Sanjiv Buttoo

Sanjiv Buttoo is an award winning journalist with BBC News.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] He has worked for BBC Radio York, BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC Radio Leeds, BBC Asian Network, as head of Asian Programmes for BBC North West, and as a reporter with the BBC's Investigation Unit. Sanjiv has also worked in television with North West Tonight and Look North.

He has extensive experience of producing & presenting current affairs programmes, making documentaries and writes regularly for BBC News Online. He has worked in South Asia covering terrorism, natural disasters and political unrest and has specialist knowledge of the Indian sub-continents social affairs, religion and culture. He has also worked with BBC World Service as a Producer in the Gulf, the Middle East and mainland Europe. After spending time as Assistant Editor BBC Radio Lancashire Sanjiv was appointed Managing Editor BBC Radio York.

Career

In 2000 Sanjiv was awarded Best UK Radio Journalist at the EMMA Awards. In 2001 Sanjiv was appointed North of England reporter for the BBC Asian Network. In 2004 Sanjiv was given the additional responsibilities of reporting on events in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In 2008 Sanjiv was awarded a Sony Radio Academy Gold Award for his news documentary feature "Britain's Missing Girls" which uncovered the hidden practice of female foeticide in the United Kingdom by British born Asians. In 2012 Sanjiv was based in Jerusalem working for BBC World Service/Newsgathering in the Middle East. In 2012 Sanjiv was appointed as Assistant Editor BBC Radio Lancashire and then in March 2014 Sanjiv was appointed Managing Editor BBC Radio York.

Sanjiv Buttoo

Career

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