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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.
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Alongside his
broadcasting career 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 - www.cw-chamber.co.uk
- and he is a Director of the Chamber.
Throughout his career
Stuart has received various awards and recognition for his work, including:
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1981 |
Rediffusion Radio Awards
Highly Commended certificate
for "Sportscall with Jimmy Hill", presented &
produced by Stuart Linnell for Mercia Sound. |
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1990 |
International Radio Festival of New York
Programme Format Gold Award
for Mercia FM (Programme Controller: Stuart Linnell). |
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1993 |
International Radio Festival of New York
Station of the Year Bronze
Award for Leicester Sound FM (Programme Controller: Stuart
Linnell). |
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1995 |
New Year
Honours
MBE for services to
broadcasting. |
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1996 |
Sony Radio
Awards
Silver - Best Speech-Based
Breakfast Show (The Stuart Linnell Breakfast Show on BBC WM). |
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1997 |
Sony Radio
Awards
Gold - Best Speech-Based
Breakfast Show (The Stuart Linnell Breakfast Show on BBC WM). |
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1998 |
Sony Radio
Awards
Gold - Part of BBC WM on-air
team winning Regional Station of the Year. |
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1999 |
Coventry
University, Honorary MA Degree
For services to broadcasting
and to the community in Coventry and Warwickshire. |
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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
For UK radio he has worked
in:
Australia,
France, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland & the USA
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
Among the many stars and
politicians Stuart has interviewed are:
Paddy
Ashdown Mike Atherton Ron Atkinson
Shirley Bassey Tony Benn George Best
Dickie Bird Cilla Black Tony Blair
Geoffrey Boycott Mike Brearley Gordon
Brown Frank Bruno Jack Charlton Brian
Clough Sebastian Coe Des O'Connor Bruce
Forsyth Bob Geldof Larry Grayson Bobby
Gould George Harrison Jimmy Hill James
Hunt Elton John Kevin Keegan John
Major Peter Mandelson Gary McAllister
Trevor McDonald Matt Monro Michael
Parkinson Harry Redknapp Cliff Richard
Neil Sedaka Gordon Strachan Nobby
Stiles Freddie Trueman
Stuart is a patron of the Jaguar
(Coventry) Band - www.jaguarband.co.uk
- and he is also a patron of
the Circle Light Opera Company - www.cloc.org.uk.
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