Joanne de Rozario (born Joanne Lynn de Rozario; February 20, 1975) is a Malaysian-based TV presenter and producer.
Joanne was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She attended the Sentul Convent Primary Girls School and later St. Mary's School. In her formative years, she was also trained in classical piano and ballet.
Having decided on a career in journalism, Joanne worked as a stringer at the New Straits Times Press while attending pre-university classes at Mahkota College and HELP Institute. In 1997, she graduated magna cum laude from California State University, Fresno, with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Journalism (minor in Public Relations). She completed her internship at Fresno’s CBS affiliate KGPE, then known as KJEO 47 On Your Side.
Joanne enjoys wakeboarding, reading and traveling. She loves dogs and has a pooch named Patches.
Joanne returned to Malaysia to work as a Public Relations Executive, but soon after joined ntv7 (Natseven TV Sdn Bhd) as an Assistant Producer in the News & Current Affairs Department. She went on to anchor the station’s English News 7 News while maintaining her involvement in day-to-day news production. Joanne left ntv7 as Head of Production & Presentation in 2003 for a career in Entertainment.
She joined Channel V International where she worked for four years as Supervising Producer. She also presented the English news bulletin Nightline for TV3 (Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad) on a part-time basis.
When production operations for Channel [V] were relocated to its head office in Hong Kong, Joanne took on the role of Executive Producer in the Production Department at STAR TV (Satellite Television for the Asian Region).
Joanne also produced the music documentary Laya Project. It has won numerous awards at international film festivals.
Throughout her career as a Producer, Joanne continued to record voiceovers and host events. Her clients include BMW, Nikon, LG, Sepang International Circuit and Sime Darby.
Joanne returned to Malaysia in 2009 to host The Breakfast Show for ntv7.