Sharanjit Leyl (born 1973) is a former

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producer/presenter, for the

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. She regularly anchored ''

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'' on

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, the

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and

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from the BBC's Singapore studio. She was also a reporter and producer on the shows along with ''

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''. She has filed reports for radio on the

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business programmes as well as its arts and culture programmes, and written for BBC news online.BBC Biographies: Sharanjit Leyl
bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2015

Early life and education

Leyl was born in

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to a

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family of Indian descent that migrated to Singapore during the 1930s., Leyl moved to

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in her teens with her family, where her father worked for the Singapore Ministry of Defence in defence procurement. There she earned a degree in both journalism and English Literature from the

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. She then moved to

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, British Columbia, Canada where she completed a master's degree in English Literature at the

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which focused on post-colonial writers such as

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Career

Leyl began her broadcasting career at the

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in 1997. While there she reported for the award-winning show, "The Pacific Rim Report". In 1999 she moved to Singapore where she had a similar role at the financial news service provider

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. She joined Bloomberg Television in March 2000 and moved to its headquarters in Tokyo. There she presented its main three-hour newscast, "On The Money Asia", reporting on breaking financial stories as well as major news events such as the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Leyl played an integral role in editing and influencing the content of Bloomberg's Asian programming. Leyl joined the

as a producer and reporter in September 2003 and has since reported and presented from places as far afield as

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and

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. She has also presented Impact, Global, World Business Report, Asia Today and '

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'' during several spells in London. She left in June 2021, after 18 years with the corporation. Her other interviews have included the Chairman of

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; Prime Minister of

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; the Prime Minister of

; former leaders of Singapore and Malaysia; and heads of the

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Personal life

Leyl lives with her English husband and their son in Singapore. Her hobbies include running, politics, art and theatre.

References

External links

* https://sharanjitleyl.com/
BBC Biography: Sharanjit Leyl
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leyl, Sharanjit 1973 births Living people University of Maryland, College Park alumni University of British Columbia alumni BBC newsreaders and journalists BBC World News BBC World Service Singaporean television journalists Singaporean people of Indian descent