Anita Anand
| Anita Anand | |
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Anita Anand during an outside broadcast
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28 April 1972 London, England |
| Occupation | Radio & TV presenter |
| Spouse(s) | Simon Singh (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
Anita Anand (/ˈɑːnənd/ AH-nand; born 28 April 1972) is a British radio and television presenter and journalist.
Anand was born in London, England, to Punjabi parents of Indian origin who migrated shortly after the partition of India. Her family, prior to the partition, originated from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in present Pakistan.
Anand was educated at Bancroft's School, where contemporaries included Nina Mackay. Anand then entered King's College London in 1990 graduating with a BA in English in 1993.
After training as a journalist, Anand became European Head of News and Current Affairs for Zee TV, and one of the youngest TV news editors in Britain at the age of 25. She presented the talk show The Big Debate, and was political correspondent for Zee TV presenting the Raj Britannia series – 31 documentaries chronicling the political aspirations of the Asian community in the most marginal constituencies in 1997. Until October 2007, Anand presented in the 10:00 pm till 1:00 am slot on Monday to Thursdays on BBC Radio 5 Live. She went on to co-present the station's weekday "Drive" (4:00-7:00 pm) slot with Peter Allen, having replaced Jane Garvey in 2007. Aasmah Mir replaced her when she left for maternity leave.
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