Russell Hookey
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Russell Hookey is a radio
and television
journalist and broadcaster working in the United Kingdom
and Channel Islands
.http://tvnewsroom.co.uk/itv-news-images.php?gallery=russsell-hookey
He is currently (Spring 2010) reading news on the National UK radio station Classic FM
& the London talk station LBC 97.3
.
In recent years, he has worked within the ITV network as a regional reporter and presenter for Channel Television's nightly news programme Channel Report
(latterly Programme Editor) and ITV Border's Lookaround
, as well as occasionally reporting nationally for ITN.
Previously he worked extensively in commercial radio in the South of England and was producer of The Paul Miller Show on the BBC
's regional services including Radio Solent, Berks, Oxford, Southern Counties and Kent. He also Managed Live Events for TV Production Company Gullane Entertainment
.
He spent several years with London
media company Chrysalis broadcasting on LBC 97.3
, LBC News 1152
& Heart 106.2
http://www.radiotalent.co.uk/profile_show.php?id=2294&usertype=NewsTravelSports&page=&search=russell%20hookey alongside Sandi Toksvig
, Bonnie Langford
, Jonno Coleman, James O'Brien (LBC)
, Pat Sharp
and Toby Anstis
.
He is currently working for ITV Anglia in Norwich as a reporter. His acting roles have included appearing in It's a Mystery (CITV)
. He is the former News Editor of ITV Channel Television
.
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
journalist and broadcaster working in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
.http://tvnewsroom.co.uk/itv-news-images.php?gallery=russsell-hookey
He is currently (Spring 2010) reading news on the National UK radio station Classic FM
Classic FM (UK)
Classic FM, one of the United Kingdom's three Independent National Radio stations, broadcasts classical music in a popular and accessible style.-Overview:...
& the London talk station LBC 97.3
LBC 97.3
LBC 97.3 is a London-based talk and phone-in radio station. It is one half of the latest incarnation of LBC, the news and speech service which was Britain's first commercial radio station when it went on air in October 1973...
.
In recent years, he has worked within the ITV network as a regional reporter and presenter for Channel Television's nightly news programme Channel Report
Channel Report
Channel Report is the flagship news programme on ITV's Channel Islands regional station Channel Television, co-produced with the independent production company, Newsline. Channel Report airs every weeknight at 6pm, with all other bulletins branded as Channel News. Channel Report was first broadcast...
(latterly Programme Editor) and ITV Border's Lookaround
Lookaround
Lookaround is a regional television news and current affairs programme, also including local sports news and local features of interest, produced by ITV Tyne Tees & Border at its studios in Gateshead, and serving the "Border" part of the region...
, as well as occasionally reporting nationally for ITN.
Previously he worked extensively in commercial radio in the South of England and was producer of The Paul Miller Show on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's regional services including Radio Solent, Berks, Oxford, Southern Counties and Kent. He also Managed Live Events for TV Production Company Gullane Entertainment
Gullane Entertainment
Gullane Entertainment was the name of the company that replaced that of The Britt Allcroft Company in 2000, when Britt Allcroft herself left the company she had originally co-founded with her then-husband Angus Wright....
.
He spent several years with London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
media company Chrysalis broadcasting on LBC 97.3
LBC 97.3
LBC 97.3 is a London-based talk and phone-in radio station. It is one half of the latest incarnation of LBC, the news and speech service which was Britain's first commercial radio station when it went on air in October 1973...
, LBC News 1152
LBC News 1152
LBC News 1152 is London's only rolling news radio station broadcasting in Greater London on AM, DAB, Sky, Virgin Media and online. The station's aim is to provide more in depth coverage of the day's news stories...
& Heart 106.2
Heart 106.2
Heart 106.2 is an Independent Local Radio station based in London and is owned by Global Radio as part of the Heart Network.On 25 June 2007 it was announced that Heart along with its sister stations The Arrow, Sky News Radio, LBC and Galaxy were to be sold for £170 million to Global Radio from...
http://www.radiotalent.co.uk/profile_show.php?id=2294&usertype=NewsTravelSports&page=&search=russell%20hookey alongside Sandi Toksvig
Sandi Toksvig
Sandra Brigitte “Sandi” Toksvig is a Danish comedian, author and presenter on British radio and television.-Career:...
, Bonnie Langford
Bonnie Langford
Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford is an English actress, dancer and entertainer. She came to prominence as a child star in the early 1970s then she subsequently became a companion of Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy's Doctor Who and has appeared on stage in various musicals such as Peter Pan:...
, Jonno Coleman, James O'Brien (LBC)
James O'Brien (LBC)
James Edward O'Brien is a radio presenter and journalist who is currently one of the presenters on London talk station LBC 97.3, presenting on weekdays between 10am and 1pm, hosting a phone-in discussion of current affairs and news, views and real-life experiences.-Journalism:Prior to his...
, Pat Sharp
Pat Sharp
Pat Sharp is a British radio and television presenter and disc jockey. In the UK, he is known mainly for his work on the children's television programme Fun House, his former mullet and his radio shows as well as his support of Arsenal...
and Toby Anstis
Toby Anstis
Toby Anstis is a radio presenter on Global Radio's Heart Network of stations. He presents his morning show weekdays from 10.00am - 1.00pm across the Heart branded network....
.
He is currently working for ITV Anglia in Norwich as a reporter. His acting roles have included appearing in It's a Mystery (CITV)
It's a Mystery (CITV)
It's a Mystery was a networked Children's ITV programme which ran for five series from 1996 - 2002. It was produced by The Media Merchants Television Company Ltd and Meridian Broadcasting Ltd. Series five was simply called Mystery....
. He is the former News Editor of ITV Channel Television
Channel Television
Channel Television is a British television station which has served as an Independent Television contractor to the Channel Islands since 1962. It is based in Jersey...
.
External links
- Details of Russell Hookey on The TV Room http://tvpresenters.thetvroomplus.com/channel-23.html#
- ITV Border screen grabs are available here http://tvnewsroom.co.uk/itv-news-images.php?gallery=russsell-hookey