Simon Hamer
Business Editor Bbc Radio 4 & Bbc Digital @Bbc
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WORK HISTORY
Business Editor Bbc Radio 4 & Bbc Digital @Bbc
London, GB
Editor of Business and Economic news on Radio 4 Today & editor of digital coverage of business and technology news. Today Responsibilities• Setting the business and economics editorial agenda, both in the designated daily business slots and the wider programme. • Briefing the Today production team and main programme presenters on major business and economic stories.• Securing news making interviews.• Business Lecture. I devised and produced the Today programme lecture, which has been given by Bob Diamond and Mervyn King.• Guest Editor, I persuaded and produced a number of the Today Christmas editors including Sir John Bond chief executive of HSBC and Antony Jenkins of Barclays. Digital • Overall editorial responsibility for Business news & Technology news Ensuring output is used across all digital and social media platforms.• Line managing the team of writers and programmers, 25 in total. • Being accountable for and managing the programme’s budget.
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ABOUT SIMON HAMER
Former Business Editor BBC Radio 4 & BBC Digital at BBC, now working in communications.
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