Geeta Guru-Murthy
Geeta Guru-Murthy is a British television journalist.Early life
Guru-Murthy was born in Liverpool, but grew up in West Bradford, Lancashire close to where her father worked as a radiologist in the local hospitals at Burnley and Blackburn. She was involved with orchestras, theatres and choirs before going on to study biochemistry, and later changing careers.Career
In January 1998 Guru-Murthy covered the breaking of the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal from Champaign, Illinois for 5 News. By 2002, Guru-Murthy was hosting Asia Today, with regular work for BBC World, BBC News 24, and BBC Breakfast, and by 2005 presenting the news on BBC Radio 4. In 2002, Guru-Murthy appeared in the television series Waking the Dead.
In 2017 Guru-Murthy was one of several female BBC employees campaigning against the gender pay gap.Personal life
Guru-Murthy married speech-writer and journalist Philip Collins in June 2002, followed by a honeymoon in India. Her younger brother, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, is also a journalist and broadcaster for Channel 4 News.
