Chris Sully (Pearson) Email & Phone Number

Douglas, Isle Of Man, United Kingdom

RAF Halton

Media and PR Officer

Sennelager, Germany

I looked after a team of 9 staff based in British Forces Germany, covering Radio, TV and digital. My role encompassed liaison with the local military Command to ensure that we were delivering on contract to the MoD and providing the service expected of us.

I managed ten UK based radio stations for BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service). The stations are based in Aldershot, Aldergrove, Ballykinler, Blandford, Catterick, Colchester, Edinburgh, Holywood (Belfast), Lisburn and Salisbury Plain I was responsible for liaising between local military Command, BFBS Senior Management, local staff and the MoD.

I ran the team of Producer/Presenters and reporters based across Cyprus.This involved ensuring that BFBS Cyprus delivered what was need by the wider military community on the island. Liaising with local Command and individual units and bases (RAF Akrotiri, Episkopi, Dhekelia, Ay Nik and UN Nicosia).I set up and managed a daily local news service for BFBS.

Belize

Managing one of the smaller BFBS stations and responsible for daily programme, news & info gathering and producing and presenting TV stories for the BFBS network.Liaising with local Command and the British Consulate in Belmopan.Ensuring that BFBS delivered a properly targeted community radio service

Cyprus

I was responsible for the ongoing training and mentoring if the Producer/Presenters and Reporters based on the island.I presented a daily show myself I also trained a team of volunteers presenters from within the military community

Northern Ireland

I ran a team of Producer/Presenters and Producers in a number of locations across Northern Ireland.When I arrived in late 2004, Op BANNER was still running and the work involved visiting our audience in every location from RAF Aldergrove to Omagh, from Ballykelly to Girdwood Barracks and from Crossmaglen to Lisburn.When Op BANNER ended and the picture of.

Belize

I managed a small team of Producer/Presenters and presented a daily show myself as well as a weekly dance show.I acted as a radio and TV reporter for BFBS TV and Radio.I trained a number of volunteer presenters and actively involved the base school (Toucan Primary School) in our programme output

I ran a team of reporters based in all the major military locations across British Forces Germany.We delivered three bulletins each day in the form of 'BFG Reports' focusing on both military and German stories of interest to our forces community.I recruited and trained military Dependents (wives and husbands of serving personnel) to become fully.

I had responsibility for a staff of 7 in this remote location in the South Atlantic. This included professional and pastoral care.I also had control of the local budget with the Head of Engineering, and we would plan our financial stategy accordingly.I presented and produced a weekday lunchtime show.My role saw me as the main point of contact between the.

I co-hosted the re-launched BFBS Cyprus breakfast show which proved to be one of the stations highest rated shows ever.I was responsible for recruiting and training volunteer and freelance presenters, some of whom went on to their own careers in broadcasting.I devised and presented a weekly dance music programme for the BFBS worldwide network which.

Presentation of a variety of programmes for the BFBS global radio network from our Paddington studios in London.

Presentation and production of weekday breakfast show for British forces and their families based in Belize, Central America.My reponsibilities also included recruiting and training volunteer on-air staff and producing interview packages for the BFBS global network.I was the only member of the BFBS staff living on the military base itself and was therefore.

Freelance presenting and producing a variety of shows for BFBS from their Paddington studios in London.I was also freelancing for a number of other radio stations simultaneously including Essex Radio, Piccadilly Radio, Radio HMV and Thorpe Park Radio

Presenting & Producing radio programmes for the nationwide Superstation from the studios of Piccadilly Radio in Manchester

I was recruited as the launch breakfast presenter for Thanet when Invicta Radio split its FM frequencies.I hosted the daily breakfast show and spent the remainder of my working day out on the road with the small sales team to help raise the profile of the new service with local businesses and the community at large.I also hosted a huge number of outside.

Responsibilities included presenting a daily sequence show for the London stores and recruiting/training new staff. I also programmed the music played after regular meetings with head office Marketing teams, store senior management and department heads to ensure that we were truly supporting their targetted promotional campaigns and to offer new ideas on.

I was recruited to help devise the launch breakfast show for this new radio station based in Milton Keynes which formed part of the Chiltern Radio Group.

Presenting and Producing weekend breakfast show on the youth orientated Power FM station in Southampton/Portsmouth. I had to devise and execute promotions and competitions for the station in liaison with the sales team and Programme Controller. These were expected to deliver fun on-air competitions for the listener whilst delivering sales results to client.

Presentation of daily show aboard the Voice of Peace English language radio station off the coast of Tel Aviv, Israel.Responsible for professional and pastoral care of onboard presentation and engineering team on this live 24-hour a day station.Liaising via daily two-way radio communications with station senior management and sales department back.

Presenter/Producer of weekday afternoon show for North Sea based pirate station aboard the Ross Revenge