1. Martine Dennis was most recently a presenter with Al Jazeera English, and before that BBC World News.
16 Facts About Martine Dennis
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Martine Dennis read English and American Studies from 1979 to 1982 at Keele University in England and Dar es salaam.
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Martine Dennis specialised in parliamentary reporting, but made radio documentaries, notably: Zimbabwe - Five Years after Independence.
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Martine Dennis covered the 1985 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, held in Nassau in the Bahamas, interviewing, among others: Rajiv Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher and Edward Seaga.
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In 1987 she became a presenter-producer for Focus on Africa, the BBC African Service, based at Bush House in London and in 1989 Martine Dennis became a presenter, reporter and producer at Sky News, London.
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Martine Dennis was an overnight news presenter until 1991 when she went to South Africa.
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In 1995, Martine Dennis returned to London to work on current affairs programmes, including Correspondent.
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In 2014 Martine Dennis left the BBC World News to go to Al Jazeera after 20 years at the corporation.
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On her return from South Africa in 1995, Martine Dennis worked briefly as a correspondent for BBC1's Here and Now weekly programme.
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Martine Dennis presented the first edition of The World Today with Tanya Beckett when it was launched in September 2001.
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Martine Dennis remained the main presenter of The World Today until she left the BBC in 2014.
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Martine Dennis presented BBC World News on various time slots.
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On 19 February 2014 Martine Dennis began her new role at Al Jazeera English.
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Martine Dennis presented Inside Story, in addition to anchoring regular news bulletins.
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Martine Dennis has had special assignments, such as interviewing Masoud Barzani about Kurdish independence.
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In 2020 Martine Dennis left Al Jazeera English after six years with the channel.