Robert Guthrie
Senior Journalist - Bbc Radio 5 Live & Bbc Local @BBC
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Journalist - Bbc Radio 5 Live & Bbc Local @BBC
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Lead producer of the BBC\'s only live national radio overnight news output, Fri-Sun,\'Through the Night with Laura McGhie\'.• RAJAR reach 2025 Q3-Q4:+59% Sat,+18% Sun,+16% Fri. 276k overall, 6.8% national share. Grew female and BAME audience reach. • Covering breaking news across continents with well-known correspondents. Produced one of the BBC\'s first interviews with US Democrat Brett Smiley following the Brown University shootings. Covered the capture of Nicolás Maduro, 2025/26 Ashes in Australia and Huntingdon train stabbings.• Overseeing phone-ins, managing assistant producers, writing scripts, editing audio quickly and ensuring editorial compliance.• Proficient use of: OpenMedia, dira, B/SNCS, LUCI, Bionic Phonebox, DAWs, Wolftech, Mediapool and imisocial.
EDUCATION
University of Glasgow
Master of Arts - MA, Politics and French
National Council for the Training of Journalists
Diploma in Journalism (Level 5), Journalism
SKILLS
ABOUT ROBERT GUTHRIE
Senior Journalist at BBC Radio 5 Live. Freelance journalist, communications consultant, content producer and portfolio career spans:• broadcasting (BBC Radio 3, 4 & 5, BBC Elections)• public affairs and media policy in Westminster• journalism (news, features, podcasts, videos)• social media, digital content and communications strategy• classical performance• blogs on French/EU politics• fluent French• classroom teaching in France & Scotland• event management ranging from Renaissance music to political briefings (not at the same time, ABOUT ME I help clients embrace the external - ensuring that everything we do points outwards is crucial in an age where everyone is a content-creator.• I believe that nurturing partnerships is key to making oneself understood. I take the time to reach out to audiences and stakeholders on a personal level.• Details and evidence are everything. My impartial and data-driven reports contain academic rigour. I enjoy using studies and polls to shape and adapt strategies.• I am a creative and diplomatic lateral-thinker. Having worked for classical music and faith organisations, I appreciate deeply the artistic, imaginative and subliminal.
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