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James P Mahon | |
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| Born | 19 July 1990 |
| 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 |
James Patrick Mahon (born 19 July 1990) [1] [2] is an Irish TV news reporter and lecturer.
Mahon attended secondary school at Gort Community School, [3] [4] 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). [5]
He was later a student at the University of Sheffield where he undertook a masters in broadcast journalism. [6]
Mahon was a blogger based between the UK and Ireland discussing the areas of current affairs and sport. [7] [5] [8] [9] [ better source needed ] He also contributed to a Newcastle United football blog, and was a former UK football editor for Spanish sports magazine Vavel. [10] He was an online host for Forge TV in Sheffield and presented a radio show on Redroad FM in Rotherham. [11]
Mahon's work has appeared on the Huffington Post, [7] CNN i-report, [12] Allvoices.com, [13] Digitaljournal.com, [14] TheChesterfieldPost.co.uk, [15] and IrishCentral.com. [16]
Moving to the US in 2012, [17] he spent time at East Tennessee PBS in Knoxville, before moving to CBS affiliate WDEF-TV News 12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. [18] [19] He hosted a lifestyle series called "Through Irish Eyes" and was a general assignment reporter from 2012 to 2015. [20] [21]
In late 2015 Mahon returned to Europe, [8] 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. [22] [23] [24] [2] [1] In 2016 and 2017 he presented and produced The Impact for Irish TV. [6]
As of 2021, Mahon was a contributing reporter for UTV Live in Belfast and ITV Border in Scotland. [25] [26]
In 2016 Mahon became a journalism lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland. [27]
He wrote a book about "Irish millennial emigrant"s titled Through Irish Eyes, [28] and has also written about "media manipulation and happiness". [29]
In 2021 he graduated as one of the first doctors in mobile journalism. [30]
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James Mahon, Gort Community School, and Martha Dunlea, Blackwater Community School, Lismore, embracing Bjorn, a mechanical polar bear
