K G Suresh

Senior Journalist

Prof K G Suresh is a Senior Journalist, Public Speaker & Communication Specialist. He is Emeritus Professor at the Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi & Honorary Professor at Apeejay Stya University, India’s first liberal arts university.

Earlier, he has served as Director General, Indian Institute of Mass Communication – India’s premier media training institution; Senior Consulting Editor with Doordarshan News, India’s public news broadcaster; Editorial Consultant with Asianet News Network; Chief Political Correspondent with Press Trust of India and Group Media Advisor to Dalmia Bharat Enterprises Ltd.

Prof Suresh was designated Commonwealth Youth Ambassador for Peace by Commonwealth Youth Programme, Asia.

With a rich professional cross media experience of about three decades, Prof Suresh is the recipient of Prem Bhatia Fellowship for Research in Media by Young Journalists. A post-Graduate in Mass Communications, Prof Suresh successfully completed a Public Health Journalism Experiential Course at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

In December 2017, Prof Suresh was conferred with the PRSI Leadership Award, the highest Award for outstanding contribution to the Public Relations profession, at the 39th All India Public Relations Conference at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He has also been honoured with the Visionary Leader in Media Education Award instituted by Business World Magazine & Exchange4media in November 2018; the first Khwaja Gareeb Nawaz Award for Unity, Brotherhood & Communal Harmony & Lifetime Achievement Award for contribution in the field of Media Education by NISCORT Media School & Eureka Publications.