Riz Lateef
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Rizwana "Riz" Lateef is a British journalist, newsreader and deputy news manager at the BBC. She is the principal presenter for the regional television news service for London, BBC London.
Early life
Lateef was born in London.[1] Her family are from Pakistan.[2] She was educated at Westminster Business School and attended the University of Westminster where she graduated with an MBA.[3]
Career
Lateef presents the BBC London News 18:30 bulletin from Monday to Thursday and some editions of the 22:30 programme. She also used to present the now-defunct Friday edition of the National 20:00 Summary on BBC One.
She joined BBC London in 2003 as a reporter and occasional newsreader. Following the departure of
, presented by BBC as a trial.Previously, she reported for BBC News Channel.
Recognition and key achievements
- Winner of the Asian Women of Achievement Awards 2009: Riz Lateef won the award for Media Professional for her work on BBC London News being one of the key figures in the coverage of the 2008 mayoral elections.[4]
- She has been named as one of London's '1,000 most Influential People' by the Evening Standard.[5]
References
- ^ @rizlateef (8 August 2011). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Twitter.
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Riz Lateef". 8 June 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Winners of the Asian Women of Achievement Awards 2009 The Telegraph, 21 May 2009
- ^ The 1000: London's most influential people 2014, 8 June 2009
External links
- BBC London - Riz Lateef
- Riz Lateef at IMDb