Daljit Dhaliwal
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Daljit Dhaliwal[1] (born 1962 in London, United Kingdom) is a British newsreader and television presenter [2][3].
Dhaliwal is best known for presenting the critically acclaimed Foreign Exchange (PBS) and BBC World News BBC World 21st Century, and PBS Global Watch which includes one-on-one interviews. She had been working on and off as a newsreader for BBC World News since November 2005, mostly as substitute for Katty Kay. She still works for BBC World News hosting 21st Century for BBC World News. Daljit also does news segments for ABC News Now.QV *[1] On January 12th 2008 she began as sole anchor for the fourth season of Foreign Exchange (PBS). Daljit later began Global Watch on April 2008.
She had previously been a presenter starting out for BBC Home News as a field reporter and then Channel 4 News. She left BBC to host ITN's World News and World Focus on weekends. After that she moved to Atlanta Georgia USA, wooed there by CNN International and CNNfn to host Your World Today. [2] Daljit has also worked for the United Nations UNICEF hosting important conferences in New York City and The Hague Netherlands. Daljit hosted Wide Angle PBS, but left to do her other shows and was replaced by Aaron Brown.
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[edit] Early life
She was born in England, grew up in Southall (west London) to Punjabi Sikh parents of the Dhaliwal Jat family who both emigrated from Sujapur Ludhiana, Punjab, India. She earned an MA degree in politics, history and economics from the University of London.
[edit] Career with BBC and ITN
Dhaliwal started her career as a field reporter for BBC Home TV News, then became anchor at ITN World News.
When ITN started the ITN World News she regularly presented the evening bulletins until the end of 2001. She presented with Andrew Harvey with each alternating each hour throughout the evening. Later in 2001, Dhaliwal's ITN World News broadcast was cancelled due to lack of corporate funding, (PBS switched from ITN World News to BBC World News which has late breaking superior news reports) Daljit also was co-host of Wide Angle's inaugural season in 2002. She returned as sole anchor in 2006.
[edit] Move to USA
Dhaliwal left London to work in Atlanta, Georgia at CNN International and CNNfn. She has been nicknamed The Audrey Hepburn of Asian Newsanchors by fans on the Internet and has achieved a cult following of sorts and David Letterman has publicly admitted he is a fan.[4] She was invited on The Late Show With David Letterman, but was only interviewed for about five minutes and announced that she was engaged and was getting a new show. He also promised he would have her back on. Dhaliwal became a temporary replacement newsreader on BBC World in November 2005 to substitute for Katty Kay who was on maternity leave. She had co-anchored primarily from WNET's studios on West 44th Street in Times Square, New York, but usually reports now from the BBC World News studios in Washington, DC, Dhaliwal has also done voiceovers for PBS promos that air on co-owned New York City market stations WNET in New York and WLIW in Garden City, New York.
Dhaliwal returned to anchor and host Wide Angle on July 11, 2006. Her interviews as host of 21st Century and Foreign Exchange Global Watch that are now her main work. She lived in New York City with her husband, Lee Patrick Sullivan, but they have since divorced. She has since left Wide Angle.
She has an active life hosting at private ceremonies for different news organizations. She has become highly popular in America and now has high ratings. PBS has renewed her show for a sixth season with even more hard hitting investigative reports. It is unclear if she will do anything other than present the show and conduct an interview at the end. Dhaliwal can currently be seen on ABC News Now, hosting a variety of programs for the digital network. Daljit now has three shows on which she works. One on PBS and one on BBC and another on ABC News Now.
[edit] Recognition
In 1999, she was named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" and in August 1999, Esquire Magazine named her one of the magazine's "Women We Love" list.
[edit] References
- ^ Official Daljit Dhaliwal Agent Contact Website.
- ^ Rachel Cooke "She's news to America", The Observer, 23 June, 2002. Retrieved on 22 July 2007.
- ^ Daljit Dhaliwal filmography
- ^ David Letterman is a fan.Interview
