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Martha Catherine Kearney (born October 8 1957) is a British broadcaster and journalist. She read Classics at St Anne's College, Oxford.

She has been Political Editor on the BBC's Newsnight programme since 2000 and is also a presenter on BBC Radio 4's long-running Woman's Hour. Kearney has been an occasional presenter of the Today programme also. She was a candidate to succeed Andrew Marr as BBC Political Editor in 2005 but lost out to Nick Robinson.

Martha Kearney is married to Chris Shaw, journalist and senior programme controller on Channel Five television.

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 '''Martha Catherine Kearney''' (born [[October 8]] [[1957]]) is a British broadcaster and journalist. She read [[Classics]] at [[St Anne's College, Oxford]].
-She has been Political Editor with [[BBC]]'s ''[[Newsnight]]'' since [[2000]] and is also a presenter on [[BBC Radio 4]]'s long-running [[Woman's Hour]]. She was a candidate to succeed [[Andrew Marr]] as [[BBC Political Editor]] in [[2005]] but lost out to [[Nick Robinson]]. Martha is married to Chris Shaw, journalist and senior programme controller on Channel Five television.
+She has been Political Editor on the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Newsnight]]'' programme since [[2000]] and is also a presenter on [[BBC Radio 4]]'s long-running ''[[Woman's Hour]]''. Kearney has been an occasional presenter of the ''[[Today programme|Today]]'' programme also. She was a candidate to succeed [[Andrew Marr]] as [[BBC Political Editor]] in [[2005]] but lost out to [[Nick Robinson]].
+Martha Kearney is married to Chris Shaw, journalist and senior programme controller on Channel Five television.
 ==External link==
 * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/about/martha_kearney.shtml BBC profile]
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