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BBC Television News announces editorial appointments
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster The BBC’s head of Television News, Peter Horrocks has announced two new appointments to his senior editorial team.
Kevin Bakhurst, currently the Editor of the BBC’s Ten O’clock News, has been promoted to the role of controller of BBC News 24. Amanda Farnsworth who is the current editor of the BBC’s Six O’clock News, has been appointed Editor, Daytime. This role, which covers the editorship of both the One and Six O’clock news bulletins.
Kevin Bakhurst, who was an editor of News 24 from 2001 to 2003, was appointed Editor of the BBC Ten O’clock News in March 2004. Under his editorship the Ten O’clock News received a Bafta for its coverage of the Madrid bombing, and also an RTS Award for News Programme of the Year.
Bakhurst joined the BBC in 1989 as assistant producer in the Business and Economics unit. In 1990 he became a producer for the BBC Nine O’clock News, and then assistant editor of the Nine and Ten O’clock bulletins from 1996 to 2001.
Farnsworth joined the BBC as a news trainee in 1986 before working as an assistant producer on Panorama and producer on Newsnight. In 1994 she became BBC bureau editor in Washington DC and returned to the UK to join BBC News 24 as launch editor in 1997.
Horrocks said, “Kevin has been a highly successful editor of the Ten. He will bring his incisive editorial and organisational skills to help News 24 grow even further. Amanda will bring creative imagination and a strong understanding of the strategic future direction of News to this crucial role.”
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
