I am a highly experienced UK radio news professional with more than two decades of editorial leadership and on-the-ground reporting. I have produced, researched and delivered compelling stories for national to community stations, translating complex news agendas into clear, engaging narratives. I am passionate about mentoring talent, building efficient workflows, and shaping editorial standards to deliver excellent on-air results. I have extensive teaching and training experience, coaching reporters and students, and I enjoy translating fast-moving events into accessible journalism. I thrive on collaboration, and I’m dedicated to helping teams develop the skills they need to inform audiences with accuracy, flair and curiosity.…

Dave McMullan

I am a highly experienced UK radio news professional with more than two decades of editorial leadership and on-the-ground reporting. I have produced, researched and delivered compelling stories for national to community stations, translating complex news agendas into clear, engaging narratives. I am passionate about mentoring talent, building efficient workflows, and shaping editorial standards to deliver excellent on-air results. I have extensive teaching and training experience, coaching reporters and students, and I enjoy translating fast-moving events into accessible journalism. I thrive on collaboration, and I’m dedicated to helping teams develop the skills they need to inform audiences with accuracy, flair and curiosity.…

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I am a highly experienced UK radio news professional with more than two decades of editorial leadership and on-the-ground reporting. I have produced, researched and delivered compelling stories for national to community stations, translating complex news agendas into clear, engaging narratives. I am passionate about mentoring talent, building efficient workflows, and shaping editorial standards to deliver excellent on-air results.

I have extensive teaching and training experience, coaching reporters and students, and I enjoy translating fast-moving events into accessible journalism. I thrive on collaboration, and I’m dedicated to helping teams develop the skills they need to inform audiences with accuracy, flair and curiosity.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Advanced
Italian
Advanced

Work Experience

News Editor at Radio News Hub
November 25, 2024 - July 21, 2025
Led daily news operations, collaborating with reporters to develop comprehensive coverage for national and local stations. Implemented new workflows to streamline news production, improve accuracy, and speed up delivery. Raised editorial standards and set ambitious objectives; the team consistently outperformed local and national competitors.
Senior Journalist at BBC Radio 4
April 6, 2010 - August 19, 2024
Produced story items and treatments, broadcasting live and recorded reports from the scene, and researching challenging interview briefs often at short notice. Spent 13 years as a duty editor on day or night shifts, setting the agenda for the BBC and influencing national media. This role honed quick decision-making, sharp questioning, and in-studio talent management.
Freelance Broadcast Journalist at Various (Sky News Radio, Independent Radio News, BBC Radio; Guardian Media Group, Manchester/Leeds/Birmingham)
July 1, 2008 - April 1, 2010
Worked across national and regional outlets, broadcasting for Sky News Radio, IRN, BBC Radio and Guardian Media Group locations, broadening coverage across stories and formats and refining reporting and broadcasting skills.
News Editor at Chrysalis/Global Radio Midlands
September 1, 2006 - June 1, 2008
Oversaw the news output for 100.7 Heart FM and Galaxy Birmingham, managing a team of five journalists including a deputy editor. Led a radical overhaul of newsroom systems and planned Heart's first news interactive website, launched Oct 2007 with podcasts, video and full-length audio interviews.
Reporter at Chrysalis Radio Midlands
March 1, 2002 - September 1, 2006
Field reporter and newsreader for 100.7 Heart FM, Galaxy 102.2 and the DAB rolling news station DNN. Covered major Midlands stories, including significant trials, and managed courts reporting while developing extensive legal knowledge.
Reporter at Radio Investments Ltd
July 1, 2001 - March 1, 2002
Freelance reporter for Minster FM (York) and Yorkshire Coast Radio (Scarborough) before moving permanently to Home 107.9 (Huddersfield) in Aug 2001, gaining varied experience across group stations.
Trainer/Editor at Newsbeat, BBC Radio 1 & Asian Network
May 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023
Secondment to relocate Newsbeat to Birmingham; identified training needs and provided one-to-one coaching with reporters on scripting, interviewing, editing audio, programming, pitching stories, and live broadcasting.
Visiting Lecturer at Birmingham University Business School
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2017
MBA/MSc courses teaching how news media interacts with business leaders, story pitching, press releases and conducting radio interviews.

Education

Postgraduate Diploma: Radio Journalism at Leeds Trinity University
January 29, 2001 - August 1, 2001
BA (Hons): French & Italian at The University of Hull
October 7, 1991 - July 8, 1995

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other
    uniE603 Presenting - Radio News Hub
    Here I’m presenting Business Matters, a 20 minute weekly programme for Radio News Hub clients.…
    uniE603 Newsreading - Radio News Hub
    This is a bulletin from the night the USA bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities.…
    uniE603 Newsreading - Sky News Radio
    Reading the news across the commercial radio network on the death of Michael Jackson…
    uniE603 Reporting - Today, BBC Radio 4
    A report for the Today Programme on the exhibition of the UK’s AIDS quilt which was made by the families and loved ones of those who died in the early years of the epidemic.…
    uniE603 Reporting - Radio News Hub
    A report on the last Commons vote on the legalisation of assisted dying in England & Wales…
    paper On air radio work

    This is a recent news bulletin for Radio News Hub on the night the US bombed Iran.
    And also a package about the Commons vote on the Assisted Dying Bill in England & Wales.

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