VIBHA BAKSHI is a New York-based journalist with extensive broadcast experience. She was a well-known anchor and reporter for CNBC in Bombay, before she moved to NYC. She completed a course in broadcasting at New York University in Dec. 1999, and is currently looking to make the switch to public relations work.

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EXPERIENCE

1996-97 CNBC-ASIA
Bombay, India
Reporter/Anchor
Member of the launch team of CNBC, India
Inside India: Daily program on Indian Business and Current Affairs; broadcast across Asia

Conducted on-camera interviews, reported breaking news, scripted, directed, presented feature stories and assisted in post-production

• Face to Face interviews- interviewed prominent politicians, business barons and media personalities. Political interviewees include President of Peru, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Prime Minister of Nepal and Indian political leaders. Media celebrities include top Indian movie and entertainment stars, fashion designers, artists

• Breaking news - responsible for securing exclusive interview with Chief of India's Intelligence Bureau after his sudden and controversial transfer; CNBC gained significant mileage by being the first channel to air the interview

• Feature stories - conceived and reported features on India's social and cultural issues for CNBC's Special-'India celebrates 50 years of Independence' program

• Post-production - assisted in broadcast of final telecast

1993-95 PLUS CHANNEL
Bombay, India
Anchor/ Reporter
Business Plus: Business program broadcast daily on India's National Network- Doordarshan

• Research - identified important economic and business events

• Feature programs-scripted and produced finished stories for broadcast

National News: Evening News at 9.00.p.m.broadcast daily on India's National Network

• Assistant - assisted in post-production of five-minute Business News segment

People Plus: Cultural news-magazine televised weekly on TV Asia

• Segment director - conceptualized program format, conducted research, scripted, directed story capsules and responsible for overall coordination

• Anchor-interviewed Indian movie stars, pop artists and media personalities including Miss Universe'95 and Miss World'95

EDUCATION
1989-93 BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Boston
School of Communication
B.S. Media Studies

1999-Present NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
New York
Certificate in Broadcasting
Course in Avid Digital Editing

OTHER EXPERIENCE
Singing/Music
1996: Recorded Indian music album Bhajan Kalash: ranked among top selling music albums in Bombay; held two public concerts in to promote release of album

Previously recorded two Indian music albums: Mohabbat ka Mausam, 1988 and Karva Chauth, 1989; held two music concerts

INTERESTS
Traveling, singing, music, acting, skiing.