Tastemaker

‘None of us are guaranteed tomorrow, so have gratitude and appreciation for today’ – Zara King

Virgin Media news correspondent Zara King is working in her dream job, it’s what she always wanted to do

Zara King, news Journalist with Virgin Media: her profile skyrocketed during the pandemic, when the nation was glued to daily bulletins to find out the latest twists and turns of the virus. Picture: Fergal Phillips

When children are asked what they want to be when they grow up they often say an astronaut, a singer, or a movie star, but for Zara King the dream was always to work in journalism. “I have a vivid memory of my mum asking me when I was three years old and I said ‘photography journalist’ so it’s kind of gas how it worked out,” she says. As a teenager King would interview people ...