About me

Born in Whitby, North Yorkshire back in 1979 I spent my first 18 years growing up by the seaside. After moving to Leeds University following my A levels I have spent the last 10 years living in Leeds in West Yorkshire where I have also worked since my graduation.

Whitby is the sort of place that everyone has either heard of or visited. It never ceases to amaze me how many Whitby anecdotes I get when I tell people where I grew up. I used to find this strange but now I think it's better than coming from a conversation killer like Milton Keynes.

After completing my GCSEs and A levels I went on to complete a Bachelor of Broadcasting degree and since then have worked as a broadcast journalist. For six years I worked at radio stations in Yorkshire but I am now working at Channel M in Manchester which is a local TV channel available in the city on terrestrial, cable and Sky.

In my spare time I help to organise a twice-yearly Scout competition called the Apex Challenge. It is run by myself and two friends as a charity in its own right. Hundreds of young people come along each year and complete adventurous activities for a chance of going away with some impressive prizes.

I am also an amateur web designer and enjoy learning more about developing sites. Since I started I have designed three or four, mainly for friends.

Where next? Who knows! I'm a great believer in fate. Right now I'm very happy living with friends in a city I've grown to really love since 1998. That's not to say I don't still have unfulfilled ambitions but being happy's good enough for me for now!