Tessa Chapman has been Chief Correspondent for 5 News since 2011, reporting at home and abroad for the channel. She also regularly presents the flagship news show at 5pm.
Shortlisted for ‘Journalist of the Year’ by the Society of Editors in 2022 and 2023, Tessa’s work includes award-winning investigations into eating disorders and the taboo subject of child to parent abuse, and long-form reports into social issues including drug rehabilitation, gambling and children in care.
Tessa Chapman has been at the heart of the biggest stories in recent years, reporting from Kyiv as Russia invaded Ukraine, from Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake and presenting live from the studio to break the news of the Queen’s death to viewers. She has travelled extensively during her career, covering conflicts in Gaza and Libya, refugee crises in the Middle East and Europe, shooting tragedies and the gun rights debate in the US and natural disasters and climate issues in Indonesia, Kenya and Iceland.
Before her current role, Tessa Chapman was North of England Correspondent for Sky News. Her first job in television was as a reporter for ITV Granada. She started her career in local commercial radio in Manchester, where she was sent to interview the Prime Minister Tony Blair on her first day.
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