| Ben McGrail | |
| Birth Name: | Ben McGrail |
| Birth Date: | 4 November |
| Birth Place: | London |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | Broadcast journalist |
| Known For: | ITV News West Country |
Ben McGrail (born 4 November)[1] is a British broadcast journalist, best known for his work at ITV News West Country as their Somerset Correspondent.[2]
McGrail studied broadcast journalism at the University of Leeds from 2004 to 2007[3] where he started in radio at the student radio station LSR.[4] After graduating, McGrail worked as a freelance journalist before joining Andover Sound in September 2008 as news editor and drivetime presenter.[5] In 2011 McGrail was appointed as the drivetime presenter on BBC Somerset and in 2013 he took over the 9am mid-morning phone-in programme.[6]
In 2017 McGrail was announced as the new Somerset Correspondent for ITV News West Country.[7]
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.[8] In 2014 McGrail 's radio show won the South West Media Award for Radio News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year.[9] [10] Meanwhile in 2015 McGrail won a national Mind Media Award for his coverage of mental health in Somerset.[11] [12]