GEETA PENDSE
Journalist, Host and Broadcaster
An incredibly engaging journalist, broadcaster and facilitator, Geeta has extensive experience presenting across a range of content, including Sunday Morning Live, BBC Sunday Politics and Inside Out. With a passion for exploring arts in a more accessible way, credits also include Sky Arts’ Music of India, BBC R4 Front Row and Opening Night. Geeta also hosted An Evening with Dame Mary Berry for Fane Productions and fronts her own podcast.
An experienced freelance journalist and twice RTS nominated presenter, Geeta has worked extensively for several broadcasters, including the BBC and has over 15 years of experience presenting across a diverse range of content. With natural communication skills and warmth, she is an incredibly engaging broadcaster and storyteller.
Whilst multi-faceted and experienced in a number of areas, Geeta has developed a specialism within the Arts. Alongside creating original and daily content for BBC news outlets, she has also presented Radio 4’s ‘Opening Night’, giving listeners a backstage pass to the best in theatre, playwriting and live performance across the UK, as well as ‘Civilisations Stories: The Art of Mining’, a documentary for BBC Four. Geeta has also presented a weekly arts show for BBC Radio Leicester, showcasing local talent whilst exploring arts and culture in a more accessible way.
Presenter/Reporter credits include;
Front Row - Presenter & Reporter (BBC Radio 4)
Music of India (Sky Arts)
BBC Sunday Morning Live
BBC Inside Out
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
The A-word (BBC Radio Leicester)
BBC Sunday Politics
BBC Breakfast
BBC East Midlands Today
East Midlands General Election debate (BBC One)
Pick of the Week (BBC Radio 4)
A warm and popular choice within the live and corporate sphere, Geeta has hosted a wide variety of prestigious events including ‘An Evening with Mary Portas’ for her ‘Work Like A Woman’ book tour and 'Curve Theatre Season Preview’ at Curve Theatre. Geeta also chaired an ‘In Conversation with Lionel Shriver’ at The Derby Book Festival and delivered the opening keynote for The Derby Museum Trust’s new ‘World Collection’ gallery. In addition, Geeta has presented a number of Facebook Live broadcasts for BBC News, as well as a series of online broadcasts from Manchester Art Gallery for The Guardian. Geeta has hosted 'A Night In With Janika Oza' and 'An Audience with Mary Berry' for Fane Productions, and recently chaired a session on Women in TV for WOW's first Manchester Festival.
A practicing yoga teacher, Geeta is passionate about creating content that delves into diverse cultures and religions and enjoys making programmes that focus on wellbeing or the idea of community. She recently interviewed the founder of Headspace, an online healthcare company specializing in meditation, and explored the spiritual roots of yoga in a film for Sunday Morning Live on BBC One. She has also fronted several other films for Sunday Morning Live, available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
When not broadcasting or teaching yoga, Geeta is a trustee for Writing East Midlands and is also a patron of the Rosie May Foundation, a UK based charity working to empower vulnerable women and keep families together in South Asia. She recently visited a project working with survivors of trafficking and domestic abuse in Kathmandu, Nepal.
MEDIA & TESTIMONIALS
Geeta has been a pleasure to work with - well researched and with a really natural sense of humour. She made sure the artist and audience both had a great evening. Would work with Geeta again in a heartbeat!
Deena Mavji
Fane Productions
Geeta is a really warm presenter and her professional expertise was invaluable in helping to keep the awards event to time and on track .
Alison Nova
Nova Trust
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