Virgie Baker

Virgie Baker anchors several Metro TV programs including "Metro Siang", "Top Nine News" and "Archipelago". She has covered some of Indonesia's biggest stories, including the civil unrest in Ambon in 2001 and the Aceh tsunami in 2004.


She was on the initial team of anchors when Metro TV launched in 2000.


Baker was born in Jakarta. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Japanese Literature from the University of Indonesia. She speaks Bahasa Indonesia and English.

Rini Wulansari

Rini Wulansari is a member of Metro TV sports team as an on-air reporter and production staff.


She began her career in 1998 as a radio host-reporter in Bandung, West Java. She switched to television when she joined Metro TV in October 2000.


Born in Bandung, Wulansari graduated from Bandung Islamic University, West Java, majoring in public relations. She's been active as a board member of HPPI, the Organization of Broadcasters of Indonesia in the Bandung region.


She speaks Bahasa Indonesia and English, and is skilled in diving and Aikido.

Prita Laura

Prita Laura is the host of Metro TV's travel program "Archipelago". She also anchors "Metro Siang" and "Public Corner", along with hourly news headlines.


Journalism is Laura's second career, coming from the legal profession. She worked at a law firm after graduating from the University of Indonesia, Faculty of Law, majoring in International Law.


She was born in Klaten, Central Java. She joined Metro TV in 2004.


Laura has served as a volunteer English teacher in the Sekolah Darurat Kartini program, which helps homeless children.


She speaks Bahasa Indonesia and English.

Sumi Yang

Cat Sumi Yang is an anchor on Metro TV's daily Mandarin-language program "Metro Xin Wen". She also anchors regular "News Flash" bulletins.


Yang was born in Riau, Indonesia. She graduated from the University of Bina Nusantara in Jakarta majoring in information systems.


She joined Metro TV in 2002. She speaks Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin and English.

Maria Kalaij

Her speciality is business, and Maria Kalaij is a familiar face at the Jakarta Stock Exchange and in the offices of Indonesia's leading companies.


Kalaij reports and anchors on Metro TV's flagship business shows "Market Review" and "Bisnis Hari Ini". She joined Metro TV in 2001 after working at PAS FM Business Radio.


She was born in Manokwari, Indonesia. She holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineeringfrom the University of Diponegoro, Indonesia.


Kalaij speaks Bahasa Indonesia and English.

Kania Sutisnawinata

Metro TV's first international English-language news program is co-anchored by Kania Sutisnawinata. The weekly program was launched in September 2006.


Sutisnawinata previously hosted several programs, focusing on business news. After joining Metro TV in 2000, she anchored "Bisnis Hari Ini" and "Market Review". Her television career began as an anchor for SCTV in Jakarta.


An international background as the daughter of Indonesian government diplomat prepared her for her current duties. Born in Jakarta, she lived and attended schools in Czechoslovakia, Geneva, Los Angeles and Mexico City. She attended the United States International University in Mexico, and graduated from the University if Indonesia as a marketing majoring.


Sutisnawinata speaks Bahasa Indonesia, English and Spanish, and has won honors for her proficiency in French.

Gadiza Fauzi

Gadiza Fauzi is an anchor for Metro TV's nightly news program "Metro Malam", and the weekly "Archipelago" travel series. She also anchors hourly news headlines.


Fauzi joined the network in June 2005. She graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California, with a bachelor's degree majoring in 3-D Visual Effects.


She speaks Bahasa Indonesia and English, and is a skilled painter.