Manveen Rana

Manveen Rana (born 25 July 1980) is a senior broadcast journalist who has hosted the Times Radio podcast Stories of our times since March 2020.[1] Formerly she worked for the BBC, as a reporter for the Today programme.[2]

Biography

Manveen Rana was born in London to Sikh family ultimately of Indian origin.[1] She studied Economics at Durham University, and was President of the Durham Union during Epiphany term of 2001.[2][3]

Rana worked at The Sunday Telegraph and The Daily Telegraph (2001–2003); as a researcher at BBC Radio 4 (2003–2005); and a journalist at the same station from 2005, during which she worked on various news programmes, including The World at One.[2] She was part of the team that exposed links between the controversial PR firm Bell Pottinger and the Gupta family in South Africa, and joined Today in 2018.[4]

Rana hosts a daily podcast as part of the launch of Times Radio, a talk radio venture of The Times newspaper.[1][5]

References
  1. Rumbelow, Helen (12 March 2020). "Meet Manveen Rana, presenter of the Stories of our times podcast". The Times. Retrieved 26 November 2020. (subscription required)
  2. "Rana, Manveen, (born 25 July 1980)". Who's Who. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. "Photographs, Durham Union Society". Durham University Records. Durham University. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. Tobitt, Charlotte (27 January 2020). "Times titles launch daily news podcast with BBC journalist brought in to present". Press Gazette. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  5. Warrington, James (16 February 2020). "Times Radio circles BBC stars ahead of hiring spree". CityAM. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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