Cassie Stokes
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|birth_name = Cassandra Stokes{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/cassandrastokes|title=Title of Twitter account}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|04|5|df=y}}
|birth_place = Dublin, Ireland
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|occupation = Presenter
|employer = TV3
|known_for = Helping Vincent Browne with his "Tweet machine"
|credits = Xposé
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Cassie Stokes (born 5 April 1987) is a television presenter with TV3.
Career
She initially joined TV3 as a Promotions Assistant. She appeared on-screen as the Twitter correspondent on Tonight with Vincent Browne, helping the experienced journalist figure out how to use the "Tweet machine" live on air. Mario Rosenstock referred to her in his television sketches on the programme ahead of the 2011 general election.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrFMVrBbPso|title=Vincent Browne v. Conor Lenihan|work=Mario Rosentock|year=2011}} She considers Browne her mentor and maintained contact with him for years afterwards.{{cite news|first=Eimear|last=Rabbitt|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/we-are-an-odd-match-xposes-new-girl-cassie-on-her-mentor-vincent-browne-34629581.html|title='We are an odd match' - Xpose's new girl Cassie on her 'mentor' Vincent Browne|work=Irish Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=15 April 2016}}
She worked as a cyber reporter on the 3e programme FYI for three years until 2013.{{cite news|first=Eimear|last=Rabbitte|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/tv3-announce-the-newest-presenter-of-xpose-34626872.html|title=TV3 announce the newest presenter of Xpose|work=Irish Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=14 April 2016}} She left Ireland in 2013 and worked as a co-host on Entertainment Tonight Canada. TV3 asked her to audition as a presenter on Xposé as cover for Karen Koster and Aisling O'Loughlin, who were both going on maternity leave. In April 2016, she was announced as a new presenter of Xposé.{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Arnold|url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/cassie-stokes-named-new-xpose-7757408|title=Cassie Stokes named as new Xpose presenter to cover TV3 stars' maternity leave|date=15 April 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/entertainment-news/199435/Cassie-Stokes-announced-as-the-new-member-of-the-Xpos-team|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603204936/http://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/entertainment-news/199435/Cassie-Stokes-announced-as-the-new-member-of-the-Xpos-team|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 June 2016|title=Cassie Stokes announced as the new member of the Xposé team!|date=14 April 2016}}
Personal life
She is a Dubliner, from Dundrum. She was reared between Ireland and Canada and has lived in the UK. She split from her girlfriend shortly before beginning work on Xposé.{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Butler|url=http://evoke.ie/showbiz/xpose-presenter-cassie-stokes|title=Xpose's new host Cassie opens up on being gay and coming out|date=15 April 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{Twitter}}
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Category:Irish LGBTQ broadcasters
Category:Irish LGBTQ entertainers
Category:Television personalities from Dublin (city)