About Me

I am a confident, enthusiastic and determined individual who is looking for the right opportunity to use my presenting/voice-over skills.

Presenting

Experience

Specialist Areas

Employment History & Experience

Rother FM- http://www.rotherfm.co.uk
Freelance Radio Presenter
Currently work on a casual basis as a freelance radio presenter as and when required
Presenting an entertaining playlist show at relatively short notice
Using the radio desk to produce a smooth mixture of music, chat, interviews and banter
Running competitions and polls
Responding to calls, texts and emails from listeners

Sheffield Live 93.2FM- http://www.sheffieldlive.org/shows-a-z/news/talking-balls/
Sports Presenter/Journalist/Producer
Currently hosting a sports radio show (Talking Balls, Friday 6pm) on Sheffield’s Community radio
station ‘Sheffield Live’.

Developing and presenting ideas and material for the show
Producing packages, bed music and voiceovers
Using the radio desk to produce a smooth mixture of music, chat, interviews and banter
Organising studio guests, competitions and polls
Responding to calls, texts and emails from listeners on a variety of sports topics
Secured show sponsorship from local bar “The Common Room”
Increased listnership and podcast downloads by over 150%�

Hospital Broadcasting Sheffield- http://www.hbsradio.co.uk/
Volunteer radio presenter/producer — Nominated for Best Newcomer at the Hospital Radio Awards
Currently hosting a music request show on Sheffield’s hospital radio station on Tuesday evening at 8pm. The show is a mixture of chat, music requests and competitions.

Hallam FM
Freelance reporter
Originally a work experience placement as part of my masters course that developed into a freelance position.
Responsibilities:
Reporting on a variety of different stories within the South Yorkshire area, including court reporting, sports and localising national issues
Scripting and reading hourly news bulletins. Editing audio content to meet output deadlines.
Working within the news team to find the best angles on stories, the best people to interview and helping to coordinate resources to accommodate breaking news

FORGE radio (formerly SURE radio)
Presenter/Producer
Hosted a successful radio show on the University of Sheffield’s radio station that was nominated for a Student Radio award.

Entertainment

Experience

Extras Work, Partipant, Contestant

Languages Spoken

Experience & Qualifications

General Experience

An enthusiastic and self-motivated broadcast journalism graduate with plenty of experience in radio, tv and online presenting. Currently hosting and producing a sports radio show for community radio station Sheffield Live. Also working as a freelance radio presenter for Rother FM.

I am also doing some online tv presenting for a local online tv station S36.tv.

Qualifications & Training

2007-2008
MA Broadcast Journalism; passed with Merit (BJTC accredited), University of Sheffield
Completed modules: NCTJ Law, Local and National Government Administration, Researching News, Writing for the Web, Broadcast News, Advanced Broadcast News, Contemporary Broadcasting, Patchwork in Chesterfield.
Extended masters video project: Investigating the decline of foreign language learning in the UK
2004-2007
BA (Hons) History; 2:1, University of Sheffield
1996-2003
St. Ambrose College, Manchester
4 A-levels: Business Studies [A], History [A], General Studies [A], Physics [B]
1 AS-level: Maths [B]
10 GCSEs

Other Information

Relevant Skills

In terms of Presenting Skills- I am:
Entertaining
Good at interviewing
Good at researching
Creative
Confident
Good voice

Interests & Hobbies

As you can see from my experience I enjoy radio, tv, online presenting. Sports, films, going out and socialising with friends

Miscellaneous Information

I recently won some money on the national lottery quiz show "who dares wins."