Biographies



Amanda Walker
Amanda Walker

Amanda is Sky News' Russia Correspondent based in Moscow and reports from across Russia and Eastern Europe. Most recently, she has covered mass protests in Moscow and gained a rare, exclusive interview, in English, with Vladimir Putin. She also got exclusive access to a Nazi training camp, covered terror attacks including the Domodedovo airport bombing and interviewed Mikhail Gorbachev . Her investigative reports include insights into the fur industry, illegal abortions, and Russia’s shocking air safety record.
Beyond Russia, she has recently reported on the Libyan crisis from Malta, Italy and the country itself. She has also been on two royal tours in Africa and Canada as well as reporting on the ongoing euro crisis from Athens. In her previous UK-based role, as News Reporter, Amanda covered stories such as the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and the 2009 Oscars in L.A.
 
Prior to Sky, Amanda worked as an on the road reporter for LBC, where she covered the Soham murders, the 2005 general election, and the 7/7 bombings, for which she received accolades in the Observer and in The Independent. Amanda started her career at the Hull Daily Mail before moving into BBC local radio.