Pooneh Ghoddoosi Biography
Pooneh Ghoddoosi is a broadcaster and journalist. She is one of a small group of multilingual broadcasters at the BBC. She has edited, produced, and presented a range of programs on BBC World News, BBC Persian Television, and BBC World Service Radio over her two decades with the organization.
How old is Pooneh Ghoddoosi?- Age
Ghoddoosi is 50 years old as of 2021. She was born in 1971 in Tehran, Iran.
Pooneh Ghoddoosi Education
Between 1989 and 1993, Ghoddoosi received a Bachelor’s degree in English language and translation from Azad University in Tehran. She subsequently went on to the University of Toronto to pursue doctoral studies in journalism and photography from 1997 to 1999.
How tall is Pooneh Ghoddoosi?- Height
Ghoddoosi the BBC News broadcaster stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches.
Pooneh Ghoddoosi Husband – Married
She has not gone public with his relationship. It is not known whether she is married, engaged, divorced, or single.
Pooneh Ghoddoosi BBC News – Career
Pooneh is one of the BBC’s few multilingual presenters, having spent her 20-year career at the corporation as a radio and television presenter, output editor, and senior producer on news, current affairs, and interactive programs for BBC World Service Radio, BBC World News Television, and BBC Persian. She hosted the award-winning interactive program “Nobat-e Shoma” on BBC Persian TV (Your Turn). She also teaches social and digital journalism, media law and rights, and editorial leadership at the BBC Academy, where she is a trained senior media trainer. Among other countries, she has planned and conducted courses in Nepal, Senegal, Singapore, Kenya, and Hong Kong.
She talks at international conferences and university events all the time, as well as moderating panels, awards, town hall meetings, and think tank seminars. In 2009-2010, Pooneh directed a project at BBC Global News focused on the effective use of social media and user-generated content. The study resulted in new editing rules that the BBC World Service now uses. Pooneh began working for the New York Times in Iran as a fixer and local journalist in 1990, and has subsequently worked for a number of international news organizations, including The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, Boston Globe, and PBS.
Pooneh Net Worth
Ghoddoosi has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million.
Ghoddoosi Salary
Ghoddoosi earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.