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Indian journalist

Appan Menon Appan Menon, captured by The Times of India photographer in New Delhi on 7 September 1990 Born (1947-09-17)17 September 1947 Died 28 June 1996(1996-06-28) (aged 48) New Delhi, India Occupations News editor and anchor NDTV Known for The World This Week Spouse Kamala Menon Children 2

**Appan Menon** (17 September 1947 – 28 June 1996)[1] was a senior [Indian](/source/India) print and television journalist, most known News editor and anchor with [NDTV](/source/NDTV). He anchored the international news show *The World This Week* on [Doordarshan](/source/Doordarshan) in 1980s and moved to [NDTV](/source/NDTV) when it was established in 1988.[2][3]

## Career

Starting as an agency reporter, Menon worked with news agencies [PTI](/source/Press_Trust_of_India) and [UNI](/source/United_News_of_India), and also covered the [United Nations Headquarters](/source/United_Nations_Headquarters) for [Inter Press Service](/source/Inter_Press_Service) and specialized in [Latin American](/source/Latin_America) politics. Then he moved to print media working with *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)* newspaper and *[Frontline](/source/Frontline_(magazine))* magazine. Eventually he moved to television, where he anchored *The World This Week* first with state-run [Doordarshan](/source/Doordarshan) and subsequently with [NDTV](/source/NDTV) and became its leading news anchor along with [Prannoy Roy](/source/Prannoy_Roy)[4]

He died in his sleep early morning on 28 June 1996 at the age of 48, at the time of death he was news editor with NDTV.[5] He was survived by his wife Kamala Menon and two children.[6] [Republic TV](/source/Republic_TV) Editor-in-chief [Arnab Goswami](/source/Arnab_Goswami) has said that he owed Menon a lot for his career.[7]

## Appan Menon Memorial Award

After his death, the Appan Menon Memorial Trust was set up in 1996 in memory of Menon. The Appan Menon Award for Journalism is awarded annually by the trust to journalists "having special interest in international affairs or developmental issues with an Indian viewpoint". The award is announced on 17 September, coinciding with his birth anniversary.[8][9]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** A Journalist beloved Appan Menon (July 1996). [*Frontline, Volume 13, Issues 13–20*](https://books.google.com/books?id=vJ5KAQAAIAAJ). S. Rangarajan for Kasturi & Sons, 1996. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Appan Menon](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1504953/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Thank you, Doordarshan"](http://www.thehindu.com/arts/radio-and-tv/article27878.ece). *The Hindu*. 2 October 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Special Correspondent (14 September 2011). ["Appan Menon award for EPW journalist"](http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2453166.ece). *The Hindu*. Retrieved 25 April 2012. {{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: |author= has generic name ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#generic_name))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *Vidura*. **33**. Press Institute of India: 19. 1996.{{[cite journal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_journal)}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_untitled_periodical))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** *Communicator*. **31**. Indian Institute of Mass Communication. 1996.{{[cite journal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_journal)}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_untitled_periodical))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Frankly Speaking with Arnab Goswami"](http://www.indiantelevision.com/exec_life/y2k6/feb/10feb/mylife.htm). indiantelevision.com. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Staff Reporter (14 September 2005). ["Appan Menon award presented"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071021062203/http://hindu.com/2005/09/14/stories/2005091404711500.htm). *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/14/stories/2005091404711500.htm) on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Appan Menon award"](https://web.archive.org/web/20031027134512/http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/18/stories/2003091804011200.htm). *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*. 18 September 2003. Archived from [the original](http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/18/stories/2003091804011200.htm) on 27 October 2003.

## External links

- [Appan Menon Journalist Award, webpage](http://www.openspace.org.in/appan)

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