Employment History

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News Presenter of live BBC World Service main bulletins and summaries. Also Continuity Announcer, Studio Manager and Director during weekend and night shifts where I put live programmes on air, fill to time and put my colleagues, who read summaries in different studios, on air. Also Presenter of the legendary worldwide report series - From Our Own Correspondent. (January 2004 -)
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Presented live news programmes for HTV (now ITV West) in Bristol including the lunchtime news and, our most popular programme, the late night news at 10.30pm. (Five Years)
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Also freelanced as a News Presenter for SKY News from 10 pm until the 7 o'clock morning news.
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Freelance Continuity Announcer for Meridian and HTV Wales (which required weather presenting for Meridian and announcing in Welsh for HTV Wales). (Two Years)
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News writer and narrator of WTN's documentaries including Earthfile and WTN's historical series about Nigeria. Wrote and edited news to be transmitted via satellite to various stations in Europe, Asia and America. (Two Years)
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Presenter of PBS' national series about the Indians of Mexico - The Return Of The Maya. Also announcer and promotions voice for KCTS TV.

Education

University of Westminster
Passed night school course in Television and Video Production taught by Thames Television's Head of Training
University of Wales
Passed with 2:1 Honours BSc Degree in American Studies

Knowledge, Achievements, Responsibilities

  • Presenting live news for HTV and live night-time world news for SKY TV
  • Presenting live world news for the BBC World Service
  • Presenting From Our Own Correspondent (BBC WS)
  • News Writer for Worldwide Television News
  • Director and Studio Manager (BBC WS)
  • Presenter for the Save The Children's Flamenco Night Concert at The Royal Albert Hall 2005, Presenter Last Night of The Proms (BBCWS) 2008
  • Weather Presenter (Meridian TV and BBC Radio Four's Shipping Forecast)