Experience

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  ITV News

  • News Anchor

    • Jan 2021 - Present

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  Sky

  • Presenter

    • Aug 2014 - Present

    • Confident with autocue bulletins. • Ad-libbing breaking news stories.• Conducting live two-ways with correspondents.• Conducting live studio interviews.• Conducting live interviews with guests on location.• Facilitating live debates involving guests with opposing opinions.• Analysing newspaper material of the day, comparing and contrasting tabloid and broadsheet coverage. • Delivering the latest news on Sky News’ online and digital platforms.• Anchor for Sky’s World News programme with a special focus on Middle East and Africa news stories, transmitting to 118 countries around the world often serving as the breakfast news product.

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  ITV

  • North West England

  • Northern Correspondent

    • Mar 2013 - Aug 2014
    • North West England

    Lead correspondent for the north of England, delivering engaging breakfast news to an audience of 600,000 and covering a geographical area spanning Birmingham to the Scottish Borders and from the North-West Coast to the North-East coast.• Key player in the transition from Daybreak to Good Morning Britain, integral part of the news team for the fresh product, building rapport with the audience.• Directly responsible for sourcing local case studies relating to breaking news stories of national interest (e.g. sourcing suitable guests, determining locations for shoot, liaising with local company and public body representatives for comment).• Ensuring both accuracy and legality of key messages for live broadcasts and pre-filmed packages by liaising with legal representatives and news colleagues for consistency and legitimacy. • Being alert to and covering breaking new stories overnight, required to absorb and comprehend key facts of the story then relay these to the audience in a matter of hours, largely including travel time. Often required to update with live phone-ins whilst en route to location, with up to minute facts on the story.

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  Sky

  • London, United Kingdom

  • News Reporter

    • Oct 2010 - Mar 2013
    • London, United Kingdom

    • Sourcing and covering news stories of both national and international significance, from studio and live location. • Live reporting on breaking news, communicating up to minute developments on key stories of the day.• TV News packaging to premium standard – creating script and graphics, working in collaboration with editorial team, with stringent deadlines for output. • Creating material for hugely successful digital platforms - Sky News Online and Sky News iPad – approx. 10 million monthly unique users. • Reporting for Sky News Radio and commercial stations that subscribe to the output – 34 million listeners per week.

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  ITV Granada

  • Manchester

  • Reporter/ Presenter

    • Sep 2006 - Oct 2010
    • Manchester

    Recipient of the highly competitive ITV News Group Bursary 2005; undertook presenting and reporting responsibilities for ITV Granada in addition to freelance reporting for ITN.• Presenting the flagship regional news programme and bulletins through the day.• Live and pre-filmed reporting covering a range of stories from the ‘Lead’ to the ‘And Finally’. • TV News Packaging, writing and producing.