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Brisbane, Qld, Au

- Explaining major UK news events for broadcasters including the BBC, ABC (Australia), Monocle Radio, Times Radio and others.- Specialising in making UK politics and other complex stories relatable (even occasionally entertaining)- Report on major events in Australia for media in the UK and elsewhere.

I've produced (and presented) hundreds of podcast episodes, including BFBS' award-winning defence and foreign affairs podcast Sitrep, and the Situation Update podcast for International SOS, which reacted to major breaking international news, and won a Digital Impact Award for best use of audio.For 7 years, I also produced and presented my own podcast on UK politics, which reached more than 15,000 subscribers.I specialise in delivering simple remote solutions that make it easy, even enjoyable, for people who've never been involved in audio production to produce engaging, professional-sounding podcasts.

Chalfont St. Peter, England, United Kingdom

Radio news editor, newsreader and reporter for BFBS' 24-hour bespoke news operation. Part of a team overseeing news output, including five daily news programmes.I also spent some time as editor of the weekly Sitrep podcast, focused on defence and foreign affairs, leading its overnight pivot to fully-remote production in March 2020, and organised the network's planning for major news events, including the deaths of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh.

London, England, United Kingdom

Presented live daily news and discussion programmes for Monocle Radio, conducting face-to-face and down-the-line interviews, moderating panel discussions and presenting more relaxed music-led programmes.

London

Presented news, interview and call-in talkback programmes, including anchoring live through-the-night coverage of four General Elections and the 2016 Brexit referendum. Also edited daily news magazine programmes, as well as overseeing coverage of the 2010 and 2015 elections, planning outside broadcasts, liaising with political parties and offering guidance and advice to colleagues.

London, Salford

Oversaw news bulletin operation at rolling news station BBC Radio 5 live, as well as presenting bulletins and the extended daily Morning Reports programme. Also produced news content for BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4 and read bulletins on Radio 3.

Overseeing news provision at the UK's largest commercial radio station. Produced and presented hourly news bulletins, and edited the station's nightly half-hour news magazine programme. Also worked with journalists across the wider group to deepen Classic's news coverage across the UK, and to share our coverage of national and international news with regional and local stations.

Bulletin reader and news editor at Independent Radio News, the UK's main news agency for commercial radio. Overseeing the provision of a round-the clock feed of news, sport, business and entertainment news to hundreds of radio stations, and preparing and presenting live hourly bulletins.