A Question of Performance

Ep 20. Reshmin Chowdhury - sports broadcaster on the challenges and rewards of a media career


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Can you have it all? In episode 20 we chat to BBC and BT Sport Broadcaster Reshmin Chowdhury. We discuss the captivating nature of sport, how as a mother of two she juggles multiple responsibilities and how one always has to be at the top of your game on live sport.

Reshmin Chowdhury is a multilingual sports presenter, reporter and event host, broadcasting globally for the BBC and BT Sport. She is one of BT Sport's key reporters for the UEFA Champions League and Europa League. She also works across BT's FA Cup, BDO Darts World Championship and NBA coverage and previously anchored the network's nightly news show, SportsHUB.

For the BBC, Reshmin has covered news from almost every recent major sporting event for BBC World News and the BBC News Channel since 2010, most recently reporting for BBC Radio 5Live at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio.

Reshmin began her career at Reuters TV News and honed her skills as a producer at BBC News, ITN and Bloomberg TV. Her work has taken her as far afield as Africa, Asia and the Middle East. She is an ambassador for the Prince of Wales' charity, the British Asian Trust and the Heart4More Foundation. She is a keen mentor, working at Kick it Out's "Raise Your Game" conferences and the Mosaic charity.

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