Background
Dhaliwal was born in London, England, grew up in Southall, London.
Dhaliwal was born in London, England, grew up in Southall, London.
University of East London. University of London.
Dhaliwal is a former news presenter for the First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Jazeera English news service that broadcast from Washington District of Columbia. Previously, she was the anchor chair of Worldfocus on Public Broadcasting Service, which aired its last broadcast on 2 April 2010. She has been best known for presenting the critically acclaimed program Foreign Exchange also on Public Broadcasting Service and the United Nations Television produced 21st Century documentary seen on City University of New York cable television Dhaliwal also does news segments for American Broadcasting Company News Now.
From January 2008 to October 2009, she was sole anchor of Foreign Exchange.
She later did one episode of Global Watch in April 2008. She had been previously working on and off as a newsreader for British Broadcasting Corporation World News since November 2005, mostly as substitute for Katty Kay.
She earned a bachelor"s degree from the University of East London, an Master of Arts degree in politics, history and economics from the University of London, and an honorary doctorate from the University of East London. Dhaliwal started her career as a field reporter for British Broadcasting Corporation Home television News, then became anchor at ITN World News.
When ITN started the ITN World News she regularly presented the evening bulletins until the end of 2001.
She presented with Andrew Harvey with each alternating each hour throughout the evening. Later in 2001, Dhaliwal"s ITN World News broadcast was cancelled due to lack of corporate funding, (Public Broadcasting Service switched from ITN World News to British Broadcasting Corporation World News which has late breaking live broadcast). She also was co-host of the inaugural season of Public Broadcasting Service"s Wide Angle in 2002.
She returned as sole anchor in 2006, then left.
She had previously been a presenter starting out for British Broadcasting Corporation Home News as a field reporter and then Channel 4 News. She left British Broadcasting Corporation Home to host ITN World News and ITN World Focus a news summary on weekends.
Dhaliwal left London to work in Atlanta, Georgia, at Cable News Network International and CNNfn. She became a temporary replacement newsreader on British Broadcasting Corporation World in November 2005 to substitute for Katty Kay who was on maternity leave.
She had co-anchored primarily from W National Educational Television"s studios on West 44th Street in Times Square, New York, but usually reported from the British Broadcasting Corporation World News studios in Washington, District of Columbia. After that she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, wooed there by Cable News Network International and CNNfn to host Your World Today.
Dhaliwal has also worked for the United Nations and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, hosting important conferences in New York City and The Hague, Netherlands. She continues to work for the United Nations, presenting UNTV"s award-winning monthly newsmagazine 21st Century. Foreign two seasons, Dhaliwal hosted Wide Angle from July 2006, but left to do her other shows and was replaced by reporter Aaron Brown.
She hosted Foreign Exchange and Global Watch.
Dhaliwal is currently a news presenter on First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Jazeera English and American Broadcasting Company News Now, hosting a variety of programs for the digital network. In May 1999, she was named one of People Magazine"s "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" and in August 1999, Esquire Magazine placed her on their "Women We Love" list.
After much anticipation on his part, David Letterman invited Dhaliwal to his show (The Late Show with David Letterman) on July 6, 2000. During his shows prior to her appearance, Letterman gushed at how beautiful he thought she was, and would say how he will get his people to bring her to the show.
The English indie rock band Alternate-J named themselves "Daljit Dhaliwal" before taking their current name.