BBC Natural History Radio Unit for BBC Radio 4 Series Producer: Living World (4x 30 min documentaries)
Listen here: Stoats - Herons - Frogs - Dart Estuary Originated and researched original ideas, found all locations and contributors, wrote draft scripts and briefed talent, experts and contributors. Managed all aspects of the recording, including budgeting for fees and travel. Recorded interviews and audio, logged audio, made rough edit and finalised scripts. Worked to tight deadlines to independently deliver a four-part series of half-hour programmes well within time, working with an editor to produce final programmes. Wrote associated web content to promote the programme, provided listings material for Radio Times, provided audio clips to BBC Publicity, and published an associated article in BBC Wildlife magazine.
Also, Broadcast Journalist: Nature, Changing Places and Costing The Earth
BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Northampton, 'A Sense Of Place'. Series Producer: A Sense Of Place (6x30 min documentaries)
Place Like Home - A Good Sport - Coffee And Prayer - Little Scotland - School Daze - Coming To Northants Originated ideas, identified contributors and locations, arranged recording schedules, recorded all interviews, logged audio, edited all interviews using CoolEditPro, mixed programmes with audio and music, recorded voice-over. Met all deadlines and worked well within tight budget. Wrote web pages to promote the series, gave radio interviews and wrote local newspaper articles.
News Editor: BBC Radio Northampton
Acted-up to be in charge of the station's news output, directly responsible for 20+ staff, and on-call for out-of-hours breaking news. Identified newsworthy stories each day, allocated staff and resources, co-ordinated tv coverage. Liaised with colleagues in national news and regions, and provided material for other outlets. Signed-off news stories by team members, and researched and wrote up news stories for bulletins and news. Wrote and read news bulletins. Dealt with reputation issues. Organised staff training and dealt with staff problems.
Programme Producer: BBC Radio Northampton
Independently produced General Election radio coverage, including pre-recorded special features, news interviews, voxpops and a live election night special with live results inserts and interviews. Produced coverage of the British Grand Prix, including special features, live two-way inserts and live interviews with sports personalities, organisers and voxpops. Regularly produced daily Breakfast and Drivetime news programmes for BBC local radio, both as set-up producer and live studio producer. Originated ideas for new programmes and special features, including wildlife specials, a crime series and a documentary interviewing four Apollo astronauts.
Broadcast Journalist/Newsreader: BBC Radio Northampton, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Lancashire
Identified newsworthy stories, wrote and read news bulletins, contributed live reports to local and national radio, recorded interviews and edited packages, conducted live two-ways. Assisted regional and national television crews. Helped to organise television filming.