I am a radio presenter and assistant producer, working at Apple Music 1 (fka beats 1) and London community station Reprezent Radio, while also writing as a freelance music journalist, with pieces for the likes of GAFFER and Clash Magazine as well as four years full-time at magazine and creative agency RWD.
Work history
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Assistant ProducerApple Music 1
London, United KingdomPart Time
Helping the lead producers to build radio shows for Apple Music 1. This role began with researching and scripting two episodes of Blackout Radio, a new show celebrating Black British music, as well as building draft edits for the series.
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Radio PresenterBeats 1 , Apple Music
London, United KingdomPart Time
I started on the station as part of the team of London-based presenters for The Beats 1 List Live, a playlist show of the world's best new music. I have also covered for both daily London anchor shows on the station.
From January 2018-March 2020, I was a regular on The Friday Show with Julie Adenuga, debating the day's brand new music releases and playing on-air games with a live special guest. Guests included RAYE, James Acaster, Ray BLK, Letitia Wright and Lethal Bizzle.
In 2019 I worked in-studio as part of the production team for 100% Farm Fresh with AJ Tracey, as well as Nicki Minaj's live London episode of Queen Radio.
As cover for Beats 1's Apple Music News team, I have scripted, recorded and edited interview highlights packages, as well as twice-daily news bulletins when required.
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Skills
- Radio Presenting
- Music Blogging
- Music Journalism
- Radio Production
Education
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BA Communication and MediaBournemouth University - Media School
- Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Bournemouth’s Media School is the leading media centre in UK Higher Education.
Notable units of study included: News & Journalism, PR, Web Communication and
Writing, Editing & Publishing. My creative dissertation for this degree was titled: “Original feature articles and rationale for ‘urban music’ coverage in The Guardian”.
I also co-hosted a UK garage mix show on the student union’s radio station Nerve, broadcast online and, for the final weeks of the term, on FM to Bournemouth and surrounding areas.