Helen Blaby

Helen Blaby is a radio host and reporter with the BBC and a newspaper columnist.

Helen Blaby
Born
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Journalist, radio presenter, author
Years active2004present
WebsiteHelen Blaby – BBC Radio Northampton

Early life and education

Part of Blaby's childhood was spent in Cornwall,[1] where she attended Redruth School. She graduated in 1996 with a bachelor of arts in time-based media and radio from the University of the West of England.

Career

Her years as a broadcaster, according to CHBN Radio, have made her a household name.[2] Beginning in 2004, Blaby was the breakfast traffic reporter for BBC Five Live, including reporting live from her home during a 2005 storm.[3] In January 2010, she began reporting during the drivetime slot.[4] Since then, she has been a presenter on BBC Northampton, hosting from noon to 3 pm on a magazine show Monday-Friday. She has also worked as a cover presenter for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

Blaby's travel reporting was referred to in a British Journalism Review article by media executive and broadcaster Matthew Bannister.[5] The BBC sent her out on the road again, but this time with a team of health professionals at venues throughout Northamptonshire county. She met listeners and encouraged residents to get full health checks.[6]

In 2006, she was one of several women in the news business interviewed by The Independent on what it's like being single and in the media.[7]

Blaby, who lives in Northamptonshire, is also a columnist for her local newspaper, Northampton Chronicle & Echo.[8]

References

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