BFBS Forces Radio newsreaders
At our news centre in the UK
- a team of journalists work round the clock to bring you the latest from
the forces world, home and abroad.
There are two things the world could never do without the words of a wizened old sage as a young Adam Gilchrist dandled upon his knee and those two things are soldiers and alcohol! .
Bob Jones
Bob has been working in local, national and international radio for the past 20 years. He also spends time behind the lens, as a photographer.
Bob's career high points include interviewing world leaders at the BBC World Service and photographing friends so they like what they see.
Chris has worked for a variety of radio stations including BBC Radio 5 Live, Capital FM, LBC, and Virgin Radio.
For six years he presented the breakfast show on BBC Three Counties Radio in Beds, Herts and Bucks, and claims to have spent most of his working life getting up at 4am!
John has been nicknamed "Johnny Headlines” by presenters on BFBS Radio, which pretty well sums up his role - although he has been known to swap newsreading for presenting programmes on BFBS Radio Two
Josella, otherwise known as Tottenham Josie, joined BFBS in 2000 after a stint in local commercial radio.
Her career highs include: being told to "get lost" by Liam Gallagher, interviewing the cast of The Fast Show in the back of a taxi after they'd all thrown up, and being thrown out of the Ferrari tent at the British Grand Prix.
Like many a wayward broadcaster, Laura found a home at BFBS after working at IRN, and Classic FM.
Peter has interviewed some great names: John Major, Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, to name but a few. But perhaps Peter's greatest achievement was rescuing screen legend Laurence Olivier from a pub toilet. On the face of it, BFBS would seem an unlikely home for Peter, as he's twice been chased by tanks and held at gunpoint in Transylvannia.
Rory Higgins joined BFBS in 1985 after a free-lance career as a journalist and presenter in the Far East. With BFBS he has served in the Falklands, Cyprus, Germany, Hong Kong and the Balkans. He was the last Programme Director of BFBS Hong Kong, which he closed on the night of the handover of the colony to China.
Before joining the BFBS Radio 2 News and Continuity team, Sesie worked for BBC Radio on Today, PM and Woman's Hour. She also spent four years living near Washington DC
Siobhan Harris has worked in radio for more than ten years. She started in local radio at Radio Wyvern and then Radio Trent before moving to IRN where she spent eight years newsreading and reporting. She now freelances for BFBS Radio and BBC Radio 2.
Susie Ferguson started her career at Scot FM before leaving her native Scotland for London where she worked at Classic FM, Virgin Radio, the BBC and ITN before joining BFBS.
Victoria began her journalism career as a reporter for the Bristol Evening Post, before working in local and national radio. She’s since worked for ITN, the BBC and SKY.
Every now and then someone comes a long who's a little bit special. They have an aura, they're charismatic they're at the centre of the action, part of the 'in' crowd - in the know, in the thick of it, intrepid and influential...
