Radio Plymouth - Ofcom Licensing
Radio Plymouth - Ofcom Licensing
Radio Plymouth - Ofcom Licensing
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RADIO PLYMOUTH<br />
RICHARD BATH – Non-Executive<br />
Occupation: Journalist & Presenter<br />
Other<br />
Directorships: Bars & Tone Ltd<br />
Background:<br />
Richard has worked as a journalist and presenter in Canada, Hong Kong, Birmingham,<br />
London and <strong>Plymouth</strong>.<br />
He spent 23 years in London working in radio news for LBC, Capital <strong>Radio</strong> and BBC <strong>Radio</strong><br />
4 (World at One, PM, World this Weekend). Richard travelled extensively reporting on<br />
events all over the world, covering political summits, and has also worked as a political<br />
reporter at Westminster for four years. He then moved to BBC Television as a reporter for<br />
the London news programme, London Plus, going on to present the programme.<br />
After eight years at BBC <strong>Radio</strong> and TV Richard joined ITN presenting bulletins and rolling<br />
news programmes. He also presented business news at Sky as well as fronting many<br />
corporate videos and events. For the past seven years Richard has been the main anchor<br />
for the ITV news programme, Westcountry Live, based in <strong>Plymouth</strong>. He has also fronted a<br />
number of other Westcountry-focused programmes for the local ITV audience.<br />
As a well known local journalist Richard has chaired events at the university and public<br />
debates on the rapid changing economy in the city, in particular the local 20/20 initiative<br />
concerning the development of a strategic plan for <strong>Plymouth</strong>’s future. He has daily contact<br />
with the issues surrounding the changes taking place in the city and frequently interviews<br />
the local MPs and key movers and shakers in the region.<br />
Richard is ideally placed to contribute to the development of a second radio licence in<br />
<strong>Plymouth</strong> which plans to draw in listeners not yet served musically by any other service<br />
focused on the city, who are also likely to be interested in the speech plans for the station.<br />
The age group targeted by <strong>Radio</strong> <strong>Plymouth</strong> is the group most likely to be involved in<br />
shaping <strong>Plymouth</strong>’s future as we embark on one of the most dynamic periods in the city’s<br />
long history.<br />
As a well known personality in the Westcountry, Richard has also chaired a number of<br />
events and conferences focusing on regional development and, specifically, the economic<br />
regeneration of <strong>Plymouth</strong>.<br />
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