Sangita Myska: Former LBC Presenter, Independent Broadcaster and Career

Sangita Myska is a broadcaster whose career runs through almost every corner of British audio and television journalism — and whose departure from LBC in 2024 became a story in its own right. Born in Tanzania and raised in London, she worked as a BBC reporter and producer, presented a weekend phone-in on LBC, and since leaving the station has appeared across independent media, including Zeteo.

That second act is what most competitor pages miss. They treat her as a former LBC presenter and stop there, when the defining fact of her recent career is that she kept broadcasting — on panels, podcasts and independent platforms — after the mainstream radio job ended.

Quick Bio

Tanzania, London and a law degree

Myska was born in Tanzania and is of African and Indian heritage; she speaks Marathi and to a lesser extent Hindi. She was educated at Claremont High School in London and at the University of Birmingham, where she was awarded a 2:1 Bachelor of Laws degree in law and politics. The legal training shows in her broadcasting style: a phone-in host who tests an argument, follows it to its conclusion, and does not let a guest retreat into slogans.

She worked for the BBC as a reporter and producer before moving into presenting, building the newsroom grounding that phone-in presenting depends on: knowing the story before the caller does, and knowing when a caller is changing it.

LBC: the weekend phone-in

Myska joined LBC in 2022 and hosted an early afternoon weekend phone-in show, from 1pm to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays. The phone-in is the most exposed job in radio: no script, no co-presenter to rescue a weak segment, and an audience that rings in precisely because it disagrees. She held the slot for almost two years, through the cost-of-living crisis, the war in Ukraine and the war in Gaza, and the run-up to the 2024 general election.

Until May 2024 she hosted the show. On 1 May 2024 LBC confirmed she would leave at the end of her contract after almost two years at the station, presenting the change as a weekend schedule refresh. Senior managing editor Tom Cheal thanked her for what he called a fantastic contribution and wished her success. Former Conservative parliamentary candidate Ali Miraj took over much of her previous slot, while Vanessa Feltz joined the Saturday schedule.

The final broadcast and what followed

Myska had not been broadcasting since reportedly being taken off air on 20 April 2024. The final exchange of her last broadcast was a challenging interview with Israeli government spokesperson Avi Hyman after Iran launched drones and missiles at Israel in retaliation for the 1 April 2024 strike on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Damascus, widely attributed to Israel. Myska challenged Hyman over the sequence of escalation, putting it to him that Israel’s earlier action had predictably produced blowback; Hyman called her framing outrageous, and she rejected that characterisation.

In a later interview she said that within 48 hours of that interview she was told she was no longer on air, describing herself as made “surplus to requirements”, and said contractual limits prevent her from discussing the events leading to and following her dismissal. She would not allege a causal connection, because, she said, her contract prevents her from discussing it. LBC has kept the YouTube clip of the broadcast on its channel, and the station’s own account remained that she left at the end of her contract as part of a schedule refresh.

Since leaving LBC, Myska has continued to appear in several independent media channels, including Zeteo, and on numerous public discussion panels. At Zeteo UK’s sold-out launch event at the Barbican, she appeared alongside Peter Oborne in a discussion of the UK’s “oligarch media”, telling the audience that the mainstream media she had worked for and loved had become an instrument of power rather than a means of holding governments to account. She has also spoken publicly about the contractual monitoring of her social media activity after her exit, describing clauses that warned her that liking supportive posts could breach contractual restrictions.

What competitors get wrong or leave out

Most competing pages about Myska share three weaknesses. First, they describe her as a current LBC presenter, when she left the station in May 2024.

Second, they reduce the exit to a single sentence, when the timeline — off air from 20 April, departure confirmed 1 May, her own later account of being told within 48 hours of the Hyman interview that she was no longer on air — is the story, and the limits on what she can say about it are part of that story.

Third, they miss the second act entirely: the Zeteo appearances, the panels, and the argument she has made since leaving about media power in Britain. Myska’s story is not a presenter who disappeared; it is a presenter who moved outside the mainstream station system and kept making the same argument from there.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sangita Myska? An English television and radio presenter, producer and journalist, formerly a weekend phone-in presenter on LBC.

Did she leave LBC? Yes. Until May 2024 she hosted an early afternoon weekend phone-in on LBC; on 1 May 2024 the station confirmed she would leave at the end of her contract.

Why did she leave LBC? LBC presented it as a weekend schedule refresh at the end of her contract. Myska has said she was taken off air within 48 hours of a challenging interview with an Israeli government spokesperson, and that contractual limits prevent her from discussing the events around her dismissal.

What does she do now? She appears in independent media, including Zeteo, and on public discussion panels.

Where did she study? Claremont High School in London and the University of Birmingham, where she earned a 2:1 degree in law and politics.

Did she work for the BBC? Yes, as a reporter and producer before joining LBC.

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Sources and Further Reading

• Wikipedia: Sangita Myska — born in Tanzania, Claremont High School, Birmingham law and politics 2:1, LBC weekend phone-in until May 2024, independent media including Zeteo.
• PA report (1 May 2024): departure confirmed, Tom Cheal statement, weekend schedule refresh, Ali Miraj and Vanessa Feltz changes
• Zeteo UK: launch event discussion with Peter Oborne, Myska on mainstream media and power
• Double Down News interview via BizAsia: “surplus to requirements” account, 48-hour timeline, contractual limits on discussing dismissal

Note: career details are from the sources listed. The circumstances of the LBC exit are reported as stated by each party, not as settled fact. Salary, net worth, height and partner/family details are intentionally not claimed, and no unsourced personal figure is published.