    kathryn "kate" adie , obe dl (born 19 september 1945), is an english journalist. her most high-profile role was that of chief news correspondent for bbc news, during which time she became well known for reporting from war zones around the world. she currently presents from our own correspondent on bbc radio 4. ==life== adie was born in northumberland, within sight of st mary's island. she was adopted as a baby by a sunderland pharmacist and his wife, john and maud adie, and grew up there; she is a fan of the city's football team, sunderland. she had an independent school education at sunderland church high school, and then studied at the university of newcastle upon tyne, where she obtained a degree in scandinavian studies and starred in several gilbert and sullivan productions. her career with the bbc began as a station assistant at bbc radio durham, then a producer for radio bristol. she then switched to television, directing outside broadcasts. she was a reporter for regional tv news in plymouth and southampton, and joined the national news team in 1976. her big break was the london iranian embassy siege in 1980.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/correspondents/newsid_2625000/2625875.stm|title=kate adie|work
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