News Broadcasting
Kiran Bedi inaugurates ‘Mirchi Get Active’ Expo at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon
MUMBAI: Like every year, Radio Mirchi, 98.3 FM is all set to make the 2013 edition of Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) a memorable experience with its fun offerings. As a run up to the ADHM, Radio Mirchi inaugurated the Mirchi Get Active Expo with Kiran Bedi at the NSIC Ground Okhla today. RJ Naved was present at the expo to welcome Kiran Bedi.
Spread across three days – December 6, 7 & 8, this year Mirchi has planned fun and engaging activities for everyone. The vivacious RJ Rohit will not only engage with the listeners and participants but will also celebrate the marathon fever in true ‘mirchi ishtyle’.
The range of activities includes multiple Zumba sessions by Fitness First where the experts will guide runners on how to stay fit, health and fitness session from Somdeb from Rebook, running and living by Rahul Verghese, and a fun-filled Karaoke session by Manisha Gunthe.
The excitement doesn’t end here. Visitors can also win exciting prizes by participating in interesting contests organised by Wildcraft.
The Mirchi Get Active Expo focuses on strengthening the cause for better fitness, health and lifestyle. Conducted every year at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, the expo facilitates the distribution of goody bags and registration bibs among participants.
Throughout the years, the Get Active Expo has witnessed tremendous popularity among upwardly mobile fitness enthusiasts and Mirchi fans. Registering participation of around 30,000 people every year, the Radio Mirchi ‘Get Active’ Expo is one of the most looked forward to initiatives in the marathon.
The Airtel Delhi Half Marathon is scheduled on 15th December 2013.
News Broadcasting
Rajesh Sundaram joins NDTV Profit as senior editor, assignment
The 32-year newsroom veteran has launched channels on three continents and covered everything from 9/11 to South African television
MUMBAI: NDTV Profit has bolstered its newsroom with a hire who has done rather more than most. Rajesh Sundaram, a journalist with over three decades of editorial, managerial and consultative experience across India and international markets, joins as senior editor, assignment, tasked with sharpening the network’s newsgathering and real-time response.
Sundaram’s career reads like a tour of Indian media’s most formative moments. He began at Businessworld in 1994, moved to Zee News as bureau chief across Mumbai and Chennai, then joined NDTV in 2002 as part of its political bureau during a particularly febrile period in Indian politics. A stint as India correspondent for Al Jazeera International followed, where he covered key geopolitical developments and got his first serious taste of the global newsroom.
What sets Sundaram apart, however, is his serial channel-launching habit. At NewsX, he helped get the operation off the ground. At Headlines Today, part of the India Today Group, he served as editor. At News Nation, he helped launch the Hindi news channel and its digital ecosystem. He then crossed continents to lead the launch of ANN7 in South Africa as editor-in-chief, overseeing both television and digital. Back in India, he launched Tamil news channels News7 Tamil and Cauvery News, and later served as principal consultant for the launch of Marathi channel Lokshahi. Most recently, he helped build and lead the Press Trust of India’s video service and content studio, before stints consulting for Business Today and The Himalayan Times.
Rahul Kanwal, chief executive and editor-in-chief of NDTV, left little doubt about what Sundaram is expected to deliver. “The assignment desk is where a newsroom’s intent becomes action,” he said. “Rajesh brings a rare combination of field experience and leadership in building news operations at scale.”
Sundaram has reported from across India and the world, covering elections, civil conflicts, the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the 2008 US presidential election.
At NDTV Profit, he will lead the assignment desk, driving editorial coordination and real-time response across markets and breaking developments. For a business news network sharpening its focus on speed and multi-platform delivery, it has hired a man who has built newsrooms from scratch on three continents. The assignment desk is in good hands.
