Shefali Oza

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Oza is said to have been discovered at an audition day which had, at the time, been organised by the BBC s Multi-Cultural Programmes Unit who were in search of new faces for Network East

Oza was one of the first frequent Asian faces on television in the region and has become the most recognisable of weather reporters on local news programmes. Shefali s role has evolved over the years from simply reporting the weather to producing weather related news and community features. One of her major recent achievements came as partof one of her features when she became the first female civilian to spend a week on the Royal Navy submarine HMS Splendid.

Along with weather reporting and news presenting, Shefali has fronted regional contributions to the BBC s live national programming and campaigns such as Children in Need.

During her time on BBC Midlands Today, Shefali met her husband who worked as her cameraman. Their wedding ceremony was featured on the news programme. Before her media career, Oza trained as a solicitor. Her father is a GP based in Nottingham.

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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/midlandstoday/profiles/shefali_oza.shtml Shefali Oza s Midlands Today profile]