Kate needed a day job after she returned home to England. She was hired by a bank that allowed her to pay her bills but it did not satisfy her thirst for life. She would get her foot in the door of journalism when she joined Look North News. After her stint there, she became a reporter and host for Tyne Tees Television. She then went on to serve as a panelist on The Heaven and Earth Show, The Wright Stuff, Weekend Breakfast, and Big Strong Boys on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Kate was not scared of protecting her integrity even when she was a young journalist. Usually, people early in their careers do not want to take risks because they are fearful of hurting their future job prospects. Kate hit another employee, Rod Liddle in 2002. Rod was the editor of BBC Radio 4's Today and was working with Kate on a new pilot. Rod described the time when Kate hit him "I made a stupid comment about the disabled which Kate rightly took exception to." Kate stood up for the disabled and also stood up for herself. Even though physical violence is wrong, Kate felt it was right in that situation. It was very inappropriate for Rod to say what he said and Kate needed to set him straight.

Big Break with BBC

From 2005 to 2007, Silverton was an anchor with Simon McCoy for a shift on BBC News 24. She wasn’t hired as a regular since she had to split her time with her second position as a relief host. She had to fill in BBC Breakfast when the regular host, Sian Williams had to take a break during her maternity leave. Kate took full advantage of the guest spots she was asked to be on. She was able to reach more of the audience and impress them with her reporting.

In December of 2007, Kate got her very own segment on BBC One when she was assigned to host a 90-second round-up. She did really well and won the attention of the show’s producers. They were pleased with her professionalism and attention to detail. They liked the fact that she spent a good amount of time preparing for her segment with her research and notes. She was promoted to become the main anchor from February until August in 2008 when the regular anchor, Sophie Raworth took maternity leave. She had earned the respect of BBC because they felt they could count on her and rely on her to be there when they needed her to fill in.

In 2009, Kate started regularly presenting BBC Weekend News Late Bulletin. She also had another assignment as she occasionally hosted BBC Breakfast with Bill Turnbull. Kate tapped back into her culturally diverse interests when she reported for BBC News from Afghanistan in September of 2009.

On April 2, 2012, Kate joined BBC News at One after returning from her maternity leave. Kate filled in as a deputy presenter at BBC News at One during Mondays when the regular anchor of the show, Sophie Raworth was not available for a short time. At this point in her career, Kate was not the main anchor but she is always called on as a relief presenter when the regular anchors need to be absent from their posts.