SAIMA MOHSIN
Saima Mohsin, TV journalist, London

Saima's aspiration in life was to become a journalist and after gaining a BA (Hons) in Political Science with English Literature she went on to gain a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism. At university she worked on setting up a new student radio station and during the summer breaks had an internship with BBC World Service - South Asia unit. After leaving university Saima's first job was working for BBC Greater Manchester as a reporter. From here she went on to Meridian Television as a newsroom journalist and in 2002 moved to BBC Points West as a reporter and a presenter. It was while working for this show that she was asked to join BBC's Watchdog programme.

Saima was the first Asian woman presenter on the BBC consumer primetime show Watchdog. Here she worked alongside the well-known presenter Nicky Campbell as a reporter investigating consumer complaints and tracking down of rogue traders. After the last season of Watchdog finished in April 2005 Saima decided to go freelance. Since then she has presented for Sky News and reported for Five News. In August 2005 she hosted the ground breaking debate show for Channel Four on suicide bombings and British Muslims. Since October 2005 Saima has been presenting the morning's news programme for ITN and The World Today, an international news and current affairs programme for BBC World Service Radio. From April 2006 Saima will be the newest face to the GMTV team, reporting from around the UK and presenting news bulletins on Europe's biggest breakfast show.

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