James Patrick Mahon,
Romanian born, Irish reared, Journalist, Broadcaster and founder of chart topping
Coal Records Ltd.
Phone: +44-077********
Email: ************@*****.***
Twitter: @jamespmahon
Radio Presenting;
RedRoad 102.4 FM Sheffield UK, Drive-time DJ Jan 2012 onwards,
http://www.mixcloud.com/james-p-mahon
Flirt FM 101.3, Galway Ireland (Sept 2008-Jan 2011)
Breakfast show presenter and presenter of current affairs show Flirt Over Coffee, guest speaker at Community Radio Conference 2010.
BBC Sheffield guest on Rony Robinson Show and Now-You-Know Show New Jersey.
https://www.youtube.com/user/nowyouknowtvshow/
TV Presenting.
BBC Leeds, Look North News, interviewing on behalf of BBC and writer and researcher for headline news. Main highlight was finding and setting up local soldier story and interview while he climbed Mt Everest for charity as part of The Walking Wounded Expedition.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-17683670
Forge Media UK TV presenter and Sports reporter: http://youtu.be/Z_f3VyjZ5aE proudest moment was interviewing former European and double world champion kick boxer Daniel Hudson.
Dingle to LA: 2012, Los Angeles presenter of music documentary of singer-songwriter Patrick Sheehy from Irish indie rock band Walking on Cars.
Youtube.com/JPMTVUK, presenter/producer/Editor including series of Lives Less Ordinary with interviews with those from diverse walks of life from Lap-dancers to Mormon missionaries.
Presented News2day in 2006 for RTE 2 and weather presenter Met Eireann 2007 in Ireland.
Newspapers and Online:
Sin Newspaper Ireland, feature writer on relationships and lifestyle.
Web Journalist with Blottr, Storyful, Digital Journal and anchor for Allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/users/JamesPmahon .
Huffington Post politics and health journalist and blogger.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/james-mahon/
Chesterfield Post feature journalist: Most worthwhile article was from series covering
TvShack Vs US Government extraction case http://www.chesterfieldpost.co.uk/news/local/localnews_00000221.html
Vavel Magazine Madrid, UK Football Editor. http://www.vavel.com/author/jamespmahon/
Writer of Editor’s Football Focus and weekly columnist on Newcastle United.
Postcode Gazette, news reporter for Hyperlocal Sheffield news publication.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:
University of Sheffield: 2011-2012
Masters in fine arts, BJTC accredited in Broadcast Journalism, NCTJ media law certified.
National University of Ireland Galway: 2008-11
Honors Bachelors degree, English and Classics.
Higher Diploma in Irish language and education.
I-To-I TEFAL Ireland: 2010-2011
Internationally certified English and Business English teacher.
Linguistics:
Fluent speaker of English, Spanish and Irish; student of Arabic.
Written references and TV presenting show-reel available on request