FULL NAME: Umkanata Mishra
GENDER: Male
BORN: May 1, 1973.
FAMILY DETAILS: Father (Ganeswar Mishra), mother (Bhanumati Mishra), two sisters, one elder brother, wife (Kavita Mohapatra), only son (Sahasransu Mishra).
PRESENT ADDRESS:
Office: ETV, Bhanjaprava Building, 1st floor, Kharvel Nagar, Unit-3, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Home: Qrs No. LIG-242, Brit colony, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
TELEPHONE: 9337104009, 9861441134 (Mobile); 0674-3988113 (Office);
Fax: 0674-2380603.
E-MAIL: umakant.mishra@etv.co.in and umakanta_media@rediffmail.com
PROFESSION: Working for Oriya television chanell ETV as a Senior
Reporter (Grade-1).
HOBBY: Reading and painting.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
* Matric from Unit-8 Boys High School, Bhubaneswar.
* Plus-Two from Basic Science College, OUAT, Bhubaneswar.
* B.Sc from OUAT, Bhubaneswar.
* Post Graduation in Journalism and Mass Communication.
* EDP management.
SUMMERY OF SKILLS:
* Worked as compter officer in a multi-national company from 1996 to 2001.
* Well versed with audio visual medium (from anchoring to reporting) since 2001.
* Performed as a member of the selection committee for different
sports awards.
* Coordinated the fielding of media teams for different sports events.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
* Worked as a freelancer from 2000 to 2001 for different print and audio visual media organisations.
* As a reporter covered several national and international sports events including All-India Railway Athletics meet, India`s one-day international cricket matches against England, New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Inter-zonal athletics meet, International Open Grand Master Chess Tournaments, Indian Premier League, All-India Railway Vollyball Tournament etc in the last 10 years.
AWARDS/HONOURS:
* He was conferred with the Biju Patnaik Sports Award for Outstanding Sports Journalist for the Year for 2013 by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar on August 29, 2014. The award carried a cheque of Rs 50,000.
* Received the Ashok Pattnaik Memorial Sports Journalist Award. Also received the excellence award several times from ETV Group.
OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
* Passion for television journalism compelled him to quit the IT job.
PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: August 18, 2010
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: September 2, 2014