Sharon Roobol (MAL)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF 101 EAST
AL JAZEERA MEDIA NETWORK

She has more than 20 years’ experience in the television industry, working for several Australian television broadcasters and joining Al Jazeera’s Kuala Lumpur Bureau in 2006. She has produced more than 350 half-hour films from across Asia. In that time, the programme has won dozens of prestigious awards including the Royal Television Society award, 2 Walkleys, 3 Emmy Nominations, Venice TV Award, New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards, a Peabody nomination, the World Media Summit Award and the Asian Television Awards.