| Ben McGrail | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ben McGrail 4 November London |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Broadcast journalist |
| Known for | ITV News West Country |
Ben McGrail (born 4 November) is a British broadcast journalist, best known for his work at ITV News West Country as their Somerset Correspondent.
Career
McGrail studied broadcast journalism at the University of Leeds from 2004 to 2007 where he started in radio at the student radio station LSR. After graduating, McGrail worked as a freelance journalist before joining Andover Sound in September 2008 as news editor and drivetime presenter. 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.
In 2017 McGrail was announced as the new Somerset Correspondent for ITV News West Country.
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. In 2014 McGrail 's radio show won the South West Media Award for Radio News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year. Meanwhile in 2015 McGrail won a national Mind Media Award for his coverage of mental health in Somerset.
References
- "Do you love or hate your birthday?, Ben McGrail – BBC Somerset". BBC. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- "Ben McGrail official website".
- "Radio " School of Media and Communication". University of Leeds. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- "BBC – Leeds – Students – Radio star". BBC. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- "Ex-Star reporter up for 'radio oscar'". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- "BBC – BBC Somerset announces Emma Britton as new Breakfast presenter – Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- "BBC Somerset's Ben joins ITV West Country". ITV News. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- "Sony Radio Awards: Winners". RadioToday. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- "Morning News takes West of England crown – Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldTheFrontPage. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- "EDF Energy| EDF Energy South West of England Media Award Winners Announced | EDF Media Centre". media.edfenergy.com. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- "BBC Somerset presenter Ben McGrail shortlisted for two national awards". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- "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.