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Sanjiv Buttoo is currently Deputy Managing Editor for BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire. Previously he was Executive Editor
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(2015-2023) Managing Editor
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(2014–2015), Assistant Editor
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(2012–2014), Senior North of England Correspondent
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. He's worked with
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, a reporter/producer with the BBC's Investigation Unit and head of Community Programmes for both BBC Yorkshire and BBC North West. He has worked extensively for
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, spent part of his career based in South Asia and the Middle East and has reported for both ''
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''. As a reporter Sanjiv specialised in covering social affairs, terrorism, natural disasters and political unrest in
South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;;;;; ...
; he has produced & presented current affairs programmes, documentaries; and written for
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Awards

2000 'Best UK Radio Journalist' at the EMMA Awards 2008 'Sony Radio Academy Gold Award' for news documentary "Britain's Missing Girls", which uncovered the hidden practice of
female foeticide Sex-selective abortion is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the infant. The selective abortion of female fetuses is most common where male children are valued over female children, especially in parts of Eas ...
in the UK 2015 'Best in Media' at the British Indian Awards 2018 'Local Radio Station of the Year' at the (ARIAS) The Radio Academy


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