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Date: 15.09.2004
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Barnie Choudhury,
the BBC's Social Affairs Correspondent, has won the Media Personality
of the Year award at the sixth GG2 Leadership and Diversity Awards.
The awards - instituted by the Asian Media and Marketing
Group - aim to celebrate the talents and achievements of those from
Britain's many ethnic minorities, in both the public and private sectors,
who have achieved outstanding success in their particular field.
Barnie was chosen for his long record of achievement
in breaking racially sensitive stories, in particular, his exclusive
on the rise in Asian Crime for File On 4 (BBC Radio 4).
He received his award from Stephen Twigg, the Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State for Schools, at a star-studded ceremony at
the Grosvenor House Hotel last night.
Barnie said: "I'm absolutely delighted. This means
a lot to me and to the BBC because diversity is at the heart of the
corporation. I hope that one day this will help me towards my dream
of becoming a foreign correspondent."
Biographical Information
Barnie Choudhury started at the BBC in 1986 on the BBC
Training Scheme.
He was a regional correspondent for the East Midlands,
and worked on Radio Five Live and Radio 4's World at One.
In two File On 4 documentaries, he tackled Asian Crime,
giving an astonishing insight into the Asian underworld.
Barnie has won many awards for his coverage of race,
ethnicity and diversity issues for the BBC, including an Emma in 2003,
Race in the Media awards for radio and television, and a Council on
Islamic relations award.
Barnie currently works for BBC ONE's Breakfast.
