Career History
Private, Public, Third Sector Communications & PR experience
- Managing Director : Present – 1988
Selfridge Communications, specialist agency providing PR strategies and media training - Executive Director : 2003 – 2002
Missdorothy.com Publishing Co Ltd, specialist publisher in multi-media learning materials. - Head of Communications & Public Relations : 2002 – 1998
Leading corporate external/internal communication for new unitary council, Thurrock.
Post BBC broadcasting experience
- Foreign Duty Editor/News Organiser : 1998 – 1994
Managing foreign and home correspondents for BBC TV and Radio newsgathering services. - Editor AM Breakfast Show : 1994 (July-December)
Reuters London Newstalk (LBC) managing presenters, Frank Bough and Brian Hayes.
BBC experience
- News Editor : 1994 – 1986
BBC Radio Kent, developing new county-wide news services and Channel Tunnel service. - (Senior Producer Attachment: Mar 1986 – Nov 1985)
The Today Programme in charge of daily output for leading Radio 4 news show. - (Producer Attachment: 1985)
BBC Parliamentary Unit at Millbank, lobbying, reporting, making news packages. - News Editor : 1986 – 1982
BBC Radio Cornwall, recruited to launch new radio & TV service & serve national news. - News Editor : 1982 – 1979
BBC Radio Cumbria, recruited to develop county-wide service for Radio Carlisle. - (Producer/Reporter Attachment : 1976)
World At One/PM/General News Service, reporting and producing news items/packages. - Reporter/Producer : 1979 – 1974
BBC Radio Blackburn/Lancashire, reporter, producer and latterly Acting News Editor.
Newspaper experience
- Chief Reporter : 1974 – 1973
Accrington Observer & Times, directing team of reporters. - Freelance Reporter : 1973 – 1971
Daily Mail/ Mirror/ Express/Telegraph/Sunday Times/News of the World/People. - Chief Reporter : 1971 (Jan-April)
The Wrexham Gazette, in charge of editorial team and layout. - Reporter : 1971 – 1968
The Londonderry Sentinel, formal training for NCTJ Certificate of Proficiency