Julia Hardy Explained

Julia Hardy
Birth Place:Harrow, London, England
Occupation:Presenter
Yearsactive:2005–present

Julia Hardy, also known as Jules Hardy, is a British television presenter known for their interests in gaming, music, e-sports, and new technology. They are the creator and presenter of the online fitness programme Game to Train. In addition to their professional work, they are a live streamer on Twitch and a YouTuber.[1]

Career

Born in Harrow, London,[2] Hardy began their career in 2005 when they were chosen to be a founding presenter of the British television channel Rockworld TV. On Rockworld TV, they co-presented Rockjaw and went on to become a field reporter, covering music events such as Maschinenfest, Download Festival and the Reading and Leeds Festivals.[3] In 2008, they became a presenter on Current TV show The Countdown, and in 2009 joined Ginx TV as presenter of GameFace[4] and Ginx Files which were shown on Bravo and later Challenge.[5] [6] Also in 2009, they launched an online television show called AE:On.[7] [8] They presented GameFace's successor The Blurb for Ginx TV on Challenge in 2011.

In 2015, Hardy started hosting a show on the internet radio station, TotalRock. They were also a presenter for MineCon 2015. As well as presenting, they also contribute articles to magazines and newspapers such as GamesMaster, Tuned, Big Cheese and the Sunday Telegraph. In 2016, they became BBC Radio 1's gaming presenter[9] [10] where they make a monthly gaming show for BBC iPlayer and features on other radio shows talking about video games.[11] That same year, Hardy gave a TEDx talk about sexism, misogyny, and online trolls.[12] This related to their blog Misogyny Monday.[13]

In 2017, Hardy hosted an AOL original series called Tech Hunters, looking at retro and nostalgic technology.[14] [15] In November 2017, they hosted Minecon Earth's Post and Pre-show which was an online stream broadcast around the world based on the game, Minecraft. In October 2019, they hosted Runefest, a convention for fans of the game RuneScape. In 2020, they joint hosted the This Game Changed My Life podcast series on the BBC with Aoife Wilson.[16] This series has been nominated for an award in the Best New Show category of the 2021 Audio and Radio Industry Awards.[17] On 25 April 2022, they hosted the Gayming Awards 2022 at Troxy in London.[18] [19] [20]

Game to Train

In 2020, Hardy created the free online exercise programme Game to Train. The exercise programme is based around routines inspired by characters from well known computer games.[21]

Personal life

Hardy, who calls themself Jules, is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.[22] [23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Julia Hardy Biography. 14 October 2020 . Dean Signori. 15 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Live Web TV, Sky Channel 368 – Julia . Rockworld TV . 30 May 2010.
  3. Web site: Julia Hardy – Jeremy Hicks Associates . Jeremyhicks.com . 30 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100220132646/http://www.jeremyhicks.com/julia_hardy.php . 20 February 2010 .
  4. Web site: Welcome to the GameFace . Gameface.bravo.co.uk . 30 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100228181637/http://gameface.bravo.co.uk/ . 28 February 2010 .
  5. Web site: Bravo Acquires New Weekly Interactive Gaming Series From Ginx Tv . Pressbox.co.uk . 30 May 2010.
  6. Web site: Bravo (UK), Travel Channel (US) Announce Plans for Interactive TV Shows . https://archive.today/20130126073906/http://www.interactivetvtoday.com/story/5301/bravo-uk-travel-channel-us-announce-plans-interactive-tv-shows . dead . 2013-01-26 . InteractiveTV Today . 29 July 2009 . 30 May 2010.
  7. Web site: About ::: AE:On ::: There is an alternative . Ae-on.co.uk . 30 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100608142852/http://ae-on.co.uk/about.php . 8 June 2010 .
  8. Web site: The AE:On Show...the alternative guide to your free time – Download free podcast episodes by AE:On...There is an alternative on iTunes . iTunes Store . 30 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121112111657/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ae-on-show-alternative/id313532085 . 12 November 2012 .
  9. Web site: BBC – Julia Hardy to be host of new Radio 1 monthly gaming show – Media Centre. BBC. 28 June 2017.
  10. Web site: Julia Hardy is managed by Insanity. Ltd. Studio Juice. insanitygroup.com. 28 June 2017.
  11. Web site: The Gaming Show – BBC Radio 1. BBC. 28 June 2017.
  12. How Sexism Affects us all Julia Hardy TEDxYYC. 7 September 2016. 28 June 2017. TEDx Talks. YouTube.
  13. Web site: Misogyny Monday. misogynymonday.tumblr.com. 28 June 2017.
  14. Web site: Engadget Tech Hunters. Engadget. 28 June 2017.
  15. News: Presenter, Julia Hardy Talks Engadget UK's "Tech Hunters". BUILD Series NYC. 28 June 2017. en.
  16. Web site: This Game Changed My Life . BBC . 25 April 2022.
  17. Web site: Then ARIAS. The Radio Academy. 15 May 2021. 30 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220430151023/https://www.radioacademy.org/arias/nominees/. dead.
  18. Web site: Gayming Awards 2022 . gaymingmag.com . 25 April 2022.
  19. News: Bankhurst . Adam . 23 April 2022 . Gayming Awards 2022: How to Watch and What to Expect . IGN . 25 April 2022.
  20. News: Takahashi . Dean . 20 March 2022 . Robin Gray interview: How The Gayming Awards will celebrate diversity and inclusivity in person . VentureBeat . 25 April 2022.
  21. News: Get into shape during self-isolation with these workouts for gamers. Gamer Network Limited. 15 May 2021.
  22. 1525154294403682309. itsJuliaHardy. also also no idea on pronouns yet - she/her/they/them is all fine. I have a lot of things to untangle still . 13 May 2022.
  23. Web site: This week on Virgin Radio Pride: Madonna, Eurovision and the LGBTQ+ community's influence on music. Virgin Radio UK. August 15, 2022. July 19, 2023.

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