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'''Rohit Vyas''' is an independent broadcast journalist and the longest-serving Indian American journalist in ethnic print and broadcast media covering the South Asian community throughout North America.<ref name=":0">{{cite web| url = http://www.njbiz.com/article/20140804/NJBIZ01/308019995/TV-Asia:-Covering-the-world-from-a-studio-in-Edison| title = TV Asia Covering the world from a studio in Edison - NJBIZ| date = 4 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://unca.com/directory/|title = UNCA Members Directory « the United Nations Correspondents Association}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MuckRack |url=https://muckrack.com/rohit-vyas}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |title=Politics & Spice Podcast |url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-politics-and-spice-podcast-31115733/episode/ep-4-tv-asia-news-38124020/}}</ref> |
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==Journalism career== |
==Journalism career== |
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A member of the United Nations Correspondents Association for over 40 years, he is currently an independent broadcaster, media consultant and political commentator, focusing on international affairs.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Citation |title="We have to learn to live with Covid and its many variants" {{!}} Rohit Vyas - Full Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WesoaEuENck |language=en |access-date=2022-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Veteran Journalist Rohit Vyas on November 2nd Gubernatorial Election 2021 - New Jersey |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maXY-cMEu8Q |language=en |access-date=2022-03-24}}</ref> |
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[[File:Rohit Vyas and Hillary Clinton.jpg|thumb|left| Rohit Vyas with Hillary Clinton]]Vyas began his career in Indian diaspora newspapers by being a former editor of both News India and [[India Abroad]]. He subsequently began his television career with Vision of Asia in the mid 80s until [[Amitabh Bachchan]] asked him to help set up the news division of TV ASIA in the early 90s.<ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/emigres-now-have-a-wider-choice-of-indian-channels-in-us/1/319176.html</ref><ref>http://www.lcahouston.com/2008/08/rohit-vyass-corner/</ref> In the year 2000, he was the only Indian American journalist to accompany President [[Bill Clinton]] on his trip to South Asia where they visited India, Bangladesh and Pakistan among others.<ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/us-president-clinton-wins-his-way-into-hearts-of-indians-signals-major-shift-in-policy/1/243770.html</ref><ref>http://cgi.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/south/03/20/clinton.bangladesh/index.html</ref> Throughout his career, Vyas has a done a number of high-profile interviews with world leaders, politicians and celebrities.<ref>http://www.tvasiausa.com/english-news</ref> |
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In April 1993, Vyas was appointed news director and principal news anchor by Indian actor [[Amitabh Bachchan]] for the new television channel, TV ASIA. He continued in that role with the added title of senior vice president through October 2019 while helming the English nightly news and two long form interview shows titled Between the Lines with Rohit Vyas and Face to Face.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=TV Asia - Home away from home |url=https://tvasiausa.com/programming# |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=tvasiausa.com}}</ref> |
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==Community Activism== |
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Vyas was master of ceremonies for the India Day Parade in New York City for 21 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nritoday.net/community-news/428-cover-story-indias-independence-day-celebrations-across-the-united-states |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-07-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729041552/http://www.nritoday.net/community-news/428-cover-story-indias-independence-day-celebrations-across-the-united-states |archivedate=2012-07-29 |df= }}</ref> In the year 2014, he helped moderate a panel with local law enforcement and the New Jersey Indian American community after a string of break-ins left citizens concerned for their safety.<ref>http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2014/11/12/edison-indians-pleased-prosecutor-seminar/18949957/</ref> |
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Prior to that, Vyas was the principal news anchor and news director of Vision of Asia from 1987 to 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/emigres-now-have-a-wider-choice-of-indian-channels-in-us/1/319176.html|title=Emigres now have a wider choice of Indian channels in US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lcahouston.com/2008/08/rohit-vyass-corner/|title = Rohit Vyas's Corner|date = 27 August 2008}}</ref> From 1977 to 1979, Vyas was the Editor of News India, a New York-based ethnic newspaper with a national circulation in the United States. In 1979 he became the editor of the oldest Indian American newspaper in the United States, India Abroad. He was with the organization until 1982. In 1982, Rohit Vyas established, and became the Editor of, International Observer, a foreign affairs publication, which focused on international diplomacy around the globe and the United Nations.<ref name=":4" /> |
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== Career== |
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[[File:RohitVyas.jpg|thumb|Vyas in 2015]] |
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In 2000, Vyas was a part of the [[White House]] media delegation during President [[Bill Clinton]]’s visit to South Asia, the Middle East, and Switzerland. Prior to that, in 1994, at the invitation of Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, Vyas became the first American journalist to be an official member of an Indian Prime Minister’s media delegation on his visit to the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/us-president-clinton-wins-his-way-into-hearts-of-indians-signals-major-shift-in-policy/1/243770.html|title=US President Clinton wins his way into hearts of Indians, signals major shift in policy}}</ref><ref>http://cgi.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/south/03/20/clinton.bangladesh/index.html {{Dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> |
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Throughout his career, Vyas has done a number of high-profile interviews with world leaders, politicians and celebrities.<ref name=":3" /> As the longest-serving Indian-American journalist in North America, Vyas has said that he has had to evolve the news over three generations of South Asian-Americans.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perry|first=Jessica|date=2014-08-04|title=TV Asia Covering the world from a studio in Edison|url=https://njbiz.com/tv-asia-covering-the-world-from-a-studio-in-edison-3/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=NJBIZ|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> |
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==Public Service== |
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Rohit Vyas has a storied history in public service. From 1993 to 1995, he was on an informal Asian American advisory group for the New York Times.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Shankar |first1=Lavina Dhingra |title=A Part, Yet Apart: South Asians in Asian America |last2=Srikanth |first2=Rajini |year=1998 |publisher=Temple University Press |isbn=1-56639-577-1}}</ref> |
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From 1994 to 2001, Vyas served on the Asian American Pacific Advisory Council for New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman. His affiliation with New Jersey politics continued and in 2001, he moderated the first New Jersey Gubernatorial debate for the Asian American community between Democrat [[Jim McGreevey]] and Republican [[Bret Schundler]]. In a 2017 interview with Vyas, then New Jersey gubernatorial candidate [[Phil Murphy]] committed to name an Indian-American or South Asian-American as attorney general.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mozumder |first=Suman Guha |title=Dems' frontrunner in N.J. governor's race eyes minority appointees |url=https://www.indiaabroad.com/indian-americans/dems-frontrunner-in-n-j-governors-race-eyes-minority-appointees/article_03f78706-4a08-11e7-8002-9fed9ccd984d.html |access-date=2021-04-05 |website=IndiaAbroad.com |language=en}}</ref> In January 2018, [[Gurbir Grewal|Gurinder Grewal]] was sworn in as the first Sikh-American and second South Asian (after [[Kamala Harris]] in California in 2011) attorney general of a U.S. state. |
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Vyas was the emcee for the Indian American community’s gala reception in New York City in honor of then presidential candidate [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Duttagupta |first=Ishani |title=Indian Americans bat for Hillary Clinton |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/indian-americans-bat-for-hillary-clinton/articleshow/1775233.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2022-03-25}}</ref> |
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From 1989 and for 21 years thereafter, Rohit Vyas was the Master of Ceremonies for the annual India Day Parade in New York City, the biggest event outside of India commemorating Indian Independence.<ref>{{Cite news |title=FIA Holds World's Largest India Day Parade Outside of India |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/fia-holds-world-s-largest-india-day-parade-outside-of-india-894015136.html |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=PRWeb}}</ref> |
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He was also the Master of Ceremonies for major programs organized by leading associations of the Indian American community, including the annual convention of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the annual Deepavali Festival hosted by the Association of Indians in America, the annual galas of Share and Care Foundation, the Nargis Dutt Foundation and the Wheels Global Foundation among many others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WHEELS 2nd GALA - NewYork |url=https://www.wheelsglobal.org/wheels_2nd_gala_nyc |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=WHEELS Global Foundation}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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Rohit Vyas has been honored by several government and non-government entities, including the New Jersey State Assembly, New York City, Nassau County, NY, the National Federation of Indian Associations and the Federation of Indian Associations (NY Tri-State), among others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Banga |date=2010-09-15 |title=Himalayan Altitudes: Fwd: INVITATION TO NFIA CONVENTION 2010, New York City, September 17-19, 2010 - PROGRAM UPDATE |url=http://himalayanaltitudes.blogspot.com/2010/09/fwd-invitation-to-nfia-convention-2010.html |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=Himalayan Altitudes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=GOPIO News, October 5, 2010 |url=http://www.gopio.net/news_100510.htm}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> |
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Vyas has been recognized for his work in journalism and the Indian American community many times. In 2010, the National Federation of Indian Americans awarded him for his work in television and mass media.<ref>http://www.gopio.net/news_100510.htm</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Vyas resides in [[New Jersey]] with his wife. The couple has two daughters, Radhika Vyas and Aditi Vyas.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Writer |title=Indian American Dr. Pramod Vyas dies at 88 in California {{!}} News India Times |date=2 April 2019 |url=https://www.newsindiatimes.com/indian-american-dr-pramod-vyas-dies-at-88-in-california/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Vyas resides in [[New Jersey]] with his wife. The couple has two daughters. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Indian Americans]] |
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* [[Gujarati Americans]] |
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* [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region]] |
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* [[New Yorkers in journalism]] |
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| Education | University of Delhi American University |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | Isha Vyas |
| Children | Aditi Vyas, Radhika Vyas |
Rohit Vyas is an independent broadcast journalist and the longest-serving Indian American journalist in ethnic print and broadcast media covering the South Asian community throughout North America.[1][2][3][4]
Journalism career
[edit]A member of the United Nations Correspondents Association for over 40 years, he is currently an independent broadcaster, media consultant and political commentator, focusing on international affairs.[2][5][6]
In April 1993, Vyas was appointed news director and principal news anchor by Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan for the new television channel, TV ASIA. He continued in that role with the added title of senior vice president through October 2019 while helming the English nightly news and two long form interview shows titled Between the Lines with Rohit Vyas and Face to Face.[1][7][8]
Prior to that, Vyas was the principal news anchor and news director of Vision of Asia from 1987 to 1993.[9][7] From 1977 to 1979, Vyas was the Editor of News India, a New York-based ethnic newspaper with a national circulation in the United States. In 1979 he became the editor of the oldest Indian American newspaper in the United States, India Abroad. He was with the organization until 1982. In 1982, Rohit Vyas established, and became the Editor of, International Observer, a foreign affairs publication, which focused on international diplomacy around the globe and the United Nations.[4]
Career
[edit]
In 2000, Vyas was a part of the White House media delegation during President Bill Clinton’s visit to South Asia, the Middle East, and Switzerland. Prior to that, in 1994, at the invitation of Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, Vyas became the first American journalist to be an official member of an Indian Prime Minister’s media delegation on his visit to the United States.[10][11][4]
Throughout his career, Vyas has done a number of high-profile interviews with world leaders, politicians and celebrities.[8] As the longest-serving Indian-American journalist in North America, Vyas has said that he has had to evolve the news over three generations of South Asian-Americans.[12][4]
Public Service
[edit]Rohit Vyas has a storied history in public service. From 1993 to 1995, he was on an informal Asian American advisory group for the New York Times.[13]
From 1994 to 2001, Vyas served on the Asian American Pacific Advisory Council for New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman. His affiliation with New Jersey politics continued and in 2001, he moderated the first New Jersey Gubernatorial debate for the Asian American community between Democrat Jim McGreevey and Republican Bret Schundler. In a 2017 interview with Vyas, then New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy committed to name an Indian-American or South Asian-American as attorney general.[14] In January 2018, Gurinder Grewal was sworn in as the first Sikh-American and second South Asian (after Kamala Harris in California in 2011) attorney general of a U.S. state.
Vyas was the emcee for the Indian American community’s gala reception in New York City in honor of then presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.[15]
From 1989 and for 21 years thereafter, Rohit Vyas was the Master of Ceremonies for the annual India Day Parade in New York City, the biggest event outside of India commemorating Indian Independence.[16]
He was also the Master of Ceremonies for major programs organized by leading associations of the Indian American community, including the annual convention of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the annual Deepavali Festival hosted by the Association of Indians in America, the annual galas of Share and Care Foundation, the Nargis Dutt Foundation and the Wheels Global Foundation among many others.[17]
Awards
[edit]Rohit Vyas has been honored by several government and non-government entities, including the New Jersey State Assembly, New York City, Nassau County, NY, the National Federation of Indian Associations and the Federation of Indian Associations (NY Tri-State), among others.[18][19][4]
Personal life
[edit]Vyas resides in New Jersey with his wife. The couple has two daughters, Radhika Vyas and Aditi Vyas.[20]
See also
[edit]- Indian Americans
- Gujarati Americans
- Indians in the New York City metropolitan region
- New Yorkers in journalism
References
[edit]- ^ a b "TV Asia Covering the world from a studio in Edison - NJBIZ". 4 August 2014.
- ^ a b "UNCA Members Directory « the United Nations Correspondents Association".
- ^ "MuckRack".
- ^ a b c d e "Politics & Spice Podcast".
- ^ "We have to learn to live with Covid and its many variants" | Rohit Vyas - Full Interview, retrieved 2022-03-24
- ^ Veteran Journalist Rohit Vyas on November 2nd Gubernatorial Election 2021 - New Jersey, retrieved 2022-03-24
- ^ a b "Rohit Vyas's Corner". 27 August 2008.
- ^ a b "TV Asia - Home away from home". tvasiausa.com. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "Emigres now have a wider choice of Indian channels in US".
- ^ "US President Clinton wins his way into hearts of Indians, signals major shift in policy".
- ^ http://cgi.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/south/03/20/clinton.bangladesh/index.html [dead link]
- ^ Perry, Jessica (2014-08-04). "TV Asia Covering the world from a studio in Edison". NJBIZ. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ Shankar, Lavina Dhingra; Srikanth, Rajini (1998). A Part, Yet Apart: South Asians in Asian America. Temple University Press. ISBN 1-56639-577-1.
- ^ Mozumder, Suman Guha. "Dems' frontrunner in N.J. governor's race eyes minority appointees". IndiaAbroad.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ Duttagupta, Ishani. "Indian Americans bat for Hillary Clinton". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "FIA Holds World's Largest India Day Parade Outside of India". PRWeb. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "WHEELS 2nd GALA - NewYork". WHEELS Global Foundation. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ Banga (2010-09-15). "Himalayan Altitudes: Fwd: INVITATION TO NFIA CONVENTION 2010, New York City, September 17-19, 2010 - PROGRAM UPDATE". Himalayan Altitudes. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "GOPIO News, October 5, 2010".
- ^ Staff Writer (2 April 2019). "Indian American Dr. Pramod Vyas dies at 88 in California | News India Times". Retrieved 2022-03-29.