Del Irani
{{short description|Australian television journalist}}
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{{distinguish|Delnaaz Irani|Dilnaz Irani}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Del Irani
| image = Del Irani in 2018.jpg
| caption = Irani in 2018
| birth_name = Delnaaz Irani
| birth_place = Mumbai, India
| citizenship = Australia
| other_names =
| alma_mater = University of New South Wales (B.A., B.S.)
University of California, Berkeley
| employer = NHK World-Japan, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| occupation = {{hlist|Broadcast journalist|anchor|producer}}
| years_active = 2006–present
| credits = {{flatlist|
- Deeper Look from New York
- Escape From The City
- ABC News Breakfast
- BBC World News
- Times Now
- Thomson Reuters
}}
| website = [https://delirani.com delirani.com]
}}
Delnaaz Irani is an Australian journalist based in the United States. She is the anchor of Deeper Look from New York{{cite web|title=DEEPER LOOK from New York|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/deeperlook/|website=NHK World-Japan|access-date=2020-10-12}} on NHK World-Japan and a host on the Australian ABC lifestyle show Escape From The City.{{cite web|title=Escape From The City|url=https://iview.abc.net.au/show/escape-from-the-city|website=ABC|access-date=2020-10-12}}
Irani was previously a business and finance anchor on the ABC News morning show News Breakfast{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/profiles/content/s4217717.htm|title=Del Irani|last=Corporation|first=Australian Broadcasting|date=16 April 2015|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU|access-date=2017-07-16}} in Australia.
Career
=Thomson Reuters=
Irani was hired as a business journalist intern with Thomson Reuters in 2006, working for the 24-hour English news channel in India, Times Now.{{citation |url=https://www.indianlink.com.au/indelible-impression/ |last=Sahi|first=Jasmeet Kaur|title=Indelible impression |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702154839/https://www.indianlink.com.au/indelible-impression/ |archive-date=2016-07-02 |access-date=2020-10-13 |url-status=live}}
In 2008, Irani became host of the nightly international news broadcast, Reuters World Report, where she covered Barack Obama’s 2008 U.S. presidential election win, Pervez Musharraf’s impeachment in Pakistan and the Mumbai terror attacks.
=BBC World News=
The following year, Irani was hired by BBC World News as a Mumbai correspondent and promoted to be anchor of India Business Report.{{cite news|last1=Irani|first1=Delnaaz|title=Poverty and Power in one of India's poorest areas|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8501122.stm|accessdate=13 July 2017|work=BBC News|date=7 February 2010}} During her time at the BBC, she was known as Delnaaz Irani and provided live coverage of breaking stories, including the trial of the lone surviving gunman in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks.{{cite news|last1=Irani|first1=Delnaaz|title=Surviving Mumbai gunman convicted over attacks|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8657642.stm|accessdate=14 July 2017|work=BBC News|date=3 May 2010}}
=Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)=
==ABC News==
In May 2012, Irani returned to Australia and joined ABC News as a reporter. In 2015, Irani was added to the ABC News Breakfast team anchored by Michael Rowland and Virginia Trioli as business and finance presenter.{{cite news|last1=Cleary|first1=Paul|title=ABC hires new faces despite delay on diversity report|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/abc-hires-new-faces-despite-delay-on-diversity-report/news-story/6c02137d9b75f1ee48d0beef2b6d5214|accessdate=14 July 2017|work=The Australian|date=26 November 2016}}
==#TalkAboutIt==
From 2013-2016, Irani was one of the creators and the anchor of the award-winning ABC talk show #TalkAboutIt.{{cite web|title=#TalkAboutIt|url=https://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/talkaboutit/|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-10-12}} During the course of the show, Irani interacted with people on the street to discuss issues trending on social media or in the news. She also spoke with experts and leaders on wide-ranging topics from mental health and fertility to islamophobia, radicalization and racism.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-08/talk-about-it-news-and-issues-trending-in-asia/4874768?nw=0|title=#TalkAboutIt 1: The Burka Avenger and hijab beauty|date=2013-11-22|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-10-13}} Irani has interviewed high-profile Bollywood celebrities on the show, including Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-07/del-irani-speaks-with-bollywood-actor-shahrukh-khan/5002102?nw=0|title=Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan speaks with Del Irani|date=2013-10-06|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-10-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/programs/the-world/2014-05-02/the-many-colours-of-amitabh-bachchan/5426010?nw=0|title=The many colours of Amitabh Bachchan|date=2014-05-01|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-10-13}}
In 2015, Irani and her co-producers won an Australian National Press Club’s Higher Education Media Award for a #TalkAboutIt episode on international students.{{Cite web|url=https://influencing.com/au/story/winners-of-national-press-club-s-2015-higher-education-media-awards|last=Healey|first=Briana|title=Winners of National Press Club's 2015 Higher Education Media Awards|date=2015-03-16|website=Influencing|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-10-13}}
==RMIT ABC Fact Check==
She was appointed Fact Check Anchor for RMIT ABC Fact Check in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmit.edu.au/media-objects/multimedia/video/staff-site/rmit-abc-fact-check-del-irani|title=RMIT ABC Fact Check – Del Irani|website=RMIT|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-10-13}} In that role, she produced and hosted videos that determined the accuracy of claims made by public figures, including a response by Australia Federal MP Bob Katter to a question about same-sex marriage that went viral in December 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-30/fact-check-does-a-crocodile-kill-someone-every-three-months-/9202902|title=Fact check: Is a person torn to pieces by a crocodile every three months in north Queensland?|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|date=2017-11-29|access-date=2020-10-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1386483294814224|title=Fact check: Is a person torn to pieces by a crocodile every three months in north Queensland?|website=RMIT ABC Fact Check|language=en-AU|date=2017-12-11|access-date=2020-10-13}}
==Escape From The City==
Del Irani is one of five hosts of the lifestyle reality TV series, Escape From The City, along with Jane Hall, Simon Marnie, Bryce Holdaway and Dean Ipaviz.{{Cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/03/abc-reveals-presenters-for-escape-from-the-city.html|last=Knox|first=David|title=ABC reveals presenters for Escape from the City|date=2018-03-22|website=TV Tonight|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-01-31}} Produced by Fremantle and debuting on ABC primetime in January 2019, it is an Australian adaptation of the BBC's Escape to the Country.{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/m29tvfta-20181213-h193oc.html|title=Free-to-air: Escape from the City sees reporter Del Irani take career side step|last=McManus|first=Bridget|date=2018-12-29|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-01-31}}
=NHK World-Japan=
After moving to the U.S., Irani became host of “Deeper Look from New York,” a weekly news program on NHK World-Japan that features in-depth interviews with experts in politics, economics and other U.S. and international topics. Premiering in April 2020, the show has included notable guests such as journalist and author Walter Isaacson{{cite episode |title=How Will 2020 Be Remembered?: Walter Isaacson / Author, Professor of American History and Values at Tulane University |series=Deeper Look from New York |date=28 December 2020 |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/deeperlook/20201229/2085021/ |network=NHK World-Japan |last=Irani |first=Del (host)|access-date=2021-08-10}} and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.{{cite episode |title=How Music Can Give Comfort During the Pandemic: Yo-Yo Ma / Cellist |series=Deeper Look from New York |date=23 November 2020 |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/deeperlook/20201124/2085018/ |network=NHK World-Japan |last=Irani |first=Del (host)|access-date=2021-08-10}}
Personal life
Del Irani was born in Mumbai and immigrated to Australia with her family when she was 8 years old. She grew up on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, where she completed her primary and secondary education. She graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology double degree from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), completing her final year at the University of California, Berkeley on a study abroad scholarship.
In October 2020, World Vision Australia appointed Irani a Goodwill Ambassador "to inform and educate people about World Vision's work and empower them to get involved."{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldvision.com.au/get-involved/partner-with-us/ambassadors/del-irani-goodwill-ambassador|title=Goodwill Ambassador: Del Irani|website=World Vision Australia|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-10-14}}
Irani has been a regular moderator for the United Nations, hosting regional conferences for the International Labour Organization.{{Cite web|url=https://cellophane.thecword.com.au/2017/08/22/del-irani-in-the-commscorner/|title=Del Irani in the #CommsCorner|website=The C Word|language=en-AU|date=2017-08-22|access-date=2020-10-13|archive-date=13 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013162734/https://cellophane.thecword.com.au/2017/08/22/del-irani-in-the-commscorner/|url-status=dead}}
She is a former board member of the Western Bulldogs Football Club’s Community Foundation.{{Cite web|url=https://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/WesternBulldogs/Community/Community%20Documents/Annual_Review_2018_Foundation_Booklet.pdf#page=2|title=Western Bulldogs Community Foundation 2018 Annual Review|website=Australian Football League|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-10-13}}
References
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External links
- [https://delirani.com/ Official website]
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Category:Australian expatriate journalists in the United States
Category:Australian business and financial journalists
Category:Australian television newsreaders and news presenters
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Category:Australian women journalists
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