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With nearly 40 years’ experience within the Radio Industry, presenting a varied list of shows including Double header shows, Overnights, Breakfast, Mid-Mornings and Drive. I have experience as a Presenter and a Programme Controller. I have interviewed many people over the years from Barbra Windsor and Sir Cliff Richard to Nathan Sykes and Rob Brydon. I also host live events and do voiceover work. I have a wealth of life experience and am well-travelled, from a picnic under the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco to swimming with sharks in the great barrier reef in Australia. Home is either tending to plants, some DIY or I’m in the kitchen knocking up some food or spending time with my significant other and a very challenging teenager!
Skills
Extensive experience in a fast-paced media environment, consistently meeting deadlines and responding to live, immediate reactions.
Proven ability to effectively communicate and engage with the public on a daily basis.
Strong client liaison skills, with a focus on building and maintaining productive working relationships.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, demonstrated through collaborative work with diverse teams.
Demonstrated experience in leading teams to maximize results and achieve organizational objectives.
Forward-thinking and strategic approach to work, with a focus on proactive problem-solving and long-term planning.
Work History
2012 – 2025 – Heart, Watford (Communicorp UK)
Programme Controller, Drive Time Presenter. Voice track, Radio Essex and Connect FM.
2003 – 2012 - Heart (was 2ten FM until 2009), Reading
Presenter Mid-Morning 10-2 and Drive Time 4-7, Breakfast Cover Presenter. Voice track Gold morning show.
1999 – 2003 – Chiltern FM, Bedford, Programme Controller
Voice Track Mid-Morning 10 – 2
2002 – Mercury FM, Watford
Project Manager, Re-Launch Station in Watford.
1996 – 1999 – Chiltern FM, Dunstable
Deputy Programme Controller, Mid-Morning Presenter 9 – 2
Head of Music and Deputising Group Head of Music, GWR Group
1997 – GWR FM, Bristol
Cover Presenter, Late Night Love for GWR Group Network Show.
1994 – 1996 – Q103, Cambridge
Presenter Mid-Morning 10 –2, Head of Music
1994 – 1996 Mid Anglia Group, Cambridge, Peterborough, Kings Lynn
Swing Jock, Breakfast and Mid-Morning, CNFM, Hereward FM, KLFM
1990 – 1994 – Metro FM, GNR
Presenter GNR, Breakfast 6-10, Tea time Show 5–7, Sunday Requests 11-3, North East Night Shift on GNR, Metro FM and TFM.
1989 – 1990 Radio Orwell, Ipswich and Saxon Radio, Bury St Edmunds
Presenter Nightshift 1 – 5.30, Cover Presenter.
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