Rozina Sini is a

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on the

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born in

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University and early career in commercial radio

Sini started in commercial radio at the age of fifteen presenting a range of shows. She completed a degree in broadcast journalism before going to work in local radio stations in Lincoln and Leicester.

Rozina Sini on the BBC

Sini joined the BBC Asian Network as a news reporter in June 2001 at the time of the General Election and reported the aftermath of the 2001

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and in October 2002 was promoted to senior broadcast journalist. In 2002, she travelled to India for

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and the

to cover India's equivalent of the Oscars. She also covered the

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and the earthquakes in Pakistan. Since 15 May 2006 she has been presenting ''The Wrap'' on the

from 12:00pm to 12:30pm weekdays described as being "a new type of Urban Journalism". As of January 2009 she presents 2 editions of ''The Wrap'' every weekday. From 20 April 2009 ''The Wrap'' was renamed simply as Asian Network Reports and goes out at 12:30pm to 1:00pm and 6:00pm to 6:30pm. (Monday - Friday). In 2011, Sini joined

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to discuss their career progression at a Move on Up workshop organised by the

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(BECTU) for black and minority ethnic (BME) media professionals. In 2012, Sini was shortlisted in the Media category of the Asian Women of Achievement Awards.

Biography

Rozina Sini Biography - BBC Press Office

References

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