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'''Geeta Guru-Murthy''' (born 1968) is a British television journalist. |
'''Geeta Guru-Murthy''' (born 1968) is a British television journalist [[BBC World News]]. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Geeta Guru-Murthy | |
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| Born | 1968 (age 55–56)[1] Liverpool, England |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse | Philip Collins[2] |
| Children | 2[3] |
| Family | Krishnan Guru-Murthy[2] |
Geeta Guru-Murthy (born 1968) is a British television journalist BBC World News.
Early life
Guru-Murthy was born in Liverpool, but grew up in West Bradford, Lancashire close to where her father worked as a radiologist in the local hospitals at Burnley and Blackburn.[4][5][5] She was involved with orchestras, theatres and choirs before going on to study biochemistry, and later changing careers.[4]
In January 1998 Guru-Murthy covered the breaking of the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal from Champaign, Illinois for 5 News.[6] By 2002, Guru-Murthy was hosting Asia Today, with regular work for BBC World, BBC News 24, and BBC Breakfast,[4] and by 2005 presenting the news on BBC Radio 4.[2] In 2002, Guru-Murthy appeared in the television series Waking the Dead.
In 2017 Guru-Murthy was one of several female BBC employees campaigning against the gender pay gap.[7]
Personal life
Guru-Murthy married speech-writer and journalist Philip Collins in June 2002, followed by a honeymoon in India.[4][8] Her younger brother, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, is also a journalist and broadcaster.[2][9]
References
- ^ Geeta Guru-Murthy Collins. Officers (Report). Companies House. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d Mendick, Robert (13 May 2005). ""Go on, teach the f***er a lesson"". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
Speech writer and strategy adviser Philip Collins, 36, … married to a rising star of BBC news … Geeta Guru-Murthy, who presents news bulletins on BBC World, BBC News 24 and on Radio 4, and is the sister of Krishnan Guru-Murthy, … The couple have one child.
- ^ "Phillip Collins". Middlesex University. 29 March 2016.
couple have two sons and live in London.
- ^ a b c d Walia, Nona (9 June 2002). "The World according to …". The Times of India.
in the newsroom on September 11, that event was a turning point, Born in Liverpool, UK, … grew up in Lancashire. … a lot of theatre, played for orchestras and sang in choirs. … studied biochemistry, but changed … , … married … India on honeymoon,
- ^ a b Graham, Natalie (5 January 2003). "Fame & Fortune: TV newsman reports to his mother".
grew up with his sister, Geeta, and brother, Ravi, in Lancashire.
- ^ Sissons, Helen (2006). Waiting to Broadcast. Media, Communication and Culture Series. SAGE Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 9780761949268.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Press Association (22 July 2017). "Female BBC stars urge corporation to 'act now' on pay and gender". The Guardian.
- ^ Collins, Philip James. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-10000037. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
m 2002, Geeta Guru-Murthy
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Greenstreet, Rosanna (7 July 2001). "My childhood home: Krishnan Guru-Murthy". The Daily Telegraph.
village called West Bradford, just outside Clitheroe in Lancashire. In 1974, … detached house on a new housing estate … me and my older sister, Geeta; and when I was seven, my little brother Ravi arrived. Dad's a doctor and was a consultant radiologist in Blackburn and Burnley, both about 12 miles away.
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