations, 947, and was later promoted to a group editorial position when appointed editor-in-chief. She is currently a member of the PMB management committee (Manco) and plays an important role in helping create a vision and strategy for the entire broadcasting business under the leadership of the CEO, with whom she works closely.

Katy is also responsible for the vision, strategy and day-to-day running of Eyewitness News which operates entirely independently from PMB’s four radio stations. She oversees budgets, supervises staff, conducts performance appraisals and establishes the editorial direction of the newsroom. Katy has also established a strong editorial team and group of award winning journalists who understand the values and principles of the EWN brand. Over the years Katy has helped build a formidable Eyewitness News brand that is synonymous with independent, credible, accurate, trustworthy news. She has a firm but fair and nurturing leadership style and is always committed to finding workable solutions when it comes to crisis management. She works with great speed, does well under pressure, has an excellent work ethic and has always been described as the ultimate professional.

She understands the demands of the newsroom, but also the impact of constant exposure to reporting on crime and violence and the resulting trauma it has on individuals within the team. Katy introduced weekly debriefs and trauma counselling for reporters who were experiencing PTSD as a result of their work. Her own work with mindfulness has assisted her in this regard and she encourages self-care with the EWN team who are constantly urged to find a balance between their work and personal lives. With offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town, Eyewitness News provides news, traffic, sport and business across all Primedia Broadcasting’s radio stations (702, 947, Cape Talk, KFM). She derives great pleasure in growing, coaching and mentoring her team and measures her success with their development - particularly junior members whom she strives to mentor.

The growth of Eyewitness News is also of paramount importance to her and she pushes the EWN news brand into new territories by increasing the digital footprint and through innovation. In August this year, ewn.co.za hit 2 million users for the first time ever. EWN’s online growth, both year-on-year and month-on-month has been excellent and is evident in EWN’s reach, influence and industry ranking. Under her leadership, EWN has won numerous awards including being named Publisher of the Year at the Bookmark Awards for digital excellence two years running in 2015 and 2016. Currently EWN’s online/digital offerings also include an EWN app and social media followings that tally hundreds of thousands. The brand continually finds new ways to connect with audiences including a daily EWN e-mail newsletter and the unique offering of our WhatsApp updates (a South African first).

Career Milestones
1.	Began her career in broadcasting at a community radio station (NPV 1422MW) and spent her time between the newsroom she helped establish and hosting a talk show.

2.	1996 - Joined Broadcast Resources as a news anchor.

3.	1997 - Appointed full time at Talk Radio 702 as a junior reporter. She quickly rose through the ranks and became a senior reporter.

4.	2001 - Appointed News Editor for Talk Radio 702.

5.	2005 - Appointed Editor for the Johannesburg office, covering 947 Highveld Stereo and Talk Radio 702. 6.	Morning news anchor on the John Robbie show.

7.	Hosted Talk at Nine on Talk Radio 702 and Cape Talk for almost two years.

8.	2005 – Selected for a United States of America visitorship programme entitled Grassroots Democracy.

9.	2006 - Recognised for excellence in the field of journalism by the Lyceum Club of Women in Johannesburg.

10.	2008 - Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) rules in her favour following a highly publicized issue around the exclusion of journalists from a racially exclusive political event. The SAHRC ruled it was unconstitutional.

11.	2008 - Named one of 200 young South Africans “you must take out to lunch” in an annual feature for leading South African Newspaper the Mail and Guardian.

12.	2009 - Appointed as a judge for the regional leg of the SADC Media awards.

13.	2009 - Awarded by the World Council of Hellenes abroad for her contribution to South Africa in the field of journalism. One of only seven women of Hellenic Origin worldwide to be given the award.

14.	2010 – 2013 - Named one of the Top 40 Under 40s in The Media magazine’s list of the most influential media workers.

15.	2013 – Named Editor of the Year by the National Press Club of South Africa/University of the North West.

16.	2013 – Published her first book, I’m Missing News, which shares her experience of balancing a career in hard news with raising a family.

17.	2014 - Leads hear team’s coverage of the Oscar Pistorius trial and is part of the delegation that successfully applies to the court to televise the proceedings.

18.	2014 - Hosts a nightly TV show on the Oscar Trial Channel 199 on DSTV

19.	2014 – Elected Secretary General of the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF)

20.	2015 – Elected Deputy Chairperson of the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF)