Experience

Prison Radio Association

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive

  • Jul 2006 - Present

  Founding chief executive of the PRA – providing strategic, operational, editorial and creative leadership to this multi award-winning organisation, specialising in creating ‘media for change’. Managing successful partnerships to support the development of radio stations, training projects and radio campaigns in communities and prisons internationally. - Working closely with PRA Board of Trustees and funders to grow and measure impact - Facilitating the PRA’s growth by generating more than £15m in income and investment - Managing budgets, leading teams, overseeing multiple creative projects and partnerships - Developing the charity’s reputation with beneficiaries, funders, practitioners and politicians - Presenting and producing radio programmes and conference sessions in the UK and internationally - Driving the development of prison radio globally through Prison Radio International Awards: - 2020: Audio Production Awards – Production Company of the Year (Gold) & Grassroots (Gold) - 2020: ARIAS – Best Community Programming (Gold) - 2019: Appointed an OBE for Services to Radio Production and Prison Radio - 2019: British Podcast Awards – Best New Podcast (Bronze) & Best Interview (Bronze) - 2019: APAs – Grassroots Award (Silver) - 2018: ARIAS – Best Fictional Storytelling (Gold) & Best Podcast (Bronze) - 2017: APAs – Independent Production Company of the Year (Gold) & Grassroots (Gold) - 2017: New York Radio Awards – Information / Documentary (Double Silver) - 2017: D&AD – Impact Promise (Gold) - 2017: Third Sector Awards – Chief Exec of the Year (Finalist) - 2016: Third Sector Awards – Charity of the Year (Gold) - 2016: Rose d’Or – Audio Stories (Gold) - 2016: New York Radio Awards – Social Issues (Gold) & Biography (Bronze) - 2016: APAs – Grassroots (Gold) - 2015 & 2014: RPAs – Indie of the Year (Silver & Bronze) - 2013 - 2009: 10 Sony Radio Academy Awards Show less



BBC

• Italy
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• BBC Prison Radio Project Manager

  • Sep 2005 - Jun 2006

  Leading a multi-agency partnership for the BBC and the Ministry of Justice. Building a sustainable and replicable model for setting up prison radio projects nationwide. The partnership culminated in the launch of two prison radio training projects and the establishment of the Prison Radio Association. Also, producing and presenting radio programmes with prisoners for broadcast on BBC radio stations.

• Current Affairs Producer, Jeremy Vine Show, BBC Radio 2

  • Feb 2003 - Oct 2005

  The show’s first regular live reporter; covering stories including George W Bush’s 2003 UK visit and Nelson Mandela’s 2005 appearance at a Make Poverty History rally in London. Also producing daily news items, weekly in-depth health and financial / legal ‘specials’.In addition during this period – part-time work producing a documentary for BBC Radio 4 strand, It's My Story and working as Assistant Producer on a series of the quiz, X Marks the Spot, for BBC Radio 4.