20 Facts About Daljit Dhaliwal

Daljit Dhaliwal was born on 8 September 1962 and is a British newsreader and television presenter.

Daljit Dhaliwal has been best known for presenting the critically acclaimed program Foreign Exchange, on PBS, and the United Nations Television produced 21st Century documentary seen on CUNY cable television.

Daljit Dhaliwal later did one episode of Global Watch in April 2008.

Daljit Dhaliwal had been previously working on and off as a newsreader for BBC World News since November 2005, mostly as a substitute for Katty Kay.

Daljit Dhaliwal was born in London, England, and grew up in Southall, London.

Daljit Dhaliwal earned a bachelor's degree from the University of East London, an MA degree in politics, history and economics from the University of London, and an honorary doctorate from the University of East London.

Daljit Dhaliwal started her career as a field reporter for BBC Home TV News, then became an anchor at ITN World News.

Daljit Dhaliwal presented with Andrew Harvey with each alternating each hour throughout the evening.

Daljit Dhaliwal was co-host of the inaugural season of PBS's Wide Angle in 2002.

Daljit Dhaliwal returned as sole anchor in 2006, then left.

Daljit Dhaliwal had previously been a presenter, starting out for BBC Home News as a field reporter and then Channel 4 News.

Daljit Dhaliwal left BBC Home to host ITN World News and Worldfocus, a news summary, on weekends.

Daljit Dhaliwal left London to work in Atlanta, Georgia, at CNN International and CNNfn.

Daljit Dhaliwal became a temporary replacement newsreader on BBC World in November 2005 to substitute for Katty Kay who was on maternity leave.

Daljit Dhaliwal had co-anchored primarily from WNET's studios on West 44th Street in Times Square, New York City, but usually reported from the BBC World News studios in Washington, DC.

Daljit Dhaliwal has worked for the United Nations and UNICEF, hosting important conferences in New York City and The Hague, Netherlands.

Daljit Dhaliwal continues to work for the United Nations, presenting UNTV's award-winning monthly newsmagazine 21st Century.

For two seasons, Daljit Dhaliwal hosted Wide Angle from July 2006, but left to do her other shows and was replaced by reporter Aaron Brown.

Daljit Dhaliwal is currently a news presenter on Al-Jazeera English and ABC News Now, hosting a variety of programs for the digital network.

Daljit Dhaliwal was married to Lee Patrick Sullivan for two years, but they have since divorced.