Many congratulations to Hywelian Nejra Cehic, who has won a WeAreTheCity Rising Star award in the Media category. Nejra, who left Howell’s in 2003, is a London-based television reporter and radio anchor for Bloomberg, covering the financial markets and the top European business and economy stories. Since joining Bloomberg in 2010, Nejra has travelled all over Europe to report on a variety of stories. In the past year alone, Nejra has reported on the UK election, broken news from Brussels and covered the Bank of England’s Super Thursday live in the heart of the City. She has interviewed a number of prominent newsmakers, from economists to Prime Ministers to CEOs. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Nejra worked for BBC local radio, the BBC World Service and at the BBC Paris bureau. She has a BA (Hons) in Classics and Modern Languages from the University of Oxford and a PGDip in Broadcast Journalism from Cardiff Journalism School. She was shortlisted for an Asian Women of Achievement Award in the Media category. A well-deserved accolade; well done, Nejra!
