Dr. Uday Nirgudkar joins News18 Lokmat as Group Editor Regional (West)

Dr. Uday Nirgudkar has been appointed as the Group Editor Regional (West) for the Marathi news channel News18 Lokmat of the Network18 group. Uday joins the media group after completing his tenure in Zee Media where he was the Channel Head for Zee24Taas. And was the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of DNA, an English newspaper from the same group.  

He has more than two decades of experience at leadership positions in various industries like Infrastructure, BPO, Education and has spent considerable time in media. Uday is a recipient of many awards for contribution and excellence in journalism.  He has authored Marathi bestsellers such as Local-Global CEO and All about winning elections.

Uday is an MBA & Ph.D. from University of Pune & science graduate from Mumbai University. A prolific speaker and author, Uday has excellent understanding of socio-cultural- political  fabric of Maharashtra.