Rob Matheson Email & Phone Number

Doha, Qa

Doha, Qatar

Doha, Qatar

Anchor: live daily news programmes. 90- and 60-minute rolling news blocks with breaking news, live events, video walls, graphics, interviews, 2-ways. Researching, script-writing and editing.Reporter: since 2018 I've been working in Gaza, Jordan, Israel, Iraq and Oman, as well as China, the Kurdistan region of Northern Iraq and Mauritania.Al Jazeera reaches 220 million homes in 100 countries (al Jazeera, October 2013). One of the most watched channels on YouTube, average 2.5 million monthly views.I provide voice-overs and narrations for documentaries and promos.

Greater New York City Area

I was one of a small team sent from Qatar to establish Al Jazeera America in 2013 which launched to acclaim within six months. I anchored pilot shows and helped to create editorial policies, train new staff, develop workflows and test editing systems.

Glasgow, Scotland

TV News presenter/TV and radio producer: Early morning, drivetime, late night, weekend live bulletins and main live lunchtime programmes.Average daily audience 300,000 – 500,000TV and radio reporter: 2-ways, scripting, production, picture and audio editing. Radio news reader.Average BBC Radio Scotland listener figures: 1.35 million (2011)Technical experience: ENPS news production system, Avid NewsCutter A/V digital editing, Z1 digital camera. Dalet audio digital editing, VCS Highlander/StarTrack and Orion audio digital editing, Reporter/producer across BBC Scotland’s main breakfast, lunchtime, drivetime and weekend news output on TV and radio.

Project-managed transition of Radio Scotland Presentation to new Pacific Quay headquarters. Responsible for staff training and developing working process. Experience in VCS Highlander, SchedOrg, OnAir, CartManager, CartPlayer. Created and presented ‘Nightshift.’ Five-hour overnight automated programming playout online, on digital and on medium wave. Team leader on development of Radio Scotland’s first use of fully automated playout using Dalet transmission system. Responsible for staff training and developing workflow.Management team member: Transition of BBC Scotland national analogue-to-digital television and radio transmission and storage systems. Responsible for training and developed work process.Duty network director responsible for transmission and editorial/branding control of BBC Scotland television and radio.Newsreader for BBC Radio Scotland. Experienced in television and radio promotions production, storyboarding for picture editors and audio supervisors, self-editing for radio on Sadie/Dalet/VCS digital editing/transmission systems.