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Continue reading →: Watch: Salford University Dance SocietyAhead of Chester vs Salford for the 2024 edition of Varsity, I headed to a rehearsal of the Salford University Dance Society (SUDS). Although SUDS were not competing at Varsity, they gave several performances throughout the event in between fixtures. This was my first attempt at a TV package under…
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Continue reading →: Watch: Quays News Varsity Special, 20th March 2024Yesterday I had a go at presenting the Quays News Varsity round up! I presented the 1pm bulletin, bringing updates from the Varsity fixtures between Salford and Chester. Later in the afternoon, I co-presented the 5pm round up with Josh Day. The 5pm show also included a package I made…
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Continue reading →: Listen: Quays Radio 13/03/2024
This week I ran the desk for our two radio bulletins and 15-minute news programme. I enjoyed learning how to operate Highlander, and my prior knowledge of how to use Myriad and Zetta certainly helped! You can listen to all three shows using the following link:
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Continue reading →: Listen: Stockport chippy manager wins big
This week I headed to Woodley Precinct in Stockport to speak to Jamie Toland, the manager of Taylor’s Fish and Chips. Jamie won Employee of the Year at last week’s National Fish and Chip Awards. He was a fantastic interview and spoke with a lot of pride about his work.…
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Continue reading →: Watch: Quays News 28th February 2024
Yesterday I had my first taste of producing a news programme for Quays News at the The University of Salford. The programme was the culmination of a week of extremely hard work by all involved and I was really proud of the final broadcast. We had some really strong features…
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Continue reading →: Listen: Blackpool vs Bolton Wanderers highlights montageI am both a presenter and producer of Bolton Wanderers content at Bolton FM. One of my production roles is to prepare a montage of highlights of the afternoon’s fixture that will be broadcast at the end of our show. Production of the montage involves extracting clips of key highlights…
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Continue reading →: Listen: BWFC Pre-match discussion on Bolton FM
On the latest edition of Wanderers Live on Bolton FM, host Jim Bailey, fellow co-presenter Chris Hajdar and I discussed the concerning run of form shown by Bolton Wanderers and the significance of injuries to defenders Nathanael Ogbeta and Caleb Taylor. This is an excerpt from the show that was…
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Continue reading →: Dynasty Destroyers or Dortmund 2.0? Bayer Leverkusen’s shot at redemption, 22 years in the making.To many casual followers of the Bundesliga, it is a source of great amusement that Harry Kane may have joined Bayern Munich just in time for their first trophy-less season since 2012. However, the irony should be lost on nobody that it may be Germany’s answer to Tottenham Hotspur who…
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Continue reading →: Watch: Wait times for cancer treatment in England at an all-time highOn my second TV News Day for Quays News, I produced and presented an as-live piece to camera discussing the figures behind the wait times for cancer treatment in England. I researched the piece myself and also created the accompanying presentation. This piece was first broadcast on the Quays News…
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Continue reading →: Listen: Salford Council approves controversial new social housingOn my second television News Day for Quays News, I featured in a two-way interview in the studio with presenters Christian Allen and Tracey Khumalo during our 5pm broadcast. I interviewed two councillors from Salford Council who had disagreed in a divisive vote over a controversial planning application for social…
Meet the Author
I have recently completed a master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Salford.
I have over four years of experience in sports broadcasting and have previously worked as a lead journalist for a Manchester-based magazine.
I am an NCTJ-qualified journalist, and have passed modules including Essential Media Law, Public Affairs, Sports Journalism and Shorthand 80wpm. I am also skilled with Adobe Premier Pro and Audition.
I appreciate any and all feedback on my work. My contact details are below.
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