Josh Bancroft Email & Phone Number

Manchester, England, Gb

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Manchester, United Kingdom

Broadcast journalist for Global in the North West of England working across Capital, Heart and Smooth. We also provide regional content for LBC.

Wigan, United Kingdom

I cut my teeth at Wireless group working in local radio and moving on to contributing to TalkSport and TalkRadio.As a reporter I read bulletins from the field, notably after the Manchester Arena attack where I filed top of the hour updates for local stations across the Wireless Group network and TalkRadio.

Manchester, United Kingdom

I worked freelance for a short period before my full time employment with Wireless.The shifts mainly consisted of weekend cover but also included weekdays when required.

Blackpool, United Kingdom

I was a freelance Broadcast Journalist at Radio Wave in Blackpool which was part of UTV Media (Now the Wireless Group).I worked weekday and weekend shifts on a regular basis. the role entailed writing and reading news bulletins as well as creating new content.One of the notably stories I covered while working in Blackpool was the pitch invasion at Blackpool Football club where I lead the audio and online coverage.

North West England

I worked with BBC Sunday Politics North West in the build up to the 2015 general election.I was asked back for a six week period after initially doing work experience over the local election period the year before.Responsibilities included organising filming days, writing on air scripts and planning election night including network opt ins.

Master’S Degree, Broadcast Journalism

Second Class Degree In Politics, Politics

Politics

Education record