| Babita Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Born | Babita Sharma |
| Ethnicity | British Indian |
| Education | University of Wales |
| Occupation | Journalist, Television Presenter |
| Notable credit(s) | BBC Radio Wales Thames Valley Television Channel 4 FM Ajman TV BBC Radio Berkshire Spotlight Channel Islands BBC News BBC World News Newsday |
| Website | |
| https://twitter.com/BabitaBBC | |
Babita Sharma is a British television newsreader, currently fronting the overnight bulletins on the BBC News and BBC World News, presenting the Newsday strand each Monday-Wednesday from London with Rico Hizon in Singapore.
Babita graduated from the University of Wales, where she attained a degree in Journalism, Film and Broadcasting. She began her first media placements with BBC Radio Wales and Thames Valley Television.[1]
Babita then moved to Dubai, working on radio for Channel 4 FM and for Ajman TV where she presented a weekly music programme. She returned to the UK in 2003 and began her BBC career at BBC Radio Berkshire as a travel presenter and producer. She then moved to the newsroom in Southampton, reporting and producing for BBC South Today. In 2007 she moved onto BBC Spotlight Channel Islands working as a video journalist and regular presenter of the evening bulletin.[1]
Babita moved to the BBC News channel in 2008, initially as presenter of the Your Money programme, as well as reading the business news on Fridays. She took on the main business role in early 2009, before moving to her current full-time presenting role for the BBC News Channel and BBC World News.
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Babita Sharma". MTC. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
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