| Hazlina Abdul Halim | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 February 1985 Singapore |
| Residence | Singapore/Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation | Presenter/Journalist |
| Years active | 2005 - present |
Hazlina Abdul Halim (born on the 17th of February 1985) is a Singaporean television presenter, journalist, news reader and radio announcer. Hazlina is of mixed parentage and is effectively bilingual in English and Bahasa Melayu. She is also conversant in Mandarin. She often fronts live variety and current affairs programmes and telethons. Hazlina is also often sought after for private emceeing engagements and has attended various seminars/workshop as a guest speaker.[1] She was last seen on Suria hosting Kuiz Xpres, a thrice weekly general knowledge quiz game show, and on Untukmu Sinaran Hati 2011 with co-host Khairudin Saharom.
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Hazlina was born in Singapore. The young avid reader has always been linguistically inclined and won numerous book prizes in primary and secondary school with honours in debates and oratorical competitions. Hazlina went on to pursue a diploma in Mass Communication at Ngee Ann Polytechnic where she co-presented and co-produced weekly radio programmes for Radio Heatwave, the campus radio station.
Following her graduation from Ngee Ann Polytechnic, she spent a year working as a presenter and a television journalist in Singapore before deciding to read Political Science and Communication Studies at The University of Western Australia in 2006. In 2010, she was conferred a Master of Film and Television with Distinction from Curtin University of Technology in Perth.
Hazlina's media career began with an internship at Ria 89.7FM during her final year at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. She was talent-scouted to be a part-time announcer affectionately known as "Fairlady". Shortly after, Hazlina debuted on MediaCorp Suria in 2005 on TGIF - weekly magazine programme covering current affairs, lifestyle, music, food and community events.
Barely three months into her television debut, Hazlina presented Pesta Perdana 2005 - a live award show honouring Singapore's Malay Television Industry together with Najip Ali, Rima Melati Adams and Khairudin Saharom.
In October 2005, Hazlina began presenting Berita, MediaCorp Suria's prime-time news bulletin,. She joined the news team as a journalist in February 2006 before leaving in July to pursue her Bachelors Degree. Although she was based in Perth, Western Australia, Hazlina would return to Singapore frequently during her vacation periods and was often seen reporting/presenting on Berita and various other programmes on MediaCorp Suria.