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Dani Sinha

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Dani Sinha

Dani Sinha
Born
Occupation(s)Journalist, Presenter
Notable credit(s)BBC South Today, BBC London News, BBC News, BBC World News, World News Today, 5 News

Dani Sinha (/ˈsɪnhɑː/) is a British broadcast journalist and presenter, best known for her work on BBC World News and South Today. Since 2015 she has worked as a presenter reporter for 5 News on Channel 5.

Sinha studied French and Latin at the University of Bristol before taking a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism at City University London.

Broadcasting career

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Sinha worked as a producer at BBC Radio Berkshire before actually presenting herself.[1] In 2006 Sinha began presenting on BBC South Today.[2] and has covered several major stories for both South Today and BBC News.[3]

Sinha briefly joined BBC London in 2008 as a BBC London News presenter, before returning to South Today as a regular presenter, as well as doing occasional presenting for BBC London News, the BBC News Channel and BBC World News. In 2015 she moved to ITN to work as a presenter and reporter for 5 News.

Personal life

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Sinha was born in Liverpool, North West England to an Indian father and an Irish mother.[4] She has spent most of her adult life in the South of England.[5] Her father was a GP and her mother was a teacher for the deaf. Sinha has worked as a patron for the Hampshire-based Open Sight charity for those with blindness and impaired sight.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b BBC London (8 September 2008). "TV Presenters - Dani Sinha". BBC. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  2. ^ BBC South Today (18 September 2007). "Presenters - Dani Sinha". BBC. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Dani Sinha". Knight Ayton. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/danitvnews/status/1401973588710809610. Retrieved 17 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ TV Newsroom (21 May 2009). "Dani Sinha Q and A". TV Newsroom. Retrieved 7 October 2012. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)