James P Mahon

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James P Mahon
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Born (1990-07-19) 19 July 1990 (age 34)
Bucharest, Romania
Nationality Irish
Alma mater National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG)
University of Sheffield
University of the West of Scotland (UWS)
Occupation(s)Journalist, lecturer, broadcaster
Website jamespmahon.com

James Patrick Mahon (born 1990) [1] [2] is an Irish TV news reporter and lecturer. [3]

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Early life

Mahon attended secondary school at Gort Community School, [4] [5] before attending university where he received a B.A in English and Classics and a Diploma in Irish from the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG). [6] [7]

He was later a student at the University of Sheffield where he undertook a masters in broadcast journalism. [8]

Journalism

Mahon was a blogger based between the UK and Ireland discussing the areas of current affairs and sport. [9] [10] [11] [12] He also contributed to a Newcastle United football blog, and was a former UK football editor for Spanish sports magazine Vavel. [13] He was an online host for Forge TV in Sheffield and presented a radio show on Redroad FM in Rotherham. [14]

Mahon's work has appeared on the Huffington Post, [11] CNN i-report, [15] Allvoices.com, [16] Digitaljournal.com, [17] TheChesterfieldPost.co.uk, [18] and IrishCentral.com. [19]

Moving to the US in 2012, [20] he spent time at East Tennessee PBS in Knoxville, before moving to CBS affiliate WDEF-TV News 12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. [21] [22] He hosted a lifestyle series called "Through Irish Eyes" and was a general assignment reporter from 2012 to 2015. [23] [24]

In late 2015 Mahon returned to Europe, [25] and worked as a freelance radio and TV reporter for regional and national outlets including RTÉ, WJXT, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and Rudaw Media Network. [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] In 2016 and 2017 he presented and produced The Impact for Irish TV. [8]

As of 2021, Mahon was a contributing reporter for UTV Live in Belfast and ITV Border in Scotland. [31] [32]

Academia

In 2016, Mahon became a journalism lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland. [33] [34]

He wrote a book about "Irish millennial emigrant"s titled Through Irish Eyes, [35] and has also written about "media manipulation and happiness". [36] [37]

In 2021, he graduated as one of the first doctors in mobile journalism. [38]

Recognition

References

  1. ↑ "James Mahon". Muckrack. 24 May 2024.[ better source needed ]
  2. ↑ Mahon, James (5 July 2024). "Emerging Challenges in Post-Pandemic British Higher Education for Students of Pakistani Origin" (PDF). myresearchspace.uws.ac.uk. University of the West of Scotland.
  3. ↑ "OU people profiles - Dr James Mahon". Open University. 24 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Faller, Gráinne (26 September 2007). "Senior cycle – The trip of a lifetime". Skoool.ie. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2011. James Mahon of Gort Community School, in Co Galway, was a finalist in the debates in May
  5. ↑ "Young Scientist winner to be named". The Irish Times. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2011. James Mahon, Gort Community School, and Martha Dunlea, Blackwater Community School, Lismore, embracing Bjorn, a mechanical polar bear[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ McGarry, Fiona (31 August 2022). "Gort Native Graduates with PhD in Journalism". Clare Champion.
  7. ↑ "James Mahon, James P Mahon, James Patrick Mahon". orcid.org. orcid connecting research and researchers. 24 May 2025.
  8. 1 2 Mahon, James (17 November 2020). "I completed that course and four months later was live in 600,000 homes across four American states". Sheffield University. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021.
  9. ↑ ""Second Series of Research Matters"". uws.ac.uk. University of the West of Scotland. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  10. ↑ Mahon, James. "Scotscore #119 "Dr James Mahon Interview"". Soundcloud. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Huffpost – Contributor – James Mahon". Huffington Post. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  12. ↑ Mahon, James (11 October 2011). "The Coloccini Effect | Fabricio Coloccini Newcastle United FC Captain". The NUFC Blog. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.[ better source needed ]
  13. ↑ "Vavel Authors". Vavel. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  14. ↑ Mahon, James (15 February 2012). "Red Road Fm". RedRoad. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  15. ↑ Mahon, James (19 November 2011). "The Fight of Their Lives, Richard O'Dwyer: Tvshack.net". CNN i-report. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  16. ↑ Mahon, James (20 November 2011). "Allvoices – Users – JamesPmahon's profile". Allvoices. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  17. ↑ Mahon, James (10 December 2011). "Catholic Vs Protestant, European Debt Crisis". DigitalJournal.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  18. ↑ Mahon, James (19 November 2011). "Chesterfield Man Approaches Next Round of Extradition Hearing". Chesterfieldpost. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  19. ↑ Mahon, James (22 March 2021). "Irish songstress Imelda May is back with a new album". Irish Central.
  20. ↑ Mahon, James. "Research Profile". University of the West of Scotland. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  21. ↑ Mahon, James (7 April 2016). "Former WDEF Reporter James Mahon Authors Autobiography". WUTC NPR.
  22. ↑ Corless, Nicola (23 May 2013). "Perseverance pays off with broadcast job for James". Clare Champion. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  23. ↑ "James Mahon". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014. WDEF News 12, 2 January 2013
  24. ↑ Muldoon, Molly (2 May 2013). "Southern cuisine – the National Cornbread Festival through Irish eyes – VIDEO". irishcentral.com. Irish Central.
  25. ↑ Mahon, James (5 November 2015). "Return of the anchorman". Galway Advertiser.
  26. ↑ "James P Mahon". RTÉ. 11 May 2017.
  27. ↑ Avanier, Erik (21 December 2020). "Britain hit with travel bans over new virus strain". WJXT.
  28. ↑ "James Mahon : Craoltóir agus iriseoir". RTÉ. 22 June 2020.
  29. ↑ Mahon, James (10 November 2017). "I've left Ireland four times in five years. I had no reason to stay". The Irish Times.
  30. ↑ "Ryan Tubridy Show - James P Mahon". RTE. 31 December 2015.
  31. ↑ Mahon, James (28 July 2021). "NI Wheelchair Basketball Team". ITV Champion.
  32. ↑ Mahon, James (8 September 2021). "Scotland's oldest theatre is open for business again in Dumfries and Galloway". ITV.
  33. ↑ "James Mahon - Personal profile". research-portal.uws.ac.uk. University of the West of Scotland.
  34. ↑ Granger, Jacob (21 October 2019). "What iPhone do you need for your mobile reporting?". journalism.co.uk.[ failed verification ]
  35. ↑ Mahon, James (19 July 2016). "Through Irish Eyes". Book Hub Publishing.
  36. ↑ Mahon, James (31 October 2019). "Media manipulation and happiness". Media Manipulation and Happiness, 10 October 2020. Mental Health for Millennials. Vol. 3. University of the West of Scotland. ISBN   978-1-9160883-8-2.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  37. ↑ Feehely, Daryl (31 July 2021). "Interview with James P. Mahon, author of Through Irish Eyes". Smart Thinking Books.
  38. ↑ Corbett, Kevin (7 August 2021). "Gort Man Finds his Mojo". Clare Champion.
  39. ↑ Womac, Amanda. "SPJ, Knoxville, June 4th 2014 2014". etspj.org. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  40. ↑ Womac, Amanda. "SPJ, Knoxville, June 13th 2015 2015". etspj.org. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  41. ↑ "Winners announced in Tennessee AP professional news contest, AP, 28 April 2018". therepublic.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  42. ↑ "Crown Wood 2019, 20 September 2019" (PDF). crownwoodfilmfestival.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  43. ↑ "Monthly Selection November 2019". LIAFF. 20 December 2019.
  44. ↑ "VSC 2019, 30 December 2019". vscinefest.com.
  45. ↑ "African Smartphone Film Festival 2019, 6 December 2019". africansmartphonefilmfest.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  46. ↑ "White Unicorn Film Festival 2019, November 2019". wuiff.com.
  47. ↑ "Simfest Romania, September 2020". simfest Romania.
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