Helen Blaby
Helen Blaby | |
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Born | Northamptonshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Journalist, radio presenter, author |
Years active | 2004–present |
Website |
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Helen Blaby is a radio host and reporter with the BBC and a newspaper columnist.
Early life and education
Part of Blaby's childhood was spent in Cornwall,[1] where she attended Redruth School. She graduated in 1996 with a bachelor of arts in time-based media and radio from the University of the West of England.
Career
Her years as a broadcaster, according to CHBN Radio, have made her a household name.[2] Beginning in 2004, Blaby was the breakfast traffic reporter for BBC Five Live, including reporting live from her home during a 2005 storm.[3] In January 2010, she began reporting during the drivetime slot.[4] Since then, she has been a presenter on BBC Northampton, hosting from noon to 3 pm on a phone-in show Monday-Friday and from 9 am to noon on Sunday. She has also worked as a cover presenter for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
Blaby's travel reporting was referred to in a British Journalism Review article by media executive and broadcaster Matthew Bannister.[5] The BBC sent her out on the road again, but this time with a team of health professionals at venues throughout Northamptonshire county. She met listeners and encouraged residents to get full health checks.[6]
In 2006, she was one of several women in the news business interviewed by The Independent on what it's like being single and in the media.[7]
Blaby, who lives in Northamptonshire, is also a columnist for her local newspaper, Northampton Chronicle & Echo.[8]
References
- ↑ "Helen Blaby - BBC Radio Northampton". BBC.
- ↑ "History of CHBN - CHBN Radio". www.chbnradio.org.
- ↑ "Helen Blaby, reporting from home".
- ↑ "New radio slot for BBC travel girl Helen Blaby". www.northamptonchron.co.uk.
- ↑ "British Journalism Review, "Suddenly, my hands were shaking," 2005".
- ↑ Team, Northampton Life. "Helen Blaby's BBC Radio Northampton show to check the county's health - Northampton Life - Advertise - Magazine - News - Events". www.northantslife.co.uk.
- ↑ "Inside Story: Successful singletons on going it alone in media". The Independent. July 2, 2006.
- ↑ "Northampton Chronicle & Echo". www.northamptonchron.co.uk.