Anjali Rao

Anjali Rao is a journalist and anchor for CNN International, where she has worked since January 2006. She often presents CNN International news broadcasts live from CNN’s Asia headquarters in Hong Kong —her birthplace— and fronts CNN features such as "TalkAsia".

Background

Rao was educated in Hong Kong and at London's , where she earned a bachelor's degree with honors in Sociology and Media Studies. In an edition of TalkAsia, she described herself as being "half Indian and half Australian."

Before joining CNN, Rao worked as a producer and reporter at Hong Kong's Wharf Cable Television and worked at in Melbourne, Australia. She went on to work at Star TV where she won the top prize at the 2004 Amnesty International Human Rights Press Awards. She is probably best known in the UK as the former presenter for Sky News and news.