Arnab Goswami Wiki, Bio, Age, Career and Profile

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Arnab Goswami is an Indian Journalist and TV news presenter. He is the managing director and Editor-in-chief of the news channel Republic TV. He is known for his aggressive and investigative journalism. He is a role model for many who want to do fierce journalism. What can be learnt from Arnab is the consistency and courage to raise questions.

 

Arnab Goswami was born on 9 October 1973 in Guwahati, Assam, India. He is the son of Manoranjan Goswami, a retd. colonel and Suprabha Goswami. His sister is in Indian Defence and his brother-in-law is also in Indian Defence Services. As his father was an army officer, Arnab spent his childhood in various cities attending different schools. Also Read : Rajat Sharma Wiki, Bio, Age, Career and Personal Profile

 

Arnab completed his primary education from Mount St. Mary’s School, Delhi Cantonment, and went to Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jabalpur Cantonment to complete his senior secondary education. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the Hindu College, Delhi University. He completed his Master’s in Social Anthropology from Oxford University, England. He is married to his college love Samyabrata Ray Goswami. She is also a journalist and a co-owner of Republic TV.

 

In 1990, Arnab Goswami started his career in Journalism with The Telegraph in Kolkata and within a year moved to Delhi and joined NDTV. He worked as a news broadcaster at NDTV for three years and later, became the news editor there. He hosted his own show on NDTV and even co-anchored a show with Rajdeep Sardesai. He won the Best News Anchor of Asia award in 2004 for his show titled Newsnight.

 

In the year 2006, Arnab Goswami joined Times Now as its editor-in-chief. He hosted the show Newshour and a special programme, Frankly Speaking with Arnab. He interviewed personalities like Benazir Bhutto, Hamid Karzai, Dalai Lama, Hillary Clinton, and Narendra Modi. In November 2016, he left Times Now. On 6 May 2017, he launched his own news channel Republic TV, Which grabbed the number one spot within a week of its launch after defeating its rival, Times Now. Also Read : Rahul Kanwal Wiki, Bio, Age, Career and Personal Profile

 

Wiki – Bio :

Date of Birth / Age : 09 October 1973 / 47 Years (as in 2020)
Nick Name : Arnab
Full Name : Arnab Ranjan Goswami
Birth Place : Guwahati, Assam, India
Home Town : Guwahati, Assam, India
Nationality : Indian
Religion / Caste : Hinduism / Brahmin
Zodiac Sign / Sun Sign : Libra
Height : 180 Cm
Weight : N/A
Education : Graduation in Sociology; Masters in Social Anthropology
School : Mount St. Mary’s School, Delhi Cant; Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jabalpur Cant
College / University : Hindu College, Delhi University; Oxford University, England
Profession : Journalist, News Anchor
Debut TV / Current TV : NDTV (1995) / Republic TV
Net Income / Worth : Rs 1 Cr / Month (approx)
Affairs / Girlfriends / Ex : Pipi Goswami (Samyabrata Ray)
Marital Status : Married
Wife : Samyabrata Ray Goswami (Pipi Goswami)
Children  : Two
Parents : Manoranjan Goswami (Father), Suprabha Goswami (Mother)
Siblings : Brother – None, Sister – One
Hobbies : Reading, Traveling, Watching Movies
Food Habit : Non Vegetarian
Favorite Food : N/A
Favorite Actor : N/A
Favorite Actress : N/A
Favorite Musician : Bhupen Hazarika
Favorite Politician : Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Address : Bombay Dyeing Compound, Worli, Mumbai – 400018
Contact / Email : N/A
Social Profile : He is not available on Social Media

 

Republic Media Network ( Republic TV ) :

Republic TV was launched on 6 May 2017 as a free to air channel. Arnab Goswami’s Republic Media Network presently owns and operates two channels namely Republic TV in English and Republic Bharat in Hindi. Major investors were Arnab, his wife Samyabrata Ray, Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s Asianet News Media, educationists Ramdas Pai and Ramakanta Panda, all of whom invested through SARG Media Holding Private Ltd.

 

In May 2019, Goswami bought a chunk of shares held by Rajeev Chandrasekhar promoted Asianet News Media and Entertainment to gain near full ownership. Later Republic Media Network released a statement stating that Goswami personally owns over 82 per cent stake in Republic TV and that the company also owns 99 per cent equity in the downstream digital entity that controls the digital assets of the network. It was the most watched English news channel in India for 100 weeks in a row since its founding. Also Read : Anjana Om Kashyap Wiki, Bio, Age, Career and Personal Profile

 

Resignation from Editors Guild :

In the wake of the 2020 Palghar mob lynching, on 21 April 2020, during his live show, Arnab resigned from Editors Guild. He accused Shekhar Gupta of leading the compromise on journalism for not speaking on icidents like this. On 8 December 2019, he was unanimously elected as the President of News Broadcasting Federation, a newly formed federation of about 78 channels, which sought to replace NBSA.

 

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Books : Combating Terrorism : The Legal Challenge – 2002

 

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