Manveen Rana (born 25 July 1980) is a senior broadcast journalist who has hosted the Times Radio podcast Stories of our times since March 2020.[1] She formerly worked for the BBC as a reporter for the Today programme.[2]
She was born in London to a Sikh family of Indian origin.[1] She studied Economics at Durham University, and was President of the Durham Union during Epiphany term of 2001.[2][3]
Rana worked at The Sunday Telegraph and The Daily Telegraph (2001–03); as a researcher at BBC Radio 4 (2003–05); and a journalist at the same station from 2005, during which she worked on various news programmes, including The World at One.[2] She was part of the team that exposed links between the controversial PR firm Bell Pottinger and the Gupta family in South Africa, and joined Today in 2018.[4]
Rana hosts a daily podcast as part of the launch of Times Radio, a talk radio venture of The Times newspaper.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c Rumbelow, Helen (12 March 2020). "Meet Manveen Rana, presenter of the Stories of our times podcast". The Times. Retrieved 26 November 2020. (subscription required)
- ^ a b c "Rana, Manveen". Who's Who. Vol. 2022 (December 2021 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 27 June 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Photographs, Durham Union Society". Durham University Records. Durham University. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ Tobitt, Charlotte (27 January 2020). "Times titles launch daily news podcast with BBC journalist brought in to present". Press Gazette. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ Warrington, James (16 February 2020). "Times Radio circles BBC stars ahead of hiring spree". CityAM. Retrieved 16 February 2020.