James Glynn

PERSONAL DETAILS Home address: 62 Ability Plaza, Arbutus Street, Hackney, London E8 4DT Mobile Telephone: 07921 386375 Email: jamesrglynn@gmail.com Twitter: @jamesglynn Nationality: British Worked at BBC World Service, ITN, Russia Today, LBC 97.3, BBC Radio 4 and ITV London MA in Broadcast Journalism at City University (BJTC Accredited) 2.1 in Russian Studies UCL - with year abroad in Petrozavodsk and St Petersburg

RADIO & TV EXPERIENCE BBC World Service October 2011 - Present Broadcast Journalist/Producer: I am a radio producer on Newshour the flagship News and Current Affairs programme on BBC World Service. I generate and produce multiple original story ideas everyday, cast discussions, edit interviews, write cues/scripts and brief presenters. I also get to produce packages on an ad hoc basis for the programme too. The job requires me to have in depth knowledge of UK and international affairs, global politics, trends and stories that would resonate to a global audience. I specialise in Russian and former Soviet Union countries. ITN Tonight August 2011 Jan 2012 Freelance Journalist/Researcher: I worked on the 30min current affairs strand on ITV1. I produce interviews with the reporter, research topics, set up shoots in the UK & abroad. Topics covered: PIP breast implants, Somalian famine, Insomnia, the Eurozone Crisis and global economic outlook. October Films July 2011- Jan 2012 Freelance Researcher: Working on popular C4 TV series Rude Tube, sourcing all rights to Russian language clips. Editing all Russian language material for the show. BBC London Working on a twice-daily regional news show working on both planning and production shifts. June 2011

ITV London Tonight May 2011 Working on producing a daily news bulletin programme in a busy newsroom, setting up stories with planning, recording interviews for packages, editing clips and scripting v/o for broadcast. The Canadian Press The Royal Wedding Freelance Video Journalist: I filmed, edited and voiced five packages over the royal wedding weekend. They were all shown on several Canadian newspapers websites. The packages focused on the experiences of Canadians in London during the wedding weekend. Russia Today April 2011 Intern: London bureau I researched stories, pitched ideas, booked guests for lives and edited long form interviews for broadcast and then uploaded them to Moscow. I shadowed Laura Emmett out in the field while reporting and making packages. Today - BBC Radio 4 January- March 2011 A three-week placement as part of my MA at City I pitched and set up stories for the show. I booked guests for discussions and two-ways. I also researched and wrote briefs for the presenters on guests and also edited audio for broadcast from interviews I conducted. LBC Radio 97.3 July 2010 February 2011 Freelance Sports Assistant Producer: I worked on Scores with Ian Payne writing up copy for the show on all the sporting fixtures of the day and live commentary of specific football matches as they happen as well as writing copy for the web. I also topped and tailed audio clips for broadcast and bulletins. Tiger Aspect Researcher: The Home Show (C4) prime time Thursday 8pm. 15 strong production team. Editing Promos for the web Negotiating deals & equipment for filming for free June- July 2009

BBC May 2009 Research Assistant: 5 strong Arts development team. Researching ideas, interviewing experts, fact finding/checking, Writing briefs, writing biogs for presenting talent, archive & cuttings research Topics included: History of social housing, Russian literature, photography, Scandinavian design RDF Media FebApril 2009 Runner: Production and office runner for Ladette to Lady, Secret Millionaire, Worlds Greatest Musical Prodigies, Wogans Perfect Recall, Wife Swap and Waybaloo. PRINT EXPERIENCE BD Magazine October 2008- December 2008 Editorial Assistant: Working for a respected architecture magazine I worked directly for the Editor. Experience included: commissioning editorial content, structuring features and sourcing editorial content from range of suppliers, writing articles and conducting interviews. I wrote articles about architectural news, peoples point of view and product features. Chorley Guardian July August 2007 Intern: Working on a busy local paper I picked up my first bylines working across a busy and varied patch

SKILLS Video Editing: Final Cut Pro & Avid Shooting Video: Sony Z1 trained & Panasonic TM700 HD Advanced Radio skills: Gallery Operation, Package Making, Burli, Adobe Audition & Audacity Editing Picture Editing: Adobe Photoshop Media Law training: NCTJ/BJTC approved Media Law exams Online: CSS, HTML/ Dreamweaver & SEO trained Driving License: Full UK License with no penalties Languages: English and Russian EDUCATION City University London - MA Broadcast Journalism Distinction Sept 2010 July 2011

- Shooting/recording London news packages for weekly TV/radio news programmes

UCL BA (Hons) Russian Studies 2.1 Bolton School A level: Russian (A) History (A) Geography (A) Law (A) General Studies (A) OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE British Council July 2009- September 2010 Project Officer: I worked on projects that increased international dialogue and understanding between Britain and the world through art, architecture, literature and music. Benedict School, St Petersburg, Russia January- June 2007 English Language Tutor: I taught English to Russian speaking pupils of all ages in St Petersburg Sept 2004 - 2008 Sept 1997 June 2004