James P Mahon Explained

James P Mahon
Birth Date:19 July 1990
Birth Place:Bucharest, Romania
Nationality:Irish
Alma Mater:National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG)
University of Sheffield
University of the West of Scotland (UWS)
Occupation:Journalist, lecturer, broadcaster

James Patrick Mahon (born 19 July 1990) is an Irish TV news reporter and lecturer.

Early life

Mahon attended secondary school at Gort Community School,[1] [2] before attending university where he received a B.A in English and Classics and a Diploma in Irish from the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG).[3]

He was later a student at the University of Sheffield where he undertook a masters in broadcast journalism.[4]

Journalism

Mahon was a blogger based between the UK and Ireland discussing the areas of current affairs and sport.[3] [5] He also contributed to a Newcastle United football blog, and was a former UK football editor for Spanish sports magazine Vavel.[6] He was an online host for Forge TV in Sheffield and presented a radio show on Redroad FM in Rotherham.[7]

Mahon's work has appeared on the Huffington Post,[8] CNN i-report,[9] Allvoices.com,[10] Digitaljournal.com,[11] TheChesterfieldPost.co.uk,[12] and IrishCentral.com.[13]

Moving to the US in 2012,[14] he spent time at East Tennessee PBS in Knoxville, before moving to CBS affiliate WDEF-TV News 12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[15] [16] He hosted a lifestyle series called "Through Irish Eyes" and was a general assignment reporter from 2012 to 2015.[17] [18]

In late 2015 Mahon returned to Europe,[19] and worked as a freelance radio and TV reporter for regional and national outlets including RTÉ, WJXT, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and Rudaw Media Network.[20] [21] [22] [23] [24] In 2016 and 2017 he presented and produced The Impact for Irish TV.[4]

As of 2021, Mahon was a contributing reporter for UTV Live in Belfast and ITV Border in Scotland.[25] [26]

Academia

In 2016 Mahon became a journalism lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland.[27]

He wrote a book about "Irish millennial emigrant"s titled Through Irish Eyes,[28] and has also written about "media manipulation and happiness".[29]

In 2021 he graduated as one of the first doctors in mobile journalism.[30]

Recognition

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senior cycle - The trip of a lifetime . Gráinne Faller . Skoool.ie . 26 September 2007 . 15 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415065846/http://www.skoool.ie/skoool/senior.asp?id=4779 . 15 April 2012 . James Mahon of Gort Community School, in Co Galway, was a finalist in the debates in May .
  2. News: Young Scientist winner to be named . The Irish Times . 1 January 2008 . 15 October 2011 . James Mahon, Gort Community School, and Martha Dunlea, Blackwater Community School, Lismore, embracing Bjorn, a mechanical polar bear .
  3. Web site: James P Mahon, Biography, Background, « jamesmahonirl . Jamespmahon.com . 15 October 2011 . James Mahon .
  4. Web site: I completed that course and four months later was live in 600,000 homes across four American states . Sheffield University . 17 November 2020 . James Mahon .
  5. Web site: The Coloccini Effect | Fabricio Coloccini Newcastle United FC Captain . The NUFC Blog . 11 October 2011 . 15 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111011164426/http://www.thenufcblog.com/newcastle-united/coloccini-effect/ . 11 October 2011 . dmy-all . James Mahon .
  6. Web site: Vavel Authors. Vavel . 1 November 2012 . 12 January 2012.
  7. Web site: Red Road Fm . RedRoad . 15 February 2012 . 15 February 2012 . James Mahon . https://archive.today/20120909011447/http://www.play.fm/artist/jamespmahon . 9 September 2012 . dead .
  8. Web site: Huffpost - Contributor - James Mahon . Huffington Post . 10 October 2012 . 20 October 2012.
  9. Web site: The Fight of Their Lives, Richard O'Dwyer: Tvshack.net . CNN i-report . James Mahon . 19 November 2011 . 21 November 2011 . 29 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200127/http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-706716/ . dead .
  10. Web site: Allvoices - Users - JamesPmahon's profile . Allvoices . 20 November 2011 . 21 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130622130455/http://www.allvoices.com/users/JamesPmahon . 22 June 2013 . James Mahon .
  11. Web site: Catholic Vs Protestant, European Debt Crisis . DigitalJournal.com . 10 December 2011 . 10 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130103102147/http://www.digitaljournal.com/blog/14294 . 3 January 2013 . James Mahon .
  12. Web site: Chesterfield Man Approaches Next Round Of Extradition Hearing . James Mahon . Chesterfieldpost . 19 November 2011 . 20 November 2011 . 17 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111217164504/http://www.chesterfieldpost.co.uk/news/local/localnews_00000221.html . dead .
  13. Web site: Irish songstress Imelda May is back with a new album . Irish Central . 22 March 2021 . James Mahon .
  14. Web site: Research Profile. University of the West of Scotland . James Mahon . 8 September 2021 .
  15. Web site: Former WDEF Reporter James Mahon Authors Autobiography . WUTC NPR . James Mahon . 7 April 2016.
  16. News: Perseverance pays off with broadcast job for James . Nicola Corless . 18 June 2013 . Clare Champion . 23 May 2013 . https://archive.today/20130705142904/http://www.clarechampion.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14364:perseverance-pays-off-with-broadcast-job-for-james&catid=58:gort&Itemid=56 . 5 July 2013 . live .
  17. Web site: James Mahon . 2014-02-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140107175823/http://www.wdef.com/Content/newsteam/story/James-Mahon/_mVbyB14a0OX3rGbN0wgJQ.cspx . 7 January 2014 . WDEF News 12, 2 January 2013
  18. Web site: Southern cuisine - the National Cornbread Festival through Irish eyes - VIDEO . Molly Muldoon . Irish Central . irishcentral.com . 2 May 2013.
  19. Web site: Return of the anchorman . Galway Advertiser . James Mahon . 5 November 2015.
  20. Web site: James P Mahon . RTE . 11 May 2017.
  21. Web site: Britain hit with travel bans over new virus strain . WJXT . Erik Avanier . 21 December 2020.
  22. Web site: James Mahon : Craoltóir agus iriseoir . RTE . 22 June 2020.
  23. Web site: I've left Ireland four times in five years. I had no reason to stay . Irish Times . James Mahon . 10 November 2017.
  24. Web site: James Mahon, 06 August 2021. Muck rack . James Mahon .
  25. Web site: NI Wheelchair Basketball Team . ITV Champion . James Mahon . 28 July 2021.
  26. Web site: Scotland's oldest theatre is open for business again in Dumfries and Galloway . ITV . James Mahon . 8 September 2021.
  27. Web site: Staff Bio, 12 March 2016. UWS .
  28. Web site: Through Irish Eyes . Book Hub Publishing . James Mahon . 19 July 2016.
  29. Web site: Media Manipulation and Happiness, 10 October 2020 . UWS . James Mahon .
  30. Web site: Gort Man Finds his Mojo . Clare Champion . Kevin Corbett . 7 August 2021.
  31. Web site: SPJ, Knoxville, June 4th 2014 2014 . etspj.org . 22 August 2015 . 13 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150813202437/http://etspj.org/etspj-announces-golden-press-card-award-winners-for-work-done-in-2014/ . dead . Amanda Womac .
  32. Web site: SPJ, Knoxville, June 13th 2015 2015 . etspj.org . 22 August 2015 . 5 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150805105342/http://etspj.org/gpc-2013-winners/ . Amanda Womac . dead .
  33. Web site: Winners announced in Tennessee AP professional news contest, AP, 28 April 2018 . therepublic.com . 22 May 2018 . 23 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180523011416/http://www.therepublic.com/2018/04/28/tn-tapbme-awards/ . dead .
  34. Web site: Crown Wood 2019, 20 September 2019. crownwoodfilmfestival.com. 20 September 2019. 20 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190920151711/http://www.crownwoodfilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/AUGUST-WINNER-RESULT-2019.pdf. dead.
  35. Web site: Monthly Selection November 2019. LIAFF .
  36. Web site: VSC 2019, 30 December 2019. vscinefest.com .
  37. Web site: African Smartphone Film Festival 2019, 6 December 2019 . africansmartphonefilmfest.com . 12 January 2020 . 12 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200112125243/http://africansmartphonefilmfest.com/african-smartphone-international-film-festival-2019-award-winners/ . dead .
  38. Web site: White Unicorn Film Festival 2019, November 2019. wuiff.com .
  39. Web site: Simfest Romania, September 2020. simfest Romania .

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