Babita Sharma Biography
Babita Sharma is a British television newsreader who co-hosts the Newsday strand with Rico Hizon in Singapore on BBC News and BBC World News.
How old is Babita Sharma? – Age
She is 44 years old as of 23 April 2021. She was born in 1977 in the United Kingdom.
Babita Sharma Family
Sharma grew up in Reading, Berkshire, and is of Indian descent. Sharma lived above a number of corner shops owned by her mother and father in Reading and Caversham.
Who is Babita Sharma Husband? – Marriage
Sharma has a husband named Adam. They live in Richmond, a London borough. In May/June of 2021, she gave birth to a daughter.
How much does Babita Sharma earn? – Net Worth
Babita earns a maximum salary of $416,667. Her net worth is estimated to be $1 Million.
Babita Sharma Career
She graduated from the University of Wales with a degree in journalism, film, and broadcasting. Sharma began her career with BBC Radio Wales and Thames Valley Television after completing her education. She relocated to Dubai, where she worked on the radio for Channel 4 FM and Ajman TV, where she hosted a weekly music show. She returned to the UK in 2003 and began her BBC career as a travel presenter and producer at BBC Radio Berkshire. She then moved to the BBC South Today newsroom in Southampton, where she reported and produced for the station. She moved on to BBC Spotlight Channel Islands in 2007, where she worked as a video journalist and evening bulletin presenter.
Sharma joined the BBC News Channel in 2008, initially as a host of the Your Money program. She took over the main business role in early 2009, and then moved to the BBC News Channel and BBC World News in her current full-time presenting role. Sharma served as live anchor from the main Broadcasting Centre in London for the BBC World News programme Newsday, which began airing from its new studios on 31 July 2015, while Rico Hizon was assigned the main broadcasting role from Singapore. Sharma took part in a panel discussion about the “World Travel Market global trends report 2013,” which was prepared for the World Travel Market and Euromonitor International.
She noticed: “The global economy has stabilized in 2013 compared to 2012, with a 3.1 percent growth forecast for the year. The International Monetary Fund forecasts an additional 3.8 percent increase during 2014.” She appeared on Celebrity Eggheads, Series 3, Episode 7. Gregg Wallace co-hosted the first and second seasons of Supermarket Secrets. She has also hosted a number of ceremonies, including the Angel Film Awards at the Monaco International Film Festival from 2011 to 2013, as well as the Wings of Hope Achievement Award ceremony in 2012. She also moderates panel discussions and gives presentations at conferences such as the World Travel Market. Dangerous Borders: A Journey Across Indian and Pakistan was a three-part BBC2 series that aired in 2017. Sharma’s documentary Booze, Beans, and Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop aired on BBC4 in December 2016. On November 18, 2018, Sharma co-hosted the Asian Curry Awards 2018 at the Grosvenor House in London.
