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	==Background in radio==		==Background in radio==
	Jim Hawkins presented on local independent station ] before joining the BBC in 1984, when he wrote and presented ] for ]. Before BBC Radio Shropshire he worked for a variety of stations including ] and ] as presenter and producer.		Richard Jim Hawkins was born on 1st March 1962 in ]. He was brought up in ] where he was educated at the prestigious Warwick School. This is where he acquired the nickname Jim, after the ] character, which seems to have has stuck. After Warwick he attended the ] before joining Mercia Sound in Coventry. Jim’s journalistic career has taken him to Southern Sound Radio in Brighton, then and Century Radio in Gateshead, before finally moving to BBC Radio Shropshire. Jim has also worked for ] and ]. Jim Hawkins presented on local independent station ] before joining the BBC in 1984, when he wrote and presented ] for ]. Before BBC Radio Shropshire he worked for a variety of stations including ] and ] as presenter and producer.

	==Professional recognition==		==Professional recognition==

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Jim Hawkins is a radio presenter for BBC Radio Shropshire 96FM. He has a mid-morning weekday phone-in programme from 9am to 12pm, and presents Saturday Night with Jim Hawkins. He also writes The Bicycle Diaries.

Background in radio

Richard Jim Hawkins was born on 1st March 1962 in Essex. He was brought up in Warwickshire where he was educated at the prestigious Warwick School. This is where he acquired the nickname Jim, after the Treasure Island character, which seems to have has stuck. After Warwick he attended the University of Warwick before joining Mercia Sound in Coventry. Jim’s journalistic career has taken him to Southern Sound Radio in Brighton, then and Century Radio in Gateshead, before finally moving to BBC Radio Shropshire. Jim has also worked for BBC Radio 4 and GLR. Jim Hawkins presented on local independent station Mercia Sound before joining the BBC in 1984, when he wrote and presented News Live Stand for BBC Radio 4. Before BBC Radio Shropshire he worked for a variety of stations including BBC Radio 4 and Century Radio as presenter and producer.

Professional recognition

Jim Hawkins won the 2002 silver Sony Award in the interactive category for The Baldy Brothers, his drive time programme at Century FM, and has been "highly commended" at the BT Regional News and Current Affairs awards.

He was also one of five nominees for Speech Presenter of the Year in the 2006 Sony Awards.

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