Clare Richardson

Clare Richardson is a TV presenter and journalist with more than a decade of experience in international news covering many of the world’s biggest stories for major news organizations.

A highly-skilled breaking news specialist, Clare has presented rolling coverage on stories including pivotal elections in the United States and Germany, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic, high-stakes conferences of world leaders, and the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

She has worked across the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia as a news reporter and documentary filmmaker. As a foreign correspondent she has covered stories including mass shootings across the United States and in New Zealand, elections in Indonesia, and the Trump White House. An experienced solo operator in the field, Clare has previously worked as a professional VJ and mobile journalist with
hostile environment training. Clare has also directed short documentary films from the Solomon Islands, Australia, Brazil, and the Philippines for outlets including Deutsche Welle, Business Insider, and BBC Reel.

Born and raised in Palo Alto, California, Clare got her start in journalism more than a decade ago in New York, where she worked as the world news editor for The Huffington Post in its start-up days. She later worked as the world section editor of Reuters.com and has taught journalism as a Lecturer at the University of Melbourne in Australia.