Ben_McGrail

Ben McGrail

Ben McGrail

British broadcast journalist

Ben McGrail (born 4 November)[1] is a British broadcast journalist, best known for his work at ITV News West Country as their Somerset Correspondent.[2]

Quick Facts Born, Nationality ...

Career

McGrail studied broadcast journalism at the University of Leeds from 2004 to 2007[3] where he started in radio at the student radio station LSR.[4] After graduating, McGrail worked as a freelance journalist before joining Andover Sound in September 2008 as news editor and drivetime presenter.[5] In 2011 McGrail was appointed as the drivetime presenter on BBC Somerset and in 2013 he took over the 9 am mid-morning phone-in programme.[6]

In 2017 McGrail was announced as the new Somerset Correspondent for ITV News West Country.[7]

Awards

In 2010 McGrail and the Andover Sound news team won a silver at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in the Journalist of the Year category.[8] In 2014 McGrail 's radio show won the South West Media Award for Radio News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year.[9][10] Meanwhile in 2015 McGrail won a national Mind Media Award for his coverage of mental health in Somerset.[11][12]

References

  1. [1]
    "Do you love or hate your birthday?, Ben McGrail – BBC Somerset". BBC. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Ben McGrail official website".
  3. [3]
    "Radio " School of Media and Communication". University of Leeds. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  4. [4]
    "BBC – Leeds – Students – Radio star". BBC. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Ex-Star reporter up for 'radio oscar'". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  6. [6]
    "BBC – BBC Somerset announces Emma Britton as new Breakfast presenter – Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  7. [7]
    "BBC Somerset's Ben joins ITV West Country". ITV News. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Sony Radio Awards: Winners". RadioToday. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  9. [9]
    "Morning News takes West of England crown – Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldTheFrontPage. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  10. [10]
    "EDF Energy| EDF Energy South West of England Media Award Winners Announced | EDF Media Centre". media.edfenergy.com. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  11. [11]
    "BBC Somerset presenter Ben McGrail shortlisted for two national awards". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  12. [12]
    "Winners of the Mind Media Awards 2015 revealed | Mind, the mental health charity – help for mental health problems". www.mind.org.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Ben_McGrail, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.