Jasmine Dotiwala

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Jasmine Dotiwala
Jasmine Dotiwala - Red Carpet - The 4th Asian Awards (cropped).jpg
Dotiwala at the 4th Asian Awards, 2014
Born
England
OccupationBroadcaster, producer, columnist
Websitejasminedotiwala.co.uk

Jasmine Dotiwala is a British broadcaster, producer, and columnist. Dotiwala has worked with television and radio news platforms such as MTV, Channel 4 and BBC Radio London.

Early life

Dotiwala was born and raised in Wembley and then from age 7,[citation needed] in the Southall district of West London.[1] She was educated at Featherstone High School.[2] She participated in the performing arts through her childhood; she started dance training when she was seven years old and began to teach dance by fifteen.[3][4] After earning eight O-Levels, she read dance and drama at Surrey University, graduating in 1992.[2][3] She was employed by production company Planet 24, which worked on the morning show The Big Breakfast, before a successful audition for co-host of the Channel 4 programme The Word in 1994.[5][6]

Broadcasting career

After appearing on The Word for several years, Dotiwala moved to MTV Europe where she was a presenter for MTV News, before becoming senior producer of shows including Making the Video and MTV Cribs.[7][8] In 2006, she became head of MTV Base, where she interviewed artists such as Jay-Z and Eminem.[7] In April 2007, The Guardian included her into the list of 30 most important ethnic minorities in media.[9] In 2009, she returned to Channel 4,[10] where she worked on music programs, such as The Word twentieth anniversary special.[7] In 2011, she moved to the BBC to work in their Children's Development team, before moving to the BBC TV Music department where she worked on developing youth music content.[7]

From 2011 to 2021, Dotiwala worked at Media Trust, where she produced the news shows London 360, UK 360, and Arts 360. In 2014, she began reporting on mini arts and culture features for Channel 4 News. From 2014 to 2019, she returned to MTV to produce the MTV EMA Awards. In January 2018, she took over as Head of Youth Engagement & Media at Media Trust.[citation needed] She was a judge for the 2018 iteration of BBC's Woman's Hour Power List, which recognises women working in the music industry.[11][12] In April 2018, Dotiwala was requested to give evidence at the House of Commons to MP's for the Youth Violence Commission.[13] Later that year, she was announced as a presenter for the weekly BBC Radio London radio show The Scene.[14]

In May 2019, Dotiwala was called to give evidence to peers of the House of Lords around the subject of the future of public service broadcasters in the era of streaming services.[15][16] In October 2020, she joined Netflix UK.[citation needed]

Journalism

Dotiwala has written or blogged on a variety of publications including Huffington Post UK and The Voice.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Mariah Carey's unlikely friend is Indian Jasmine Dotiwala". Deccan Herald. PTI. 14 November 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Richmond, Wendy (2 December 1994). "Jazzing it up on telly". Ealing and Acton Gazette. p. 53. Retrieved 23 June 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Norman, Neil (25 November 1994). "How Word perfect is Jasmine?". Evening Standard. p. 156. Retrieved 23 June 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Winning Ways of Dynamic Dance Quartet". Southall Gazette. 24 May 1991. p. 3. Retrieved 25 June 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Baddhan, Raj (4 November 2009). "Interview: Ent. Journalist - Jasmine Dotiwala". BizAsia. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. ^ "The Word". Bracknell and Ascot Times. 15 December 1994. p. 17. Retrieved 23 June 2022 – via newspaper.com.
  7. ^ a b c d Eames, Tom (7 September 2016). "The Word: where are the presenters of Channel 4's anarchic Friday night show now?". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  8. ^ a b Rose, Venus (16 March 2016). "World Wide Woman: British Media Maven Jasmine Dotiwala Is One Of Hip Hop Culture's Most Important Voices". The Source. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Minority report". The Guardian. 2 April 2007. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  10. ^ Janice aka Miss Mad (2 November 2009). "UK News: Head of MTV Base Jasmine Dotiwala Off To Pastures New". Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Woman's Hour launches fifth Power List". Radio Today. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  12. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour - Power List 2018: Everything you need to know". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  13. ^ Cetin, Marissa (25 April 2018). "London music community urges Parliament that cause of knife crime is deeper than drill and grime". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Six new presenters take over Radio London evenings". Radio Today. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  15. ^ "British broadcasters deal in stereotypes, broadcaster tells peers". Belfast Telegraph. 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Are public service broadcasters failing to represent society?". News from Parliament. UK Parliament. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019.

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