Clairy Polak - Dutch journalist - Died at 67

Clairy Polak is a Dutch journalist and radio and television host who was born in 1956. She is most popular for her work on the BBC's Today program, which she introduced from 1998 to 2003.

Polak was brought into the world in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She concentrated on English writing at the College of Amsterdam and afterward filled in as a writer for the Dutch paper NRC Handelsblad. She made the move to the BBC in 1987, where she was a reporter and producer for the Today program. In 1998, she turned into the principal female moderator of the program.

Polak left the Today program in 2003 to join the BBC's Newsnight program. She introduced Newsnight for a very long time, prior to leaving the BBC in 2005.

Polak has been a freelance journalist and broadcaster ever since leaving the BBC. She has presented shows for the BBC World Service and the Dutch public broadcaster NOS. She has likewise composed a few books, including a diary, "One Lady's Conflict" (2011), about her encounters as a conflict journalist in the previous Yugoslavia.

Polak is a regarded and experienced columnist. Her ability to get to the heart of a story and conduct in-depth interviews have earned her a reputation. She is likewise a skilled telecaster, with a warm and drawing in style.

In 2013, Polak was granted the Request for Orange-Nassau by the Dutch government for her administrations to news coverage.

Clairy Polak died on August 31st 2023, she was 67 years of age.