STUART LINNELL MBE, BA (Hons), DMA (Pt 1), HonMA

   Broadcaster & Media Consultant   

Award-winning broadcaster Stuart Linnell MBE has more than 35 years experience in radio and television, working for the BBC, ITV, Sky Sports, Setanta TV and for commercial radio stations in the UK and Ireland. In addition to his BA (Hons) degree, he also holds the Diploma in Municipal Administration (Part 1).  He was appointed MBE in 1995 for services to broadcasting and he received an honorary Master of Arts degree from Coventry University in 1999 for services to broadcasting and to the community in Coventry and Warwickshire.

Latest news about Stuart Linnell MBE:

Stuart was the host for the Coventry & Warwickshire Olympic Hand-Over event, held in University Square in Coventry on Sunday 24th August 2008. Stuart linked between the live BBC coverage of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing, shown on a giant screen, and a series of events taking place in Coventry city centre.  Stuart has also hosted Alstom's 7-a-side football tournament, held at Rugby Town Junior F.C., with teams from Alstom sites throughout Europe;  the event included fucntions at both the Hinckley Island Hotel and the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.

Stuart runs 1st Principles Media Services, providing media training and advice as well as customer-facing media solutions and facilities. For more information please click on the 'First Principles' button on the left. 

 Once again this season Stuart is reporting on Premier League football for the Setanta Sports TV network. 

 Stuart is the immediate past chairman of the Coventry Branch of the Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce and he is a Director of the Chamber.

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Throughout his career Stuart has received various awards and recognition for his work, including: 

	1981	Rediffusion Radio Awards Highly Commended certificate for "Sportscall with Jimmy Hill", presented & produced by Stuart Linnell for Mercia Sound.
	1990	International Radio Festival of New York Programme Format Gold Award for Mercia FM (Programme Controller: Stuart Linnell).
	1993	International Radio Festival of New York Station of the Year Bronze Award for Leicester Sound FM (Programme Controller: Stuart Linnell).
	1995	New Year Honours MBE for services to broadcasting.
	1996	Sony Radio Awards Silver - Best Speech-Based Breakfast Show (The Stuart Linnell Breakfast Show on BBC WM).
	1997	Sony Radio Awards Gold - Best Speech-Based Breakfast Show (The Stuart Linnell Breakfast Show on BBC WM).
	1998	Sony Radio Awards Gold - Part of BBC WM on-air team winning Regional Station of the Year.
	1999	Coventry University, Honorary MA Degree For services to broadcasting and to the community in Coventry and Warwickshire.
	2000	Queen Mother's Birthday Awards "Special mention" certificate from Tidy Britain Awards for "Stuart Linnell Breakfast Show - Clean-Up Coventry" campaign on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire.

Stuart has wide experience as a moderator and facilitator of conferences, as well as a compére of concerts and special events. He has been engaged at several international venues, in such places as:

        Alicante    Cyprus    Jerez    Majorca    Malaga        Malta    Marrakech   Tenerife   The Algarve

and he has hosted events in towns and cities throughout the UK, including:

 Barnsley     Birmingham     Bedworth     Bristol     Coventry    Derby    Gloucester   Hereford    Huddersfield     Leeds     Leicester     London    Manchester   Monmouth   Newcastle-upon-Tyne     Northampton    Nottingham    Nuneaton     Preston     Royal Leamington Spa   Rotherham   Rugby  Sheffield     Solihull     Stratford-upon-Avon    Stoke-on-Trent    Tarporley    Warwick

    Stuart is a patron of the Jaguar (Coventry) Band and     he is also a patron of the Circle Light Opera Company.

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