Kate Oates

Kate Oates is a television producer, who became Coronation Street's new producer in March 2016, taking over from Stuart Blackburn.

Oates was originally an assisted producer for Coronation Street from 2012 to 2013, before taking over the role as producer on Emmerdale from Stuart Blackburn. In 2015 it was announced that Oates would be replacing Blackburn as producer in 2016.