Sonali Shah

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Sonali has been a regular face on BBC One for more than a decade. She is in her sixth year of hosting the property show Escape to the Country and also presents from many live events, such Trooping the Colour, The Lord Mayor’s Show and The Commonwealth Service, for the channel.

Sonali joined the ITV Tonight reporting team in 2020 and has appeared regularly on BBC Radio 4's Today programme and on BBC Breakfast. She has also been a regular voice on BBC World Service radio.

Sonali was part of the presentation teams for Beijing 2008, Delhi 2010, the Cricket World Cup 2011, London 2012, Glasgow 2014 and Wimbledon for BBC Sport.

Sonali was a long-serving presenter of Newsround, when she travelled to China, Haiti and Afghanistan to make documentaries about children’s lives. She has also hosted Crimewatch and National Lottery Live for BBC One.

Sonali is an Ambassador for the British Asian Trust, The Prince’s Trust and Barnardo’s and regularly hosts lives audience events.

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