Helen Blaby
Helen Blaby | |
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Born | Northamptonshire, England |
Years active | 2004–present |
Website | Radio Northampton - Helen Blaby |
Helen Blaby is a radio host and reporter with the BBC and a newspaper columnist.
Biography
Beginning in 2004, she was the breakfast traffic reporter for BBC Five Live, including reporting during a 2005 storm live from her home,[1] until January 2010 when she began reporting during the drivetime slot.[2] Since then, she has been a presenter on BBC Northampton, hosting Midday-2pm on a phone in show Monday-Friday and 9am-12pm on Sunday. She has also worked as a cover presenter for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
Her travel reporting was referred to in a British Journalism Review article by media executive and broadcaster Matthew Bannister.[3]
In 2006, she was one of several in the news business interviewed by The Independent on what it's like being single and in the media.[4]
Blaby, who is from Northamptonshire, is also a columnist for her local newspaper, Northampton Chronicle & Echo.[5]
References
- ↑ The Telegraph, "Helen Blaby reporting from home," Dec. 28, 2005
- ↑ Northampton Chronicle & Echo, "New radio slot for BBC travel girl Helen Blaby," Jan. 21, 2010
- ↑ British Journalism Review, "Suddenly, my hands were shaking," 2005
- ↑ The Independent, "Inside Story: Successful singletons on going it alone in media," July 3, 2006
- ↑ Northhamption Chronicle & Echo,
External links
- Helen Blaby twitter account accessed on 15/01/10
- Norhampton Chronicle & Echo, "Radio star Helen Blaby to help host Chron’s Kitchen contest," June 1, 2011
- Helen Blaby's LinkedIn page
- Sunday Express, "Top Gear Take on Motorway Roadworks," Dec. 1, 2009 (scroll down to end of article