what a weekend
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At CNN-IBN, we have all the enthusiasm that anyone would if they were dealing with a new born baby. Every day, for us is a new day, a day full of excitement and unexpected surprises. For now, we are young and free of the cynicism that sets in after years in the business. Thats why we've enjoyed this weekend so much. here we are a two week old channel, and we've had interviews done with the two most powerful persons in the sub-continent: Sonia Gandhi and now Pervez Musharraf. You can't get two more diverse personalities than Sonia and the general. Sonia is a reluctant politician, Musharraf is a consummate general-politician.Sonia is a woman of very few words, Musharraf loves the sound of his own voice. Sonia is a reluctant interviewee, Musharraf loves giving interviews. Sonia prefers to be a private person, Musharraf loves being in the public eye. To have two such contrasting individuals on one channel in one week has been a morale-booster for us at IBN. It gives us a sense of belief that we are already being taken seriously. And yet, the most fun that I've had was interviewing Imran and Kapil together. Two legends, two heroes, two individuals who have been so much part of our childhood, both world cup winning captains. Anchoring love of cricket (LOC) with Kapil and Imran was an experience I will never forget. Through the programme, i felt less like a professional journalist and more like a cricket fan. Maybe, there is a child in all of us which surfaces every now and then. This was one such occasion. should have become a sports journalist rather than having to follow the netas...
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Rajdeep Sardesai is the Editor-in-Chief, IBN18 Network, that includes CNN-IBN, IBN 7 and IBN Lokmat. He comes with 22 years of journalistic experience during which he has covered some of the biggest stories in India and the world. Prior to setting up the IBN network, he was the Managing Editor of both NDTV 24X7 and NDTV India and was responsible for overseeing the news policy for both the channels. He has also worked with The Times of India for six years and was the city editor of its Mumbai edition at the age of 26. During the last 22 years, he has covered major national and international stories, specialising in national politics. He has won numerous other awards for journalistic excellence, including the prestigious Padma Shri for journalism in 2008, the International Broadcasters Award for coverage of the 2002 Gujarat riots and the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for 2007. He has won the Asian Television Award for best talk show for the Big Fight on two occasions and his current flagship show on CNN-IBN, India at 9, has been awarded the best news show at the Asian awards for the last two years. He has been News Anchor of the year at the Indian Television Academy for seven of the last eight years and won more than 50 awards in this period. He has also been the President of the Editors Guild of India, the only television journalist to hold the post and was chosen a Global leader for tomorrow by the world economic forum in 2000. An alumni of St Xavier's College, Mumbai, he has done his Masters and LLB from Oxford University and has also played first class cricket for the Oxford University team. He has contributed to several books and writes a fortnightly column that appears in seven newspapers.Recent Posts
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