Qasa Alom
British journalist, radio and television presenter
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Qasa Alom is a British journalist, radio and television presenter, and documentary film-maker.
Qasa Alom | |
|---|---|
| Born | Birmingham, England |
| Education | King Edward VI Aston School |
| Occupations | Journalist and presenter |
| Employer | BBC |
Early life
Alom was born in Birmingham to a British-Bangladeshi family. His father is called Saiful, and his mother is called Ratna.[1] He attended King Edward VI Aston School and speaks five languages.[2]
Career
Alom joined the BBC in 2010, starting in local radio. He made a Radio 4 series about Stoke-on-Trent's illegal sex trade for which he won a Frank Gillard Award in 2013. He progressed to be a Midlands Today television newsreader. He made his debut on BBC1 in a half-hour documentary about J. R. R. Tolkien entitled Books That Made Britain: Factories to Middle Earth in 2016, and in 2017 directed a film about Muslim women in Birmingham entitled Crossing Birmingham’s Invisible Borders.[3] For his work on the BBC Asian Network he won the Radio Presenter of the Year Award at the 2020 Asian Media Awards.[4]
Alom has worked for the BBC covering The Boat Race,[5] and the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in his hometown of Birmingham.[6] In June 2023 he was announced as the new presenter for the BBC's daily flagship tennis highlights programme for the Wimbledon Championships, Today at Wimbledon.[7]