- Prannoy Roy
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URL = http://www.ndtv.comDr. Prannoy L Roy (born on
October 15 ,1949 ) is anIndia n media figure. He is founder and the president ofNew Delhi Television (NDTV). He is one of the pioneers of Indian television journalism.Early life
Roy attended
The Doon School ,Dehradun and went toHaileybury (UK) for his A-levels. He graduated in Economics from theUniversity of London 's Queen Mary College in 1973. Then he got his Ph.D from theDelhi School of Economics where he also taught for a year. He worked as aChartered Accountant for some time and later joinedPrice Waterhouse , India before moving over to television.Career
He rose to fame with the program "The World This Week" and the election coverage with
Vinod Dua onDoordarshan . He has also worked for theSTAR TV . He specializes in covering elections. He is also a well-known economist and has served as an economic adviser to the Ministry of Finance.He is married to
Radhika Roy (sister ofBrinda Karat ), who was a speech therapist and is the Director of NDTV. He is the uncle of the prize winning Indian writerArundhati Roy .He is also a member of International Advisory Board a neo conservative globalist think tank
council on foreign relations . [http://www.cfr.org/bios/8469/prannoy_roy.html] [http://www.cfr.org/about/people/international_advisory_board.html]See also
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List of news anchors in India References
External links
* [http://www.careermosaicindia.com/JS/CRC/IndianTalent/Italent_P.htm#prannoy A short biography]
* [http://www.bbcworld.com/content/template_clickpage.asp?pageid=156 Profile at BBC]
* [http://www.ndtv.com/investors/prannoyroy.htm Profile at NDTV]
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