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Qasa Alom

Qasa Alom is a British journalist, broadcaster, and documentary filmmaker from Birmingham. Since joining the BBC in 2010, he has built a career spanning local radio, television news, and investigative journalism, and became the host of the BBC’s flagship Today at Wimbledon tennis highlights programme in 2023, succeeding Clare Balding.

Overview

Qasa Alom's Profile

Qasa Alom was born in Birmingham to a British-Bangladeshi family. His father is called Saiful, and his mother is called Ratna. He speaks five languages and has spoken about his grandparents’ roots in Bangladesh shaping his interest in documentary work there.

He attended King Edward VI Aston School, a grammar school in Birmingham. Some lower-reliability sources suggest he went on to study French and German at university, but I couldn’t confirm this through a strong independent source, so I’d treat the specific university detail with caution.

Alom joined the BBC in 2010, starting in local radio. He made a Radio 4 series about Stoke-on-Trent’s illegal sex trade for which he won a Frank Gillard Award in 2013. He progressed to be a Midlands Today television newsreader.

He has worked for the BBC covering The Boat Race, and the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in his hometown of Birmingham. In June 2023 he was announced as the new presenter for the BBC’s daily flagship tennis highlights programme for the Wimbledon Championships, Today at Wimbledon.

Quick Facts

  • Full Name: Qasa Alom
  • Gender: Male
  • Date of Birth: 1987-05-01
  • Nationality: British
  • Ethnicity: Asian, South Asian
  • Sexual Orientation: unknown
  • Marital Status: Undisclosed
  • Career Start: 2023
  • Current Network:
  • Years Active
  • Estimated Salary: Undisclosed

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TV Shows​

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Today at Wimbledon

Networks

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Personal Life

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      Education

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      • Completed secondary education at King Edward VI Aston School, Birmingham
      • Attended University of Exeter; graduated with a BA in French and German Studies

      Net Worth & Income

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      • Income from presenting roles on BBC television, including Today at Wimbledon and The Travel Show
      • Salary from presenting on BBC Radio, including BBC Asian Network, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio London, BBC WM, Radio 4
      • Earnings from documentary filmmaking and production

      Awards

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