BBC Information presenter Tulip Mazumdar has introduced her resignation after twenty years with the BBC. The worldwide well being correspondent, who joined BBC Information in 2011 as a senior producer, mentioned in a press release shared on social media that “it’s time for a change.”
She mentioned: “Some private information. I'll be leaving @BBCNews on the finish of the week. I've had essentially the most great twenty years.” But it surely's time for a change, and to spend extra time with these two badasses“Yours with love,” he wrote alongside an cute picture of his son and daughter.
The journalist added: “A giant thanks to everybody who trusted me to assist them share their, usually very private, tales. I feel collectively we have now made a distinction.”
The feedback part was quickly full of messages from colleagues and buddies, together with broadcaster Alan Kasuzza, who wrote: “Good luck Tulip. It was a pleasure working with you.”
© Can Nguyen/ShutterstockOne other BBC colleague, Africa deputy editor Anne Soye, mentioned: “Oh, Tulip! What a beautiful expertise assembly and dealing with you. All the perfect on your subsequent chapter.”
Tulip has labored for the BBC for over twenty years. She started her profession at BBC Radio Merseyside, then labored as a Newsbeat presenter for BBC Radio 1 and at last joined BBC Information in Islamabad as a Senior Producer. She has additionally appeared on the Radio 4 Right this moment programme, BBC World Service's Newsday.
In 2012 she grew to become a reporter for BBC Information and in 2013 was promoted to International Well being Correspondent.
©@TulipMazumdar/XThroughout her profession, Tulip has led the BBC's protection of plenty of main tales, together with the Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone. She has additionally made movies for Panorama and Newsnight, together with a movie about instances of obstetric fistula, a severe childbirth damage, in East Africa.
After years of reporting on maternal well being around the globe, Tulip opened up about her personal being pregnant issues and shared her heartbreaking experiences of shedding a child in 2021, revealing she had suffered 4 miscarriages up to now two years.
©@TulipMazumdar/XIn February, the broadcaster spoke concerning the ache of shedding a child in an article reporting on the launch of a voluntary scheme that allowed dad and mom struggling a miscarriage or stillbirth after 24 weeks to use for a authorities child loss certificates.
Tulip, who shares son Rhion and daughter Liliana together with her husband Karl, wrote Wire“A chunk of paper with a reputation, date and authorities brand on it doesn’t sound like a lot, however for me – and for tens of millions of girls like me who lose a child earlier than 24 weeks – A condolence certificates can imply loads,
She added: “Any form of child loss is devastating. I've misplaced 4 infants – two early in being pregnant, two within the second trimester. All 4 of them have left their mark on me. However formally, generally it felt as in the event that they by no means occurred.”
