Sudha Sadanand raised 'CMAC
Colloquium Series' to another high in imparting industry
knowledge to the CMAC students on September 16 at College of
Media & Communication, Delhi. Sudha, till very recently the
face on Times Now prime time along with Mini Menon and Arnab
Goswami, has been associated with the Television industry for
the past 12 years. She has anchored news as well as programs and
has also reported and produced programs. She has also been a
prime time Anchor for India TV . She started her career with
Business India Television . She has experience of publishing
industry as well. She has worked with Penguin India. She shared
her varied experiences with different spectrums to explain the
nuances of TV anchoring and journalism to the CMAC students.
Sudha Sadanand had the students of CMAC engrossed into a very
animated and enlightening lecture "News Anchoring - The
Challenges & Pressures." Talking about the importance
of reading, Sudha said "the present generation lacks habit
of reading." She enacted the pressure of a newsroom when a
news anchor switches from one news item to break another, which
is diametrically opposite: from an entertainment news to a
mishap occurred somewhere.
"Anchoring is all about hard work not GLAMOR," said
she, while debunking the myth of instant fame and glamor
attached to the profession. Success in TV Anchoring is not just
a natural consequence of stunning beauty and great voice; it's
sheer hard work, tireless effort and extensive knowledge that
prepare a perfect news anchor for routine crunch situations. She
explained that the reporting experience is more enriching than
TV Anchoring. Taking her argument ahead she said, "leading
anchors in the industry have reporting experience." CMAC
students opined she came, captivated and enlightened us. One
lecture did not seem enough for CMAC students and they put in a
request for another lecture in the coming months.