MUMBAI: Dinesh Gautam has joined ETV Bharat Network as News Editor for 5 States (MP,CG,Rajasthan,Bihar and Jharkhand). 

Ramoji Rao, the media baron from South India, encouraged with the phenomenal success of leading Telugu news daily Eenadu and television channel ETV, is now gearing up to launch ETV Bharat. With the legacy of ETV , ETV Bharat is being billed as a unique offering of news and infotainment across 13 languages with the USP of hyper localized content.

Gautam has been in the TV news industry for two decades. He has been  rated Best Anchor of the Hindi news industry and is also a  recipient of the “NT Award” for the year 2012. He has also worked at senior editorial positions in 24x7 News, Live India and Sahara News Network. Prior to this, he was prime time anchor and Principal Correspondent at Zee news.Off late Dinesh has been associated with Moon Light Theaters as Creative Head and has written and directed many well recieved Plays which were presented by noted film maker Mahesh Bhatt.

Creativity has propelled Dinesh into film writing as well, his film "Marksheet" is on the floor and will be released in 2019. Dinesh has also been a regular with All India Radio (AIR). Other then this Dinesh has been a guest faculty with IGNFA,IIFM and premier mass communication institutes. 

From the political battle fields of different Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, to the heights of union and rail budget, Gautam, has covered almost every big story of Indian television news from the spot. He has anchored and reported for almost all the subjects relating to television news including external affairs, cricket series, Olympics, social and human issues and travelogues.

On his appointment,Gautam said, “I am truly elated to be part of this behemoth news network, which is investing unlike any other media house in people and infrastructure keeping in view the future of news media. I see tremendous opportunities and areas where we can provide value to our audience.”

Hailing from Madhya Pradesh, Gautam is a Post Graduate in Mass Communication from IIMC, New Delhi, and holds a Master’s degree in Science as well.