EXPERIENCE

Correspondent | BBC News | Oct 2013 - Present

 

• Deployed nationally and internationally across all BBC News outlets.

• Highly experienced live broadcaster.

• Creative, accurate packaging.

• Frequently uncover original stories.

• Technologically minded; self-shooting, editing and feeding from the field.

• Maintains presence online and through social media.

• Trained to work in Hostile Environments

 

Reporter | BBC South Today | April 2006 – Present

 

• District Reporter for BBC South, researching, producing and bringing to air my own, exclusive stories as well as reacting to breaking news of the day.

• Film and edit my own material on a regular basis - user of several cameras and the FCP, Quantel and Avid edit systems.

• Live presenting experience, including anchoring Outside Broadcasts.

 

Bradford Reporter | BBC Look North | 2002 – 2006

 

• Relied heavily on my contacts in and around the City to constantly originate exclusive, lead stories.

• Worked on stories such as the Bradford riots and the discovery of the London 7/7 bombers living in Leeds.

 

Presenter/Reporter | BBC Newsround | 2005

 

• Applied creative editing and filming techniques on a six month attachment to Newsround.

 

Broadcast Journalist | BBC Look North | 2001 – 2002

 

• Handling items both in the studio and out on location I developed a true understanding of the way television news works.

• February 2002 awarded “Newcomer of the Year” at the BT awards.

 

BBC News Trainee | BBC News| 2000 – 2001

 

• Selected in a highly competitive process to become a BBC News Trainee.

• Completed six months of full time tri-media training

 

Freelance Reporter | ITN | 1999 – 2000

 

• Whilst a student at City University, worked as a producer and reporter across several ITN outlets (radio and television).

• Assistant Producer at FIVE News researching, scripting and field producing coverage of national and international stories.