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WHYS Team WHYS Team | 08:00 UK time, Monday, 28 March 2011

Jill McGivering

I'm delighted to be one of the new cover presenters for the WHYS, helping to fill some of the gaps as the programme continues to grow.

I've been at the 91Èȱ¬ for almost 20 years, mostly reporting from the field. I was the (a return to old stomping grounds for me: I started in journalism at the there.)

I've also been as the 91Èȱ¬'s South Asia Correspondent and at the , travelling around in the press corps with then .

Since 2005, I've been based in London but still focused on Asia and reporting there on assignment as much as possible.



Jill spent much time in Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Jill spent much time in Helmand Province, Afghanistan

My adventures include coming under fire in Afghanistan and , covering floods, droughts, and - and a stint living with Maoist guerrillas in the Indian jungle. My current 91Èȱ¬ job is as South Asia Editor at the World Service.



I'd been told the WHYS team was a friendly, welcoming lot - and, so far, I can confirm it's all true.

As for my non-91Èȱ¬ life, I write fiction whenever I can. My first novel, The Last Kestrel, came out in August 2010 and is set in Afghanistan. My second, Far From My Father's House, is out in August 2011, based in North-West Pakistan - and I'm now on the third, set in India.

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