Warren Nettleford Explained

Warren Nettleford, is a television presenter and reporter from Dudley in the West Midlands. He is of Black British heritage.

Education

He attended Bishop Milner RC School in Dudley (now Bishop Milner Catholic College) where he was Deputy Head Boy.[1]

He attended Lancaster University where he read History and Politics and was a member of The County College.[2]

In his final year he was elected as the Students Union President at Lancaster University [3] [4]

He also studied journalism at City University in London.[5]

Career

Warren began his career working in current affairs and factual television, including BBC Newsnight, before becoming a News Trainee at Channel 4 News.

After leaving Channel 4 News he worked for several years as a roving reporter at BBC London TV News.[6] [7] He moved to Channel 5 News where he presented the news bulletins in 2014 and 2015.[8]

In Winter 2015 he started the media production company Right Thing Films.[9]

Warren continues to report for Channel 5 News. In August 2019 he was appointed as Trustee for the charity, Christians in Media.

In February 2021 Warren won a Royal Television Society Award[10] for journalism for the political series NEED TO KNOW [11] alongside former Snapchat Executive Seth Goolnik. The judges praised their ability to "make political journalism engaging for young people."[12] [13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-01-06 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115626/http://www.bmilner.dudley.sch.uk/docs/newsletters/milner-mag/milner_mag_Easter2015.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Lancaster University Students' Union Trustee Board. lusu.co.uk. 2016-01-06.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-11-11 . 2016-11-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161111192739/http://www.alumni.lancs.ac.uk/document.doc?id=16 . dead .
  4. Web site: Wellings and LUSU through the years. 22 November 2011 .
  5. Web site: ESRC Semimar Series: Widening Ethnic Diversity in the News Media Workforce. city.ac.uk. 2016-01-06.
  6. Web site: BBC Academy - Journalism - Multimedia newsroom: BBC London. bbc.co.uk. 2016-01-06.
  7. News: Brixton 'trying to be upmarket' at retailers' expense - BBC News. BBC News. 2016-01-06.
  8. Web site: Warren Nettleford joins 5 News Gorkana. gorkana.com. 2016-01-06.
  9. Web site: Right Thing Films Watch This Space. rightthingfilms.com. 2016-01-06.
  10. Web site: 2021-02-25. Seth Goolnik and Warren Nettleford accept their Digital Award. 2021-02-27. Royal Television Society. en.
  11. News: 2021-02-24. Marcus Rashford interview nets BBC scoop of the year at RTS awards. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-02-27.
  12. This year's Digital Award goes to @SethGoolnik and @wnettleford for the 'Need To Know, 2019 UK General Election Series'.. 1364645025787891722 . RTS_media . 2023-03-09 . en .
  13. Web site: Warren Wins Royal Television Society Award with 'Need To Know'. 2021-03-08. www.lancaster.ac.uk. en.

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