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Asad Ahmad is a newsreader and reporter on the BBC's local news service for London, BBC London News.

Early career

Before his media career, Ahmad studied law at Bristol University, worked as a Trainee Foreign Exchange Dealer in the City of London and as a researcher in the House of Lords.[1]

Ahmad began his media career at the BBC on the News Trainee Scheme in 1996 before working at BBC Birmingham as a Political Reporter and TV Presenter on BBC Midlands Today.[1] Before joining BBC London, Ahmad presented editions of BBC Scotland's flagship news bulletin Reporting Scotland as well as news bulletins on BBC Breakfast.[2] He was one of the launch presenters and correspondents for Newsnight Scotland.[2] He became the BBC's Scotland Correspondent, during which time he covered the Foot and Mouth outbreak, and riots in the North of England.[2]

BBC London

Ahmad moved to London to work as a reporter for BBC Breakfast before joining the presenting team with Moira Stuart, Jeremy Bowen, Sophie Raworth, Sarah Montague and Darren Jordan. He also presented the News round-up on Breakfast With Frost and the news on BBC News 24 with Sian Williams.[3]

Ahmad was the 2006 Royal Television Society Reporter of the Year for London.[2] He was shorlisted for an Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards ("Emma") award for Best Radio News Journalist.[4]

Other activities

Since moving back to London, Ahmad has become involved in a working party looking at homelessness in the capital.[1] Ahmad has appeared on radio presenting on the BBC Asian Network[5]. He has also previously presented the Newsdrive programme on BBC Radio Scotland and he has been shortlisted several times for awards for his special reports on BBC Radio[2]

Other programmes Ahmad has presented include a late night discussion programme for BBC Choice, Newsline Scotland, East for BBC2, Music and current affairs programmes including a Pakistan Earthquake Special programme for BBC1.[2]

Ahmad was invited by the US State Department to take part in their International Visitor Leadership Programme in 2006, where he delivered lectures.[6] He is also a Patron of the charity Working With Words.[7]

In 2007 Ahmad faced an allegation of harassment which he strongly denied stating that the allegation was “false”. He refused offers of a caution by the Metropolitan Police opting to take the case to court. Ahead of the trial, the case was dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service who accepted they had no evidence to support the charge against the presenter. [8][9].

References

  1. ^ a b c "Muslims United: Asad Ahmad". islamispeace.org.uk. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "BBC Press Office: Asad Ahmad". BBC. July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  3. ^ "British and Irish TV Talent". The TV Room. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  4. ^ "The Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards Nominations". The Guardian. 2000-05-19. Retrieved 2007-07-24. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "BBC Asian Network". BBC Asian Network. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
  6. ^ "Visitor from the UK Offers New Insight". Georgia Council for International Visitors. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  7. ^ "Patrons". Working With Words. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  8. ^ "The Irish Examiner".
  9. ^ "Asad Ahmad Vindicated After Islamaphobic Witch-Hunt! accessdate=2008-02-08". MPACUK. {{cite web}}: Missing pipe in: |title= (help)
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