Who am I?
I'm from Manchester but have lived across the UK and spent two years living in Mexico City. In a former life, I was a secondary school science teacher for a decade before leaving the profession and retraining. I achieved a Distinction from the University of Salford for my Master's in Broadcast Journalism along with studying for a L5 NCTJ Diploma in Journalism.
I was able to retrain thanks to the support of the NCTJ's Journalism Diversity Fund (The JDF). Below is an interview I did with them for the 2021/22 NCTJ Journalism careers guide.
I'm passionate about both news and sport and have had a varied career experience that lends itself to cover stories across a wide range of fields. In addition to my journalism qualifications, I hold a BSc in Psychology, an MSc in Sport & Performance Psychology and a PGCE teaching qualification in Combined Science.
I'm a father of two young children and spend my free time trying to stop our house from burning down!
I was able to retrain thanks to the support of the NCTJ's Journalism Diversity Fund (The JDF). Below is an interview I did with them for the 2021/22 NCTJ Journalism careers guide.
I'm passionate about both news and sport and have had a varied career experience that lends itself to cover stories across a wide range of fields. In addition to my journalism qualifications, I hold a BSc in Psychology, an MSc in Sport & Performance Psychology and a PGCE teaching qualification in Combined Science.
I'm a father of two young children and spend my free time trying to stop our house from burning down!
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Advice for getting into journalism or gaining work experience
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Award Nominations
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I've had the honour to have been recognised for my work in journalism so far and I am really appreciative of the support that I have had from colleagues and within the media industry.
The BBC Sounds Podcast Documentary Series, Out of Our League, which I made together with Mark Crossley was nominated for Best Audio at the British Sports Journalism Awards and fourth at the AIPS International Sports Press Association Awards in 2020.
I was nominated for the Journalism, Politics and History Award at the University of Salford 2021 Create Student Awards for my work during my Master's Studies and a revision podcast I made for studying the IPSO Editors' Code. The same podcast was also nominated at the 2021 NCTJ Awards.
In 2022 I was nominated for Sports Journalist of the Year at the Asian Media Awards.
The BBC Sounds Podcast Documentary Series, Out of Our League, which I made together with Mark Crossley was nominated for Best Audio at the British Sports Journalism Awards and fourth at the AIPS International Sports Press Association Awards in 2020.
I was nominated for the Journalism, Politics and History Award at the University of Salford 2021 Create Student Awards for my work during my Master's Studies and a revision podcast I made for studying the IPSO Editors' Code. The same podcast was also nominated at the 2021 NCTJ Awards.
In 2022 I was nominated for Sports Journalist of the Year at the Asian Media Awards.
Didn't you find out baby number two was coming, whilst you were on air?
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Yes! I was reporting or BBC Radio Manchester at the time.
The story was featured on BBC Radio 2 with Zoe Ball and in the Daily Mirror. And finally... how do you say Rudravajhala?
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