Jehan Casinader

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Jehan Casinader
NationalityNew Zealand
Alma materBA (Victoria University of Wellington)
OccupationJournalist
EmployerTVNZ

Jehan Casinader is a New Zealand journalist and television presenter.[1]

Early life[]

Jehan was born in New Zealand to Sri Lankan immigrant parents and raised in Lower Hutt.[2][3][4] His father had been a print journalist in Sri Lanka, and worked at The Dominion Post after moving to New Zealand, so news and current affairs was a constant component of Jehan's home life and upbringing.[1][5][6]

I think I was four years old, my parents tell me, when I first told them that I wanted to be a reporter.[6]

Jehan's first television appearance was on the game show Small Talk hosted by Jason Gunn in 1997.[5] At the age of 13 Jehan successfully pitched a story on The Lord of the Rings to the Holmes programme on TV One.[7][6] Jehan then began writing for youth magazine Tearaway, which gave him the opportunity at the age of 15 to interview then Prime Minister Helen Clark.[6] Jehan went on to successfully pitch multiple features to The New Zealand Herald as a 16 year old.[1][6]

Jehan studied Bachelor of Arts (majoring in Public Policy and International Relations) at Victoria University of Wellington.[1][8]

Journalism career[]

After finishing university Jehan was employed on TVNZ's Close Up and remained on staff when the programme rebooted as Seven Sharp.[1] In 2016 Jehan moved to TVNZ’s current affairs programme, Sunday, becoming their youngest-ever regular reporter.[3]

Jehan produced and presented the talk show The Inside Word in 2018 which aired on TVNZ’s Duke channel, tackling tough topics such as negative body image, alcoholism and cyberbullying.[9]

Jehan won 'Best Team Video' at the 2018 Voyager Media Awards for his team's coverage of the 2017 Edgecumbe flood.[10] Jehan was also named 'Reporter of the Year' at the 2018 New Zealand Television Awards.[11][5]

In 2019 Jehan presented an episode of What Next? on TVNZ 1 exploring future advances in medicine.[12][5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Griffiths, Ethan. "AN INTERVIEW WITH JEHAN CASINADER". Tearaway. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Behind the Story: I warned the white supremacists, 'I am brown'". TVNZ. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Jehan Casinader - Real Life". 9 October 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Jehan Casinader". Outspoken by Odd. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d Kenny, Katie (8 June 2019). "Award-winning journalist Jehan Casinader on covering Christchurch terror attack". Stuff.co.nz. Stuff. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e Cowan, John (9 October 2016). "Real Life Interview: Jehan Casinader". Newstalk ZB. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  7. ^ Dann, Jennifer. "Twelve Questions: The Inside Word host Jehan Casinader on mental health". nzherald.co.nz. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  8. ^ "About Jehan Casinader". Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  9. ^ Parkes, Melenie. "The Inside Word: Breaking shame and stigma". Stuff.co.nz. Stuff. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Jehan Casinader". TVNZ. TVNZ. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  11. ^ "NZ Television Awards: Strong journalism the big winner in 2018". Stuff. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  12. ^ "What Next? – Season 2, Episode 4". TVNZ. TVNZ. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

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