Daljit Dhaliwal
Daljit Dhaliwal | |
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| Born | 8 September 1962 London, England |
| Education | University of East London University of London |
| Occupation | Television journalist/presenter |
| Notable credit(s) | Worldfocus Foreign Exchange |
| Website | hdreps |
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 September 25, 2006 in New York City[1] | |
| August 1, 2000[2] |
Daljit Dhaliwal (born 8 September 1962) is a British newsreader and television presenter.[3][citation needed]
Dhaliwal is a former news presenter for the
Early life
Dhaliwal was born in London, England, grew up in Southall, London.
She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of East London,[5][6] an MA degree in politics, history and economics from the University of London, and an honorary doctorate from the University of East London.[7]
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 live broadcast). She also was co-host of the inaugural season of PBS's Wide Angle in 2002. She returned as sole anchor in 2006, then left.
She had previously been a presenter starting out for BBC Home News as a field reporter and then Channel 4 News. She left BBC Home to host ITN World News and Worldfocus a news summary on weekends.
Move to the United States
Dhaliwal left London to work in
After that she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, wooed there by
For two seasons, Dhaliwal hosted
Recognition
In May 1999, she was named one of
On 6 July 2000, after much anticipation on his part, David Letterman invited Dhaliwal to
Personal life
Dhaliwal lives in New York City. She was married to Lee Patrick Sullivan for two years, but they have since divorced.
References
- ^ Agostini, Evan. "Television presenter Daljit Dhaliwal attends the Metropolitan Opera 2006-2007 season opening night at Lincoln Center September 25, 2006 in New York City". Getty Images. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "ITN newsreaders Leyla Daybelge, Ros Childs and Daljit Dhaliwal look..." Getty Images. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ Rachel Cooke "She's news to America" The Observer, 23 June 2002. Retrieved 22 July 2007
- ^ ABC News NOW Launches 'South Asia NOW' ABC News, 21 January 2008
- ^ "UEL Alumni".
- ^ "UEL Journalism". Archived from the original on 1 August 2009.
- ^ Biographical data Archived 8 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine – Knight Ayton Management
- ^ Oregon Public Broadcasting Archived 30 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Laing, Allan (17 January 2002). "Bad news travels fast in the US British news presenter Daljit Dhaliwal, named one of the world's 50 most beautiful people, has quit and America has gone into mourning. Allan Laing reports on a TV cult". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Late Show with David Letterman - Season 7 Episode 175". metacritic. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
Dave finally meets Daljit Dhaliwal, who seems more interested in discussing world affairs then responding to Dave's thinly-veiled flirting.
- ^ "Welcome to the cult of Daljit". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
David Letterman is a big fan and the US loves her. ... Daljit Dhaliwal is the only British newscaster to have her image in the opening titles of the ...
- ^ Beith, Malcolm (27 August 2000). "Daljit's New Star Power". Newsweek. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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