Jasmine Dotiwala Explained

Jasmine Dotiwala
Birth Place:England
Occupation:Broadcaster, producer, columnist

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

Jasmine Dotiwala grew up in Southall, West London,[1] where she attended Featherstone High School.[2] She participated in the performing arts through her childhood; she began dance training when she was seven years old and started to teach dance by fifteen.[3] [4] After earning eight O-Levels, she read dance and drama at Surrey University and graduated in 1992.

Broadcasting career

Dotiwala was first employed by production company Planet 24, which worked on the morning show The Big Breakfast, until she successfully auditioned for co-host of the Channel 4 programme The Word in 1994.[5] [6] After she co-hosted The Word for several years, she 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. The Guardian included her into its list of the 30 most important ethnic minorities in media in the following year.[9] In 2009, she returned to Channel 4,[10] where she worked on music programmes such as twentieth anniversary special for The Word. She moved to the BBC in 2011 to work in their Children's Development team, before moving to the BBC TV Music department where she worked on developing youth music content.

From 2011 to 2021, Dotiwala worked at the Media Trust charity, 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 produced the MTV EMA Awards. The Source magazine in 2016 described her as "one of hip hop culture's most important voices".

In January 2018, she took over as Head of Youth Engagement & Media at Media Trust. 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]

Dotiwala was called to give evidence to peers of the House of Lords in May 2019 around the subject of the future of public service broadcasters in the era of streaming services.[15] [16] She was later named to the judging panel for the 2019 Namibian Annual Music Awards.[17] In 2020, she joined Netflix UK.

Journalism

Dotiwala has written or blogged on publications including Huffington Post UK and The Voice.

Notes and References

  1. News: Mariah Carey's unlikely friend is Indian Jasmine Dotiwala . 20 November 2021 . . . 14 November 2009 . 20 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211120215854/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/35817/mariah-careys-unlikely-friend-indian.html . live .
  2. News: Richmond . Wendy . Jazzing it up on telly . 23 June 2022 . Ealing and Acton Gazette . 2 December 1994 . 53 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Norman . Neil . How Word perfect is Jasmine? . 23 June 2022 . . 25 November 1994 . 156 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Winning Ways of Dynamic Dance Quartet . 25 June 2022 . Southall Gazette . 24 May 1991 . 3 . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Baddhan . Raj . Interview: Ent. Journalist - Jasmine Dotiwala . 22 November 2021 . BizAsia . 4 November 2009 . 22 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211122193214/https://www.bizasialive.com/interview-ent-journalist-jasmine-dotiwala/ . live .
  6. News: The Word . 23 June 2022 . Bracknell and Ascot Times . 15 December 1994 . 17 . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Eames . Tom . The Word: where are the presenters of Channel 4's anarchic Friday night show now? . 15 November 2021 . . 7 September 2016 . 15 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211115212730/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a807042/the-word-where-are-the-presenters-of-channel-4s-anarchic-friday-night-show-now/ . live .
  8. News: Rose . Venus . World Wide Woman: British Media Maven Jasmine Dotiwala Is One Of Hip Hop Culture's Most Important Voices . 27 November 2021 . . 16 March 2016.
  9. Web site: Minority report. The Guardian. 2 April 2007. 27 February 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519175025/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/apr/02/mondaymediasection.raceintheuk. live.
  10. Web site: UK News: Head of MTV Base Jasmine Dotiwala Off To Pastures New. Janice aka Miss Mad. 2 November 2009. 6 September 2021. 6 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210906194907/https://madnewsuk.com/2009/11/02/uk-news-head-of-mtv-base-jasmine-dotiwala-off-to-pastures-new/. live.
  11. News: Woman's Hour launches fifth Power List . 25 November 2021 . . 29 May 2018.
  12. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour - Power List 2018: Everything you need to know . . 24 February 2019 . 24 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190224174244/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/wzG1jfqgkbYJHPPm0tPjRc/power-list-2018-everything-you-need-to-know . live .
  13. News: Cetin . Marissa . London music community urges Parliament that cause of knife crime is deeper than drill and grime . 25 November 2021 . . 25 April 2018.
  14. News: Six new presenters take over Radio London evenings . 15 November 2021 . . 20 November 2018 . 15 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211115211414/https://radiotoday.co.uk/2018/11/six-new-presenters-take-over-radio-london-evenings/ . live .
  15. News: British broadcasters deal in stereotypes, broadcaster tells peers . 20 November 2021 . . 21 May 2019 . 20 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211120215337/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/british-broadcasters-deal-in-stereotypes-broadcaster-tells-peers-38134351.html . live .
  16. Web site: Are public service broadcasters failing to represent society? . News from Parliament . . https://web.archive.org/web/20190518132803/https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/communications-committee/news-parliament-2017/dotiwala-kaye-williams-harries-cheesbrough-evidence/ . 18 May 2019 . 17 May 2019.
  17. News: NAMAs judges announced . 12 November 2022 . . 13 June 2019.

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