Frankie McCamley

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Frankie McCamley is a British journalist and news presenter, working at BBC News and BBC London.

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Background

McCamley lived for the majority of her childhood in Oswestry, Shropshire. [1] McCamley attended Lakelands School in Ellesmere, Shropshire. She has said that the school instilled confidence in her. She then attended Yale College in Wrexham (now known as Coleg Cambria). McCamley then studied at Leeds Metropolitan University (now known as Leeds Beckett University), [2] where she graduated with an upper second-class honours degree in Public Relations with Marketing. [3]

Career

One year after completing her undergraduate degree, McCamley began studying for a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism at the London College of Communication; she later graduated with this postgraduate diploma. [3] While studying this postgraduate diploma, [3] McCamley worked as a journalist at commercial broadcast media outlets. [4]

Between 2012 and 2013, McCamley worked at BBC WM 95.6 (now known as BBC Radio WM). Whilst at BBC WM 95.6, McCamley's broadcasting mainly involved presenting news bulletins and bulletins of other information.

However, by mid-2014, McCamley worked as a broadcast journalist and news presenter at Newsbeat on BBC Radio 1. [5]

By May 2015, McCamley had begun reporting for BBC News. [6] For some years around the year 2016, she also reported for 5 News on Channel 5. [7]

In 2019, McCamley was shortlisted [8] for a Criminal Justice Alliance award for covering the lives of women who have ended up being serial criminals. [9] In the same year, she presented a BBC documentary which was the result of a BBC investigation which found that children, in some cases just seven years old, were being groomed in order to engage in sexual activity for financial payment in Bangladesh. [10]

By the early half of 2020, McCamley was an Education Correspondent at BBC News. [11] Also in 2020, she began reporting for ITV News.

In February 2022, McCamley began presenting BBC London, the BBC's regional news service for the city and surrounding area. In June 2022, she began presenting on the BBC News channel.

In 2024, McCamley appeared in a BBC One documentary exploring the quest for justice following the kidnaping, rape and murder of Sarah Everard in 2021. [12]

McCamley continues to be a correspondent at BBC News, [13] in addition to her presenting duties.

She has moderated and hosted events focusing on education issues. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ McCamley, Frankie. "(1) Frankie McCamley on X: "Oswestry, SHropshire now has the biggest problem of GHB in the UK - cannot believe that is the town I mainly grew up in!" / X". X. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Lakelands Academy". Lakelands Academy. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  3. 1 2 3 McCamley, Francesca. "Education | Frankie McCamley | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. ↑ McCamley, Frankie. "Experience | Frankie McCamley | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Shakira sets Facebook world record reaching 100m likes". BBC News. 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  6. ↑ "Ex-con artist now making millions". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  7. ↑ www.youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=frankie+McCamley+%225+news%22 . Retrieved 2025-01-04.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "The CJA Awards 2019". Criminal Justice Alliance. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  9. ↑ Tonge, Ian. "Riva Media - Frankie McCamley - Exclusive Agent - Event Moderator". Riva Media. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  10. ↑ "BBC News - Bangladesh: The Forgotten Children". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  11. ↑ "Coronavirus: We answer your questions about school". BBC Newsround. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  12. ↑ Aroesti, Rachel (2024-03-05). "Sarah Everard: The Search for Justice review – this film will make you furious, but don't look away". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  13. ↑ "Mossbourne Federation accused of 'toxic culture' toward school pupils". BBC News. 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  14. ↑ Tonge, Ian. "Riva Media - Frankie McCamley - Exclusive Agent - Event Moderator". Riva Media. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
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