Daljit Dhaliwal

Daljit Sightings

• 2010-03-18 Worldfocus will go off the air after the April 2nd broadcast due to funding problems. Their blog post gives more details and a video from Daljit explaining the decision. No news yet on what Daljit will be doing next.
• 2009-09-25 Since Aug. 31, Daljit has been hosting Worldfocus every evening on PBS. You can also watch online -- both full shows and individual segments. Here's her bio on their site, on which you can leave a comment -- or, apparently, poetic odes to her. And here's her statement about joining the show:

  "This is a wonderful opportunity. In a very short-time Worldfocus has become the program to watch for in-depth international news stories showcasing a diverse group of voices through a diverse group of guests. I'm excited to play a more central role in anchoring this newscast as it grows both on-air and online with a more interactive website coming soon. I look forward to working with the entire Worldfocus team."

• 2008-03-29 Sorry for being a bit late with this, but since January Daljit has had a new gig as the host of Foreign Exchange:

  Azimuth Media and Oregon Public Broadcasting are proud to present a unique weekly series for Public Television, FOREIGN EXCHANGE with Daljit Dhaliwal.

  Foreign Exchange is a weekly, half-hour international affairs series, hosted by acclaimed global journalist Daljit Dhaliwal. The series probes the global questions of the moment from a profound, new perspective. Join Daljit in conversations with international newsmakers, politicians, diplomats, and journalists, as she examines America's role in an increasingly complex and interdependent world.

  Here's their Daljit bio, a broadcast schedule, and their archives in case it's not on in your area. Also, for all of you constantly emailing me asking to get in contact with Daljit, there's good news in their FAQ (the second of the only three questions they are frequently asked, apparently):

  Will Daljit get the email that I send?

  ANSWER: Yes. All the email that is sent to the show is forwarded to Daljit.

  With her defection to Oregon Public Broadcasting, the Republic of Cascadia will be unstoppable!

• 2007-08-31 Back in July, Daljit did an interview with the Gothamist. Topics include Wide Angle, American exposure to international news, the bluring lines between celebrity and serious news, field work vs. studio work, and, since this is the Gothamist, her views on New York. Also, two very lovely photos.
• 2007-06-12 The Celebration of Teaching & Learning site now has a brief video from Daljit's panel discussion: "Daljit Dhaliwal and the PEARL reporters discuss journalism as a passion, and why the environment is an important subject for young journalists."
• 2007-05-28 Here's something I missed: a transcript of a live chat with Daljit from back in January as a lead in to the Celebration of Teaching and Learning Conference, in which she answered many questions about journalism (and we learn she speaks non-fluent Punjabi without an accent and enough Spanish to go to Spain and order wine).

  Also, be sure to tune in for the season premiere of Wide Angle on Tuesday, July 3 at 9pm. The film, titled The People's Court, is about the legal system in China. Daljit's end interview will be with a "foreign policy expert to examine the global implications of China's legal reforms and connect the dots for American viewers".

• 2007-02-02 On March 23, Daljit will be speaking at the second annual Celebration of Teaching & Learning conference in New York. (Her bio page on their site.) Here's the description for her appearance (with links added):

  2:30 pm-3:30 pm
  iEARN's PEARL World Youth News Project: The Student World View
  Daljit Dhaliwal and the PEARL World Youth Reporters (iEARN)
  The PEARL Reporters are young people from around the world who are reporting their news stories onto the Daniel Pearl World Youth News Service. Reporters attending the Celebration will come from Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Cameroon, Israel, United Kingdom, Ireland, and the U.S.

• 2007-01-31 On Friday, Feb. 2, Daljit will be moderating a panel discussion called Translating the World: Engaging Americans in International Journalism at New York University.
• 2006-11-08 Little late, but... On Oct, 28, Daljit emceed the American India Foundation's fifth anniversary gala fundraiser held in Anaheim, California, where she "kept the program moving well with her crisp introductions and witty remarks."
• 2006-09-15 According to the New York Times, Daljit will be conducting "Academy Awards-style interviews" of celebrities -- including Sean Connery, David Bowie, and Al Roker -- at a public gala for the opening-night performance of "Madama Butterfly" at the Metropolitan Opera on Sept. 25. The interviews will be simulcast on the Panasonic jumbo screen in Times Square and screens at Lincoln Center Plaza.
• 2006-08-25 W.L. writes: "Daljit is once again guest-hosting the Brian Lehrer Show today (Friday, Aug. 25) on WNYC (AM 820, FM 93.9 and on line at wnyc.org), from 10 a.m. to noon! Yay! Sounds like she has a cold, though, as her voice is very scratchy and deep."
• 2006-08-09 Daljit has been anchoring the US version of BBC World News (6:00 PM BBC America and on PBS affiliates) since last week (I think, haven't caught it every night). I don't know if this will be a regular gig or if she's just subbing for someone.
• 2006-08-02 Sighting from email: "She anchored BBC World News last night (6:00 PM BBC America) from Washington DC. I have seen her doing it from New York on Friday night, but Tanya Becket seems to have taken over that place. This is the first time I have seen Daljit on Tuesday night."
• 2006-07-13 Article: Former CNN anchor returns to PBS news (IndUSBusiness)
• 2006-07-07 Missed this from last month... Daljit honored by New York City Comptroller:

  [NYC] Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. honored five city leaders at his annual South Asian Heritage Celebration on Wednesday, June 28, 2006. [...] Thompson presented Dhaliwal with an award "in recognition of her professional curiosity about the world and its many conflicts; her ability to grapple and engage with the toughest subjects that define the times in which we live; and her many achievements in the field of journalism."

  (via Jim in the guestbook.)

• 2006-06-09 From WNYC via a reader: "Daljit will be hosting The Conversation on WNYC, New York Public Radio, June 12-16. The program airs at 8pm each weekday and you can listen online at www.wnyc.org."
• 2006-06-04 The Wide Angle website has been updated with Daljit listed as the anchor and a short bio page on her (although it still has former host Bill Moyers in the title).
• 2006-05-24 Press release: Daljit returns to PBS as the anchor of the fifth season of Wide Angle, the Thirteen/WNET New York produced documentary series, starting July 11, 2006. She was the co-host during its first season.

  

• 2006-04-12 Daljit's guest hosting tonight on The Charlie Rose Show on PBS. The topic is Iran's nuclear program.
• 2006-03-26 On the Mar. 24th episode of California Connected, Daljit interviewed religious studies professor Amir Hussain on religious diversity in Southern California. Video available on their site. (Thanks, Vance from the guestbook.)

  

• 2006-03-18 Last Thursday, Daljit substituted for Brian Lehrer on his talk show on WNYC public radio in New York. You can stream/download/podreceive MP3s of the show from their site. (Thanks A., W., and J. for emailing this. Sorry for reporting it late, I've been AFK since Wednesday.) ... Update: she also guest hosted the show on Friday.
• 2006-01-19 Tony, from the guestbook and email, suggests the following contacts to voice your support for Daljit on the BBC:

  As far as individuals, email:

  Jana Bennett - Director, Television
  jana.bennett at bbc.co.uk.
  I'm guessing she is a primary decisionmaker when it comes to who is doing the news. Jana has overall creative and leadership responsibility for BBC One, BBC Two, the digital channels BBC Three, BBC Four and the UKTV joint venture channels, as well as overseeing content on the international channels BBC America and BBC Prime.

  Also consider emailing:

  Mark Byford - Deputy Director-General
  mark.byford at bbc.co.uk
  Mark Byford's role as Deputy Director-General now leads all the BBC's journalism. He chairs a new Journalism Board, bringing all the BBC's journalism at an international, UK, national, regional and local level together for the first time. Helen Boaden, Director, BBC News, Richard Sambrook, Director, BBC World Service and Global News Division, and Pat Loughrey, Director, BBC Nations & Regions, report to Mark Byford.

  also

  Richard Sambrook - Director, BBC World Service and Global News Division (reports to Mark Byford)
  richard.sambrook at bbc.co.uk
  Richard Sambrook is Director of the BBC's World Service and Global News division, responsible for leading the BBC's overall international news strategy across radio, TV and new media. The division contains BBC World Service radio, BBC Monitoring, BBC World television and the BBC's international facing online news services. The aim of the division is to create a clear, co-ordinated presence in the international media marketplace improving the impact of BBC journalism services with global audiences. (Yup, I'd say Daljit improves the impact of BBC journalism with global audiences)

  The above are probably the best direct contacts ... however here are some additional general email addresses ...

  Though technically, it *is* part of BBC America, I've read that "inquiries" for the BBC World News show are not handled by BBC America but in effect by "home office". ........ I'd suggest ... First, BBC World (originator of BBC World News) bbcworld at bbc.co.uk

  Then for good measure, also BBC America's address in the UK
  bbcaNY at bbc.co.uk

  Finally, two other addresses to consider are:
  feedback at bbc.co.uk;
  Worldservice.Letters at bbc.co.uk

  and of further interest ....

  The general response department that fronts the (Executive Board's) general operations to the public can be contacted thru the following webpage:
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/contactus/form.shtml

• 2006-01-15 She hosted BBC World News again on Friday. (Thanks Tony for notifying me, I missed it.)
• 2005-12-17 Jeff writes:

  According to tvforum.co.uk, Daljit will be presenting BBC World News from New-York for the next few months when their newscasts are anchored from the big apple. Justin Webb is the new Washington anchor for the BBC World News, replacing Katty Kay, who is going on maternity leave.

• 2005-12-16 Daljit was seen on BBC World News reporting from New York. I didn't see it so here's the email reader M.S. sent me about it:

  "She appeared this evening, 12/16, as a co-anchor of the BBC 30-minute news program as shown in New York on WNET, the basic PBS station here. She also appeared an hour later on two subsidiary PBS outlets, WLIW in Garden City, NY, and Channel 50, Montclair, NJ, one of the stations of the News Jersey public-TV network. Both programs are live, the BBC has assured me in the past."

  No idea yet whether the BBC has hired her full-time, part-time, or if this was just some sort of freelance thing. Also note the report on 11-12 of her doing a voice-over on a BBC report. (Thanks to everyone else who emailed me about it.)

• 2005-12-06 Here's the search results for 'Daljit' on OTM's site. So far she's only been on three of the weekly programs: 11-11-05, 11-18-05, and 11-25-05.
• 2005-11-21 Apparently she was only a guest host on On The Media, as she's not there this week.
• 2005-11-12 Hello? Anyone here? Err... Not a lot of Daljit sightings to report in the last year (apparently, none), but people are starting to hear her voice all of the sudden. Or maybe it's just in their heads. (You all didn't fall for that fake MIT study and remove your beanies, did you?) Anyway... Reader M.G. reported yesterday that he heard her on BBC World on WLIW/Public TV at 22:30 gmt, Friday 11 Nov. doing a voice over for a story about a trail for an explosion in Delhi in 1993. No indication if this was a new report or something from the vaults being reused.

  Reader Joey just reported hearing her on NPR's On The Media. She has a number of interviews listed on the front page of their site (none that I saw in the archives), but she isn't listed on the bios page. How long has she been working there?

• 2004-08-22 It appears that Daljit has left CNN. Her bio has been removed and she is no longer listed among the anchors/reporters, but there is no mention of her leaving on the CNN site. Rumor, according to CNNFan.com who had the scoop on Aug. 4, is that she wasn't getting along with her colleagues, didn't renew her contract, and has moved to New York City (from CNN's Atlanta HQ) where her husband is. That is all I know for now.
• 2004-05-24 Liz has some more screen grabs from Global Challenges. Not sure what the story is about, but she visits the house of someone very keen to show her his water heater and kitchen, then talks to a gesticulating guy in an alley. Well, it beats sitting behind a desk all day. Update: Thanks to Liz, I just discovered that CNN has transcripts online, including some with Daljit (Google search results). The story from the pics above was on environmentally friendly housing, and its transcript can be found here (last segment).
• 2004-05-19 More from Liz... CNNFan.com has a video with some Daljit bits ("CNN Fun - Part I", 3.86MB), including one in which she learns the meaning of the word "booty" (around 0:40). Also, here's another transcript:

  Your World Today, Friday, November 21, 2003
  Femi: It's certainly going to be a mud going. May the best team win, I don't mean that actually, may England win ... And head back to the mews desk one of us will be eating humble pie on Monday. Would it be Michael Homes or would it be Femi Oke? We have to see.
  (Daljit starts laughing)
  Michael: (To Daljit) You are so cheeky.
  Daljit: I'm not ...
  Femi: Bring it on Australia, that's all I have to say.
  Daljit: ... I'm not, I'm not a sports fan I'll think so. I'll just take it off the chair.
  Michael: Come on Wallabies.
  Daljit: Come on the Lions.
  Femi: It's gonna be excellent.
  

• 2004-05-18 Being as I don't get CNN, I'm a bit out of touch with what Daljit's been up to. However, Liz from Germany has helped out by emailing me some souvenirs from Daljitland. First up, we have 30 new screen grabs of Daljit from the CNN programs Biz News, Global Challenges, Q&A, World Report, Your World Today and some promos. Looks like CNN lets her get out of the studio every now and then. Very good. Next, there's also a gallery of some more screen grabs at the Daljit section of the CNN Babes website. Lastly, transcripts (1, 2, 3, 4) of some banter between Daljit, her Biz News co-anchor Richard Quest (whose quips the Quest Quips blog is devoted to), and meteorologists.
• 2004-04-02 Someone on eBay (who is not me) is offering a signed 5x7 photo of Daljit. The photo's the one from her CNN bio page (which seems to have been added to since I last looked).
• 2003-06-18 According to a WNET press release, Mishal Husain will be the new co-host (with Jamie Rubin) of PBS's Wide Angle. No mention of why Daljit's out and the show's site is unchanged. Husain is the anchor for BBC World News, the show that replaced ITN's World News for Public Television, Daljit's former gig.
• 2003-05-27 Her CNN bio has moved. It also has a new picture of her.
• 2003-04-10 The March 26 issue of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution had a short article entitled "CNN International Anchor's Background Aids Mastery of Material" (not available online). It briefly goes over her history and how she's now working in Atlanta. Daljit: "In this business, they say you're supposed to be a jack of all trades and a master of none, but I think you can be a master of international news. When you've been doing it as long as I have, you know what the issues and the flash points are, whether it's in the Middle East, the Balkans or Northern Ireland." On working with a co-anchor: "It gives you the opportunity to show a little bit of personality, to show you're not just a stick sitting there." We also learn that her husband has roots in Georgia.

• 2003-01-25 According to the Jan 13 Daily Variety (headline "More 'Forsyte Saga' highlights PBS sked"), Wide Angle will return to PBS in July.

• 2002-11-29 Telegraph.co.uk has an article on Mishal Husain, the BBC's new anchor for its US-based/televised version of BBC World, whom they are comparing to Daljit in terms of potential viewer enticeability.

• 2002-10-05 Daljit's CNN.com bio page is up.

• 2002-08-22 Reminder: Daljit's hosting Wide Angle tonight.

• 2002-08-12 According to an email, CNNi's World News program is aired on CNNfn (which is available on digital cable systems in the US) on the weekend. If Daljit hosts the weekend edition, she might show up there, but I don't get CNN so I can't confirm this.

• 2002-08-01 Daljit starts anchoring World News on CNN International today. Check the CNNi schedule for times if you are able to watch this (which I am not, so I have no idea which editions of World News she'll be on -- email me if you know the details.) She isn't listed in the CNN anchor bios section of their website yet. Oh, and tonight's Wide Angle is hosted by the guy.

• 2002-07-28 This article from June 17 Media Guardian is a short interview where Daljit lists her favorite media (newspapers, TV, etc.).

• 2002-07-24 This week's episode of Wide Angle ("Greetings from Grozny") is being hosted by Daljit. I guess they aren't alternating after all. (Thanks guestbook poster).

• 2002-07-18 Don't forget: Daljit's first episode of Wide Angle is on PBS tonight (check your local listings).

• 2002-07-08 I have been told that the 2002-07-08 L.A. Times has an article on Wide Angle with quotes from Daljit and a picture with her co-host. Can't find it on their website though. [UPDATE: Its a reprint of the Wash. Post article below.]

• 2002-07-08 A 2002-07-07 Washington Post piece on Wide Angle. Note that Daljit and James Rubin will alternate in hosting the show, with Rubin doing the first one. So you'll have to wait another week for Daljit's first episode ("To Have and Have Not"). Also in the article (at the bottom) we learn that Daljit will go on the air at CNNI on August 1^st and that she won't miss London's weather when she moves to Atlanta.

• 2002-07-03 The Wide Angle website is now up and running. PBS is also airing ads for the show (which I have only seen the tail end of). "Six billion people. 200 countries. Somebody's got to cover it." The first show is entitled "Saddam's Ultimate Solution" and will air July 11 (check your local listings).

• 2002-06-25 A long article/interview from the 2002-06-23 Guardian Unlimited Observer about Daljit, her move, her ambitions, and more. Actually, not very complimentary as the interviewer was "very cross indeed" at Daljit's taciturnity.

• SALON LOG: [2002-06-24/10:23EST Daljit gets a trim. Stay tuned for indepth updates.

• 2002-06-13 The June 12th Washington Post TV Column mentions (at bottom) Daljit's move. The print version apparently contains a photo, but I haven't seen it. Also note, in case you missed in in the press release, that her show starts in August and will be focused on the prime-time audiences in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Once again the Atlantic Ocean separates her from her audience.

• 2002-06-12 The L.A. Times Calendar Live Morning Report mentions Daljit's move to CNN. She will be anchor of the network's "World News" and "World Report" programs, which unfortunately won't be seen in the US.

• 2002-06-11 "Daljit Dhaliwal to Join News Group as CNN International Anchor - Former ITN Journalist to Help Launch New Programming to Premiere Fall 2002". The CNN press release, dated June 11, was emailed to me; I haven't found an official link yet. Here's the first paragraph:

  Accomplished British broadcast journalist Daljit Dhaliwal is joining the CNN News Group as an anchor for CNN International (CNNI), it was announced today by Rena Golden, executive vice president and general manager of CNNI. She will be based in the network's Atlanta headquarters. [more...]

• 2002-05-14 PBS has announced Daljit's new show, Wide Angle. It is a "weekly series of ten documentaries on international stories" produced by WNET and co-hosted with former U.S. State Department spokesman James P. Rubin. The broadcast premiere will be on July 11 at 9 pm ET (check your local listings) and a supplementary website will go live July 3 at http://www.pbs.org/wideangle/.

• 2002-04-10 According to an email from someone in the media, PBS today announced a weekly news program featuring Daljit. I don't know any of the details yet and haven't been able to find a link to the announcement; I'll update as I learn more. UPDATE (from same source): It's a weekly international affairs program. She'll host five shows, and another five will be hosted by former assistant secretary of state Jamie Rubin.

• 2002-03-06 The New York Post mentioned on Feb. 25 that Daljit was returning from London to the States that week for another round of meetings with TV execs.

• 2002-02-19 The New York Observer has a short article that says Daljit has met and will meet again with executives at ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and Fox News.

• 2002-02-02 According to voters at amiannoyingornot.com, Daljit is the least annoying of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 1999 with a scant 32.43% annoying rating. Take that, Tom Brokaw (72.66% annoying rating)!

• 2002-01-18 The Times (UK)'s Media Diary has a brief mention of the situation, and Glasgow's The Herald has a longer piece with an international-news-journalists-not-appreciated-at-home angle to it.

• 2002-01-18 The New York Post has an article in which Daljit is quoted as saying that she is looking to get a job stateside. She's even hired a NY-based management firm.

• 2002-01-15 According to a Chicago Tribune article entitled "'Most Beautiful' TV anchor needs a new gig", Daljit has resigned from ITN. Among the career options she could consider are joining an American network or her former employers at the BBC (which, since WNFPTV was replaced with the BBC in a lot of markets, might mean she'd get her time slot back). Stay tuned. (Corrected 2002-01-18)

• 2002-01-04 To recap the situation for those just joining us: ITN's World News for Public Television, which you had (if you are an American) been watching on your local PBS affiliate, was cancelled due to funding problems (see previous entries for more details). The last show was on Dec. 31, 2001. No, it's not just your local station; none of them are showing it anymore. Many of you are reporting that the BBC has replaced it, although this may vary.

  As far as I know, Daljit is still employed with ITN and will continue to do reporting for their local news services. So right now if you want to see her you'll have to move to the UK (or try to find a video stream on one of the sites "ITN provides news to"). I do not, however, know exactly when or what she'll be on. If anyone does know, please email me.

  If you wish to protest, send polite letters to your local PBS affiliate (who had nothing to do with the cancelation) or more irate ones to WNET. I'll report any future developments here as I learn of them.

• 2001-12-21 The schedule listings at the WNET website don't list WNFPTV after December 31. Starting in January, the 6PM time slot only has "TBA" (to be announced).

• 2001-12-11 Intrigue afoot at WNET! The following was sent by an anonymous emailer and I have no way to confirm or deny it, so take it for what it's worth:

  "hello, I work at WNET-CH13, I don't want to give my name because I could lose my job, and I don't get paid that much as it is... but World News for Public Television received enough funding for the program, but the higher ups want to cancel it anyway. The Rockerfeller Foundation came through with the rest of the money, but WNET withdrew its backing. They claim that stations have been dropping off, but that isn't true. They have been simply making back up plans in case there was no more WNFPTV. Please don't say where you got this info, because it's not a time to be out of a job. But fans saved the program in the past and they can save it again."

• 2001-11-27 The New York Times reported (article not online) on Nov. 19 that according to WNET veep Ward Chamberlain funding for WNFPTV is "$300,000 or $400,000 short" due to cutbacks by Virgin Atlantic Airways. Virgin Atlantic veep John C. Riordan blames WNET for not taking on a second underwriter, as the airline had expected. WNET says that unless someone comes up with the cash, they are dropping the show. (Thanks to J. G. and the anonymous guestbook poster who made his entry private so that I missed seeing it originally for bringing this to my attention.)

• 2001-11-24 Since the person who emailed me the previous bit of information - a reporter working on a story asking for a quote from a fan - never replied to my request for additional info, and given the anonymous exclamatory message in the guestbook contradicting it by saying that WNET is cutting funding, you should probably take the previous entry as irresponsible rumor-mongering. If anyone has any links to more responsible reportage, please feel free to email me.

• 2001-11-19 According to an email, Virgin Atlantic are pulling out of sponsoring World News for Public Television which threatens to cause Daljit's show to be taken off the air in the US by the end of the year. This is all I know so far; more details as I get them.

• 2001-11-06 The ITN website has been "re-launched as a news portal". It appears that the Daljit-centered WNFPTV is no longer being streamed daily. It also appears that they have dropped their sometimes-Daljit-enriched news channel and are funneling people to the completely Daljitless ITV. The WNFPTV video on demand page is still there but it is covered in processing errors and the video looks to be a few weeks old. Is this the end for regularly streaming Daljit on the 'net?

• 2001-10-23 According to an email from someone who works at Reuters, Daljit was married to Lee Patrick Sullivan (who is apparently now working at Reuters) back in September. Congratulations! If anyone has any more details to post, email me.

• 2001-10-21 The KCTS Connects episode from way back in March with Daljit on is now online. (It was probably online for a while, but there's a direct link to the archive page for you.)

• 2001-08-05 The June 25 New York Observer had a small article (second from the bottom) about Daljit's engagement (or rather the announcment of it by WNET).

• 2001-08-01 Correction: last night's Late Show wasn't a repeat. Sorry if I caused any of you to mistakenly miss it. Don't worry though, you didn't miss much because THEY BUMPED DALJIT! They went long with Puff the Magic Diddy and some bit with Rupert the deli guy. She only got less than a minute before the credits to say hi, shake Diddy's hand, and confirm that she's getting married. Dave's testimonial for her earlier in the show lasted longer. Oh well, perhaps she'll be on again soon.

• 2001-07-31 In case you missed it the first time, Daljit is on a repeat of the Late Show (AKA Letterman) tonight.

  

• 2001-06-15 DALJIT IS GETTING MARRIED! The NY Post reports that she will wed American TV journalist Lee Patrick Sullivan (technology correspondent for Bloomberg and host of their Techline Interactive Video Magazine) later this year. Daljit: "We are both thrilled and excited and really look forward to our new life together." No news on if this means she will be moving to the US.

• 2001-04-19 A meaty New York Observer article/interview features rumors about Daljit as a possibility for the New York Times/MacNeil/Lehrer collaboration - National Edition, the effects of her fame, her views on international news in the US, and lots more.

• 2001-03-29 Live long and prosper, humans. You know, I've always thought that Sam Donaldson looks like a Romulan. Maybe they can take the 'Trek franchise in a whole new direction: newsmagazine format! (To the gullible: the photo is a fake created with one of the "Lowri" pics in the gallery.)

• 2001-03-16 You can listen to KCTS Connects' interview with Daljit here (856k MP3) until they get their video of it online. It will also repeat on KCTS Sat. March 17, at noon.

• 2001-03-15 Now on EBay: Daljit Dhaliwal "Statement" Pillowcase. 100% polyester standard pillowcase (new!) with the picture of Daljit from Esquire magazine printed on it, includes the words "making a statement without saying a word". The seller (not me!) even guarantees that the image will never fade or wash off. Oh sure, it's no "monkey phonecall", but how can you pass this deal up? Bid starts at $18.

• 2001-03-09 If you're in Western Washington (and I think B.C.), KCTS Connects (a local current affairs show) will have an interview with Daljit next Thursday, Mar. 15 at 7:30 pm on KCTS (ch. 9, their website has streaming video).

• 2001-03-05 Daljit was in the Sunday comics! Click here to see a devious puzzle by Don O'Briant whose solution will reveal a Daljit quote. Includes a short bio and illustration of Daljit (at least I think it's supposed to be her).

• 2000-11-28 Daljit is featured on the cover of the Nov. 2000 Current Biography - a reference magazine that has biographies of currently noteworthy people (what a surprise!). Haven't read it yet, but apparently there isn't anything in it that we don't already know... but the cover photo is a real stunner (Thanks, T.F. Mills).

• 2000-10-13 Want to have Daljit attend your conference, appear in your training video, or give an after dinner speech? Perhaps you want to hire her away from ITN to host your own news show broadcast live from a hovering dirigible? If so, contact Knight Ayton Management, representatives of leading UK broadcasters and scientists. Serious inquiries only, please.

• 2000-09-27 Here's two articles from the Daily Express, Jul. 4 and Aug. 15. In these she describes herself as a newsreader in the tradition of Moira Stuart or Jennie Bond and that while growing up she was swotty... being an American I have no idea what any of that means. Other tidbits: the bumper stickers ("honk/hoot if you like Daljit", does anyone have a picture of these?) were a "PR exercise", she got the limo treatment when she was on Letterman, she's a film buff, and she's excited about getting three-day weekends.

• 2000-09-25 She was a judge for Amnesty International UK's ninth annual Media Awards 2000, which were held in June.

• 2000-09-07 Welcome to the Cult of Daljit, invites the Guardian. This article, while mostly meta-reportage on the Daljit phenomenon (which would make my reporting on it what?), does have some of her views on the lack of representation of women in executive positions in TV journalism. [As a side note: while the Guardian's claim that some of pictures in the gallery here have "undergone the Photoshop treatment" is true (well, the GIMP treatment actually), in all cases that was due to the original scans being really, really horrible. In the ballance between flecks of dust and half-toning, and having a somewhat artificial softness due to selective bluring, I err on the side of the latter.]

• 2000-08-19 Someone in Illinois emailed IRT her birthdate: "NOT just a shot in the dark: 10/8/62 ... my cousin is a friend of a friend of hers. she and he, my cousin, have the same birthdate. apparently it was mentioned once as trivia, then was passed on to me in like fashion." Dubious provenance, but it is inside the window outlined above. Make of it what you will. [I assume he meant Oct. 8, 1962]

• 2000-08-07 I just noticed that ITN has revamped their website. Besides breaking the links I had here (fixed now), the change added their new 24-hour ITN News Channel, which Daljit is a presenter for, so give that a look. Interesting thing about the new channel, it has local advertising. Now I can watch "Just For Men Gel" ads with British accents. Yay!

• 2000-08-07 The previously mentioned W. Post article is also online.

• 2000-08-05 She's in this week's Washington Post TV section, which I have not seen yet. The article apparently goes into more detail than most, including: a recounting by her of the bombing she was in in Northern Ireland; details of her family life, about her parents arranged marriage and how being the oldest sibling affected her; and about how she's hands-on with her scripts.

• 2000-07-12 Here's an article with more info on the ITN News Channel Daljit mentioned during her Letterman appearence. Also has a small group pic with her.

• 2000-07-07 Daljit was on the Late Show last night! Here's the interview (1.4MB) and Dave's pre-interview testimonial (365KB). Some highlights: Dave tries to woo Daljit to CBS, promising that Dan Rather will step down and that if she needs any help getting a green card, he (Dave) is available for marriage; Daljit dodges Dave's questions about the Prime Minister's son; and we learn that Daljit's siblings are named Ranjit, Baljit, and Kamaljit.

• 2000-06-30 Dave mentioned Daljit again last night, announcing when she'll be on and singing her name. Here's a MP3 of it (78KB). (If anyone recorded the previous shows--especially the one with Feliz Dhaliwahl--send me an audio snippet!)

• 2000-06-29 More on Dave: Daljit is scheduled to be on the show Thursday, July 6 according to an email from someone at CBS; Dave has two songs about her, one entitled Feliz Dhaliwahl and another where he just repeats her name over and over to the tune of Here Comes Santa Claus; Dave really likes to say her name.

• 2000-06-29 David Letterman is smitten with Daljit and has been talking about her recently on his show (even mentioning her to Eric Idle), saying that he wants to have her on (I didn't see the shows but apparently he even has a song about her according to one email I received). The Wahoo Gazette on the official site has some info (it's updated every show, look in archive). And when she appears on the show, could someone who's able to make some screen captures? I don't have the equipment for that.

• 2000-04-13 The Chicago Tribune has an article on WNFPTV moving to a larger Chicago area PBS station that also talks about Daljit's popularity and what she thinks of it.

• 2000-03-21 Here's an older article that has some interesting bits, including: Daljit went to work for the BBC after reading a newspaper ad, she thinks her name might mean "to win over one's heart" (apparently, that's not actually true, but might as well be), and she draws the line at doing stories about skateboarding ducks.

• 2000-03-02 From the Feb. 28 Times (of London) Opinion section "Diary": "THE sex appeal of ITN presenters extends across the Atlantic. Daljit Dhaliwal, who presents the company's World News, is the star of American bumper stickers which cry: 'Honk if you like Daljit.'" Ok, where do we get one?

• 2000-02-25 In the Feb. 16-23 issue of the UK version of Time Out mag, in its "what's on in London" section there's an interview with her. Here we learn she was raised in Southall and her two favorite restaurants in London are the Lahore Restaurant (Pakistani food cooked to Punjabi recipe) and Diwana (a South Indian veggie place).

• 1999-12-24 Now Once available on Ebay, an autographed photo of Daljit! Now if only Ty would make a Beanie Baby version of her...

• 1999-11-14 In case you missed the print version of Esquire, they have their Daljit photo and text online.

• 1999-11-12 Evidence of a cross-over market of international news and automotive programming.

• 1999-10-08 She was interviewed briefly yesterday on a BBC2 talk-show called "Lowri". The subject of the show was newsreaders. She was in the audience. She mentioned being approached by fans in Prada and US reaction to her haircut. No transcript available at this time (but a few great pics in the gallery).

• 1999-10-05 The Week had a short article back in August with a picture.

• 1999-08-27 The Sept. '99 US Vogue has a short article about Her entitled "Cool Brittania's Evening Muse" in which we learn she lives in Notting Hill and that there is an extremely thin chance she may come to America. (Haven't read this one yet.)

• 1999-08-17 UK mag The Net has a piece on ITN in their Sept. '99 issue. There's a group shot on the cover with Daljit and (I've been told) an interview with her inside. The web site merely has some links to various online news sources and a small ghostly image of Daljit.

• 1999-08-04 Daljit narrated a two-part documentary on Sikhs that was on BBC 2 in the UK back in April (sorry, I was a little late with this). I couldn't find anything on if it will ever be shown in the US.

• 1999-07-12 Daljit was on PBS's The Charlie Rose Show where she talked about her parents coming to London, getting into TV journalism, the differences between American and British news anchors, and the variety of work she gets to do. When asked whether she could imagine herself working out of the US, she jokingly asked "Is that a proposition?"

• 1999-07-09 Daljit is in the Aug 99 issue of (US) Esquire as part of a piece called "The New Women We Love". Not really any new information about her but a great full page pic. Oh, and they have her pegged as "the new Dan Rather". (So, Dal.. just what is the frequency?)

• 1999-07-09 PetiteStyle.com has Daljit (5'2") on their front page as their prototypical "Powerful Petite". Interesting in that she was chosen over the more high-profile news anchor Katie Couric (5'4") and US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (who is the same height as Daljit!).

• 1999-07-09 Daljit was the guest speaker for the South Asian Journalists Association's 1999 annual dinner & awards ceremony on June 26 in Manhattan. They have a page with pictures and RealAudio of Daljit's remarks.

• 1999-05-05 The New York Times had a nice little article on Daljit in their television section. (Link fixed. Thanks Lawrence B.)

• 1999-05-04 People for the week of May 10, 1999 is the "50 most beautiful people of the world" issue. If you are one of those high-falootin' AOL users you can get it online, I guess. For us lesser beings, you will have to be an accessory to arboricide. It has a picture and one column of text. In the text we learn that Daljit's favorite beauty product is Elizabeth Arden's Eight-Hour cream and that Channel Four anchor Jon Snow credits Daljit's success to "good bone structure". Meeeow. Well, this is People magazine after all, what did you expect?

• 1999-05-03 On March 8 there was a UN Global Videoconference entitled "A World Free of Violence Against Women" for which Daljit was a presenter. A Real video version of it can be found through the conference's homepage.

• 1999-04-30 It's official! Daljit is the 37th most beautiful person in the world! (According to People magazine, which I fear has a bit of trouble counting. It's "1" not "37".) Here's a Yahoo! mediated This Is London report which also gives Daljit's beauty secrets: A "bit of lip balm, bit of powder, if I'm feeling really extravagant, maybe a bit of mascara". (I bet Gwyneth needs teams of make-up engineers for her extra two notches.)

• 1999-01-28 In case you were like me and unable to join Daljit's chat on the ITN site live, here's a transcript

• 1999-01-20 The January issue of Thirteen, the monthly programming guide of New York's WNET, features a montage of Daljit on the cover as well as a short interview. (Best part of the interview is where she modestly attributes the enthusiastic American response to her to her British accent standing out.) In case you don't live in New York and subscribe to WNET, heres some scans of the cover and the article generously provided by Walter S.

• 1999-01-16 Hmmm... According to this article from October 30, 1998, Daljit is 36. As previously reported above, she was 35 in August of that year. From this we may conclude that her birthday lies somewhere within the three month window of August, September, and October.

• 1999-01-16 Here's a slightly old article about Daljit from Rediff On The Net titled "The muse behind the news".

• Not so much a Daljit sighting as a UDDAP sighting: Ian Miller's Rosie Millard page has drawn the attention of the UK media, some of which have generalized the story into one about shrines to "lesser known" UK media personalities. The UDDAP was mentioned on a number of them, with the Daily Mail actually quoting the page.

• The August 8 on-line edition of The Times (London) has an article about the dropping of ITN from PBS. However, it's main focus is how much Daljit is beloved in the US. Plus, it has a great black & white pic of her!

• The August 98 issue of Rolling Stone magazine put her on their "Hot List" as a "Hot News Reader". Here's a quote: "While most talking heads cackle with contrived authority and plastic sex appeal, Dhaliwal radiates cool intelligence and quaint English good-neighbourliness." In the article we also learn that she likes the Foo Fighters, has yoga classes Saturday-morning, has read the news wearing jeans ("But under the desk, so you would never see it."), and that some people have a problem pronouncing the name "Daljit", much to her befuddlement. Plus, there's a photo of her! (There seems to be a trend forming here cover-wise...)

• In the May 98 issue of George magazine, there are two photos of her (one full page and a smaller one in the table of contents,) along with a short (one column) article about her (p.30-31). I like her quote about Stateside enthusiasm over ITN's coverage of global events that the US networks ignore being "reminiscent of the old communist bloc before its collapse, when people treated the BBC World Service broadcasts like gold dust." Ouch, take that Jennings! (Thanks to a mole at ABC who brought this to my attention.)

• The 5/18/98 edition of This is London (Evening Standard Online) had an article on Daljit's (then) new hair-doo. Apparently, people like to send her baseball caps.

• The Daily Mail, a UK mass circulation up market tabloid, had an article (plus BW pic) about Daljit in the 7/12/98 issue of their Sunday magazine called You and a full page article (plus pic) in it's 8/21/98 edition, which I've been told has a picture of this webpage.

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