Ben McGrail

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Ben McGrail
Born
Ben McGrail

4 November
London
NationalityBritish
OccupationBroadcast journalist
Known for ITV News West Country

Ben McGrail (born 4 November) [1] is a British broadcast journalist, best known for his work at ITV News West Country as their Somerset Correspondent. [2]

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Career

McGrail studied broadcast journalism at the University of Leeds from 2004 to 2007 [3] where he started in radio at the student radio station LSR. [4] After graduating, McGrail worked as a freelance journalist before joining Andover Sound in September 2008 as news editor and drivetime presenter. [5] In 2011 McGrail was appointed as the drivetime presenter on BBC Somerset and in 2013 he took over the 9 am mid-morning phone-in programme. [6]

In 2017 McGrail was announced as the new Somerset Correspondent for ITV News West Country. [7]

Awards

In 2010 McGrail and the Andover Sound news team won a silver at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in the Journalist of the Year category. [8] In 2014 McGrail 's radio show won the South West Media Award for Radio News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year. [9] [10] Meanwhile in 2015 McGrail won a national Mind Media Award for his coverage of mental health in Somerset. [11] [12]

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References

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  3. "Radio " School of Media and Communication". University of Leeds. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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  12. "Winners of the Mind Media Awards 2015 revealed | Mind, the mental health charity – help for mental health problems". www.mind.org.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2017.