Gavin Ramjaun

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Gavin Ramjaun
Born Gavin Ramjaun
(1983-12-13) 13 December 1983 (age 40)
Worcester, West Midlands, England
Ethnicity Mauritius Seychelles
Alma mater Cardiff Business School
City University London
Occupation Journalist, Presenter
Notable credit(s) Newsround
Sportsround
BBC News
Daybreak

Gavin Ramjaun (born 13 December 1983) is a journalist known for his work with the BBC and ITV Breakfast. His parents hail from Ile Maurice. Gavin was born in Worcester.

Education

Ramjaun was educated at the University of Cardiff's Cardiff Business School, where he obtained two degrees, followed by City University London, where he obtained a Postgraduate Degree in Journalism.[1]

Broadcasting career

Ramjaun joined the Newsround team in 2007 as a replacement for Thalia Pellegrini. Since then he presented a wide variety of reports and the main 5:00pm programme. His role was primarily as a Breakfast and weekend presenter. He also presented items on the Newsround spin-off show Sportsround.

In 2009, Ramjaun left Newsround to join BBC News. He joined the BBC's Breakfast team and regularly made special reports for the show. He also presented sport news on the BBC News Channel. Ramjaun was part of the BBC Sport reporting team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.[2]

On 6 September 2010, Ramjaun joined ITV's newly launched Daybreak as a news correspondent, on 6 December 2011 he became a sports correspondent,[3] on 31 August 2012 he moved on from the show but is still within the network on other projects.

References

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  2. All about Gavin CBBC Newsround
  3. Biography Gavin Ramjaun Official

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