Shaimaa Khalil

I’ve come to the World Service from Doha, Qatar, well actually from Egypt. I’m originally from Egypt and have lived and worked in Doha for ten years.And Before that I lived in Miamai, for a while.  

I moved to the UK for my husband’s job and got work experience at the BBC World Service through my MA course. I’m the one that’s always grumbling about how untidy our desks are and telling people to clear their desks before they go! (I know super cool!)

Krupa Thakrar

I’m affectionately known on the World Have Your Say team as Marshmallow, mainly because I thought houses were built on stilts for ventilation and because I accidently bought a real crocodile’s head on a work trip to Florida. If you ever get to meet us, I’m sure you’ll hear the stories. 

Alicia Trujillo

HI I am Alicia. I am new to the WHYS team and will be starting full time on the programme in October. Some of you might have seen me on the blog because I was part of the Mexico team in April when we did the programmes about Swine flu from Mexico City.

Madeleine Morris

It’s about time I put up a Meet the Team page for myself, having had the privilege of meeting so many listeners over the past year or so. My only excuse is that I’m not as funny as Mark or as smart as Ros and wanted to keep that a secret for as long as I could. Looks like I’m busted.

Mark Sandell aka “Old Grandfather Radio”

I’m the one to blame if you don’t like WHYS. 

Who are we?

We’ve been discussing how we could tell you a little more about ourselves. Not because we think you’ll be interested in what music we like or where we like to go on holiday, but because we’d like to be as open with you as possible about who we are and what we’re bringing to the programme.

Ros Atkins

Hi. I’ve been presenting WHYS since it started, first as a cover presenter and then as a fixture when Steve and then Anu moved on. Before joining WHYS full-time, I was also presenting The World Today and The Ticket on the BBC World Service and Up All Night on BBC Radio Five Live. That was always covering for colleagues though so it was a huge thrill when Mark offered me a regular gig.

The ones that got away

They loved us and left us. At least, most of them loved us. But they’ve all gone, and each one played a part in making WHYS what it is. So thank you all.