To mark this achievement and to acknowledge our contribution to the society, every 13th February is celebrated as World Radio Day.
SBS Malayalam is Australia's national public sector radio in Malayalam. Meet the SBS Malayalam team here:
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Deeju Sivadas
Deeju Sivadas is the Executive Producer of SBS Radio Malayalam Program. He has been in this position since SBS launched Malayalam program in May 2013. Before joining SBS, Deeju has worked as a chief reporter with Asianet News in its New Delhi bureau for five years. He has more than 13 years of experience in print and broadcast media, including Mangalam and Varthamanam newspapers and Kairali TV.
Deeju has covered the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup for SBS Radio and was a part of the production team of the 2014 FIFA World Cup live broadcast by SBS Radio. He has extensively reported political news in India, especially the national politics. Also he has specialised in sports and court reporting in India, and was the first journalist in Malayalam broadcast media to have specialised in Supreme Court reporting. A few of the major news events reported by him include Indian general elections, Mumbai terrorist attack, Delhi Commonwealth Games, communal riots in Orissa, Cricket and Hockey world cups etc. He was a member of the media delegation that accompanied the then Indian prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to the first BRIC Summit held in Russia.
Deeju is a rank holder in journalism from MASCOM (Manorama School of Communication)
Salvi Manish
Salvi Manish is a Casual Producer with SBS Malayalam. She has over ten years of experience as a media person in India and Australia. Salvi regularly produces digital content for SBS Malayalam web page. A Post Graduate in Mass Communication and Journalism, Salvi has worked in various disciplines as Sub Editor, Proof reader and broadcast journalist. Salvi has worked as a Sub Editor for Jeevan TV in Kerala. Having worked in various community newspapers and magazines in Australia, Salvi also played a major part in the launch of a Community radio in Melbourne. She is also an accredited interpreter in Victoria.
Delys Paul
Delys Paul is a Casual Producer with SBS Malayalam. A Post Graduate in Journalism from Griffith University in Brisbane, Delys has many years of experience working in various English newspapers in India. A Civil Engineer by profession, Delys also works in the sales and marketing sector. He has also given voice overs for a number of programs. Delys has covered the ICC Cricket World Cup for SBS Radio in 2015, and also done various major interviews.
