Vicky

My key tips were: don’t let anyone put you in a box, network, say yes to all and any opportunities and if there is no opportunity, just do it yourself!

#journalist #storyteller #uniofmanchesteralumini

Proud to be sharing my experiences of investigative journalism, presenting and producing World Service programmes, reporting for radio, TV and online in regions, making docs, reading the news, broadcasting the trafffic, presenting commercial radio programmes and overseeing weekends on Newsbeat.

It was an absolute privilege to be part of a media panel yesterday at the University I fell in love with media at, The University of Manchester.
I remember when I was a student there and I attended a similar event, meeting an investigative journalist (I even bought and read his book!)

BBC World Service - The Inquiry, Why is China building the world’s biggest dam? Why is China building the world’s biggest hydropower dam?

I made a programme on the project of the ‘World’s largest dam’ earlier this year for the BBC World Service’s #TheInquiry. It’s been announced its going ahead: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Programme link: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

#China #Tibet #India #Bangladesh

I’ll be looking after weekends, I’m really excited to get started.
That also means I’m available during the week to work with the brilliant teams I have previously met and connected with too! (2/2)

#freelancelife #newchapter #journalist #reporter #storyteller

A bit slow to post this but in transfer news…
I’m incredibly excited to say I’ve joined the team at BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra & Asian Network’s Newsbeat as a Senior Journalist Reporter! 📻
I’ve been listening to Newsbeat for decades so it is an absolute privilege to join the team. (1/2)

#music #culture #BBC #BBCProms #Inspirational

Making A Difference with Nicholas McCarthy, Vese Aladewolu & Geoff Else Podcast Episode · Let's Go Kickass Today · 15/02/2020 · 44m

You can listen here:

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m... Making A Difference with Nicho…–Let's Go Kickass Today – Apple Podcasts

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l... Wonder Women with Sonia Watson… - Let's Go Kickass Today - Apple Podcasts

#Storyteller #Presenter #Podcaster

And the fierce Alexis Strum with her pop music comeback and all the press she has got around it too.

Both incredibly inspirational people I had the pleasure of interviewing 4/5 years ago (!!) for my ‘Let’s Go Kickass Today’ podcast, which I used to produce, present and edit on my own.

BBC Proms The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning concerts and collaborations.

I just want to take a moment to congratulate two of my former podcast guests for doing incredible things in their careers.
Nicholas Mccarthy for his upcoming debut at the BBC Proms this Sunday….

Listen back on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#Radio #Reporter #OasisLive #Oasis #journalist

I spoke to people who spent £400 per ticket to see Oasis, who flew from Australia, Finland, Netherlands, Germany, Croatia, who were going three times, who left their country of Japan for the first time ever to see Oasis, it was incredible. I also appreciated the bucket hat one interviewee gave me 😂

Yesterday I spent the day in Manchester’s city centre interviewing people who have travelled far and wide to see the Gallagher brothers united again. It felt like reporting on a piece of history - all for BBC Radio 5 Live’s Wake Up to Money programme.

Wake Up To Money - Recommended by AI - BBC Sounds Sean Farrington hears how AI is transforming the way people plan their holidays.

I enjoyed talking to Junie Lau for #WakeUpToMoney on BBC 5 Live about how Google’s new AI tool, Flow has given her new opportunities to pursue filmmaking. You can listen here from 47 minutes in: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#journalist

Supplier to major supermarkets hit by cyber attack Logistics firm Peter Green Chilled supplies major supermarkets, but it is relatively small compared to its rivals.

Really proud of the impact the work I, Barbara, Liv, and my editor Henry Jones did on getting this piece of original journalism to air, then to front page of BBC News for most of the day, and now onto the BBC newsletter: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Journalist #Storyteller

Had fun reading the news today for BBC Radio Manchester from 7-12pm! It’s always exciting to have a live cricket hit in your sports bulletin too 🏏

Back on air tomorrow from 7am across Greater Manchester and on @bbcsounds.bsky.social

#studioselfie #newsreader #newsbroadcaster

I’ve also started freelance newsreading for BBC Radio Manchester - it’s been great to get behind the mic and live broadcast again!

#broadcaster #journalist #storyteller

I’ll continue working on securing agenda setting interviews for BBC Radio 4’s Today programme and BBC Radio 5 Live’s Wake Up to Money programme, see below👇 a photo I took from a prerecord I did with Google for the Today programme!

After three years at Long Form Audio, presenting and producing World Service programmes and producing Radio 4 Investigative documentaries, it is time for a new chapter. I’m delighted to say I’m starting a new contract with BBC Business!

to now securing agenda setting business interviews for BBC Radio 5 Live’s Wake Up to Money programme and BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.

What a rollercoaster! I have no idea what’s in store next but I’ve enjoyed the ride.

#storyteller #broadcaster #journalist

reading the news and reporting for TV (and radio and online) for BBC Guernsey producing investigative documentaries for BBC Radio 4’s File on 4 Investigates, presenting and producing World Service programmes,

This month marks 7 years at the BBC for me! And what a journey - firstly broadcasting traffic for BBC Essex and BBC Solent, then producing and reporting for radio and online for BBC Essex, reporting for 5 Live, R4, Newsbeat, presenting and producing documentaries for BBC Surrey and BBC Guernsey,

Excited to add that, two of the guests I fixed for BBC Business programmes this week, were featured as highlights in the BBC Business weekly newsletter! 📈

Love it when the guests I book for the BBC Business Unit get picked up elsewhere! I organised Richard Lim to speak to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme yesterday morning and after his excellent interview, his comments are now in this BBC News article 👇
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
#news

… to Trump’s tariffs and the manufacturing industry. I’m enjoying seeing my guests travel across the BBC too - with local radio stations clipping and interviewing guests I’ve picked for the programmes, as well as the pace of working in live radio once again! 📻
#radio #journalist

I’ve had a great week working with the BBC Business Unit this week - fixing guests and writing cues for the Today programme for BBC Radio 4, and Radio 5 Live’s Wake Up To Money programme. 📈 I’ve worked on a whole range of subjects like Dubai Chocolate and Minecraft…

The Inquiry - Is SpaceX ok? - BBC Sounds SpaceX’s Starship has exploded twice in a row—should we be worried?

My latest (and last one for a while) episode of The Inquiry which I produced for the BBC World Service, is all about SpaceX.
It truly is a fascinating subject that I learnt so much about!
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#journalist #producer #Radio #BBC #BBCWorldService

Photograph featuring the upper half of a standing Black woman, to the left, looking outwards with head raised proudly, to the right is her self-portrait, upoer half looking left, on a cream wall

"I just decided, when someone says you can't do something. DO MORE OF IT."
- Faith Ringgold (1930-2024) US artist #womensart

BBC World Service - The Inquiry, What will happen now with Romania’s elections? Romania’s elections in November were annulled. What will happen now ahead of May’s rerun?

Secondly, I produced a programme for #TheInquiry all about the Romanian elections as Calin Georgescu has been barred from standing in May. I’m delighted to say it made the BBC World Service weekly newsletter 🇷🇴

You can listen to it here:

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

#Producer #journalist

BBC World Service - Witness History, The father of Ethio-Jazz In 1966, Ethiopian musician Mulatu Astatke recorded a new genre of music, Ethio-jazz.

Not just one but two programmes I made for the BBC World Service are out this week!

Firstly, I interviewed the legendary Mulatu Astatke for #WitnessHistory about the moment he pioneered the genre of Ethio Jazz. You can listen to it here:

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

#presenter #broadcaster