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ELLIE BRENNAN

Presenter and Events Host 

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Radio | Podcasts | Voice over | Live and virtual events | TV | Corporate videos

Hi, I'm Ellie - a presenter and events host. 

I present the travel news on BBC 5 Live's Breakfast and Drive show alongside freelance presenting across the BBC, including Radio 2 and BBC Local Radio. Previously I presented the ARIA-nominated, number one commercial breakfast show in Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire on Viking FM. 

 I'm also an experienced stage and events host, working across a variety of events from company awards to music stages with up to 60,000 people in attendance. 

I have worked on voice over projects including radio adverts, corporate videos and online ad campaigns and, sometimes, you'll catch me in front of the camera too!

If you are interested in working with me, please drop me an email: [email protected]

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@theelliebrennan

Orna Merchant - London Voice Over

Orna is currently the voice of travel news on BBC Radio 5 live having been part of the on-air team for over 10 years, across all programmes. She is a regular voice on BBC Radio 2, can currently be heard on Sunday evenings and is their regular travel ‘cover’ presenter. Orna has worked in the radio industry for 20 years starting as a broadcast assistant at BBC Radio Manchester. After completing a graduate traineeship with EMAP Radio, she worked in commercial radio, including promotions and direct sales. As a radio presenter she presented her own show and co presented shows for the UTV Radio group, (now Wireless Group); add to that a taste of TV presenting for Channel M, based in Manchester. Orna regularly travels between Manchester and London for work and is keen to expand her portfolio. She can provide a warm but authoritative read and is suitable for narration, and corporate work. Her commercial radio experience has given her a good understanding of delivering a commercial message.

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Email : [email protected].

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BBC Radio 5 Live travel presenter Michelle Dignan is joining BBC Radio Manchester to presenter the breakfast show.

Michelle, who has also worked for Bauer at various stations around the north of England, replaces Becky Want next month.

In addition to doing voice-overs for the last 15 years, Michelle has co-hosted breakfast at Key 103 in Manchester, Rock FM in Lancashire and Hallam FM in Sheffield.

She has also presented weekend breakfast at Heat Radio and The Hits.

Michelle tells RadioToday: “I’m unbelievably excited to be presenting BBC Radio Manchester’s breakfast show.

“To keep everyone company first thing in the morning is a privilege and I will do my best to make sure everyone hears all the news they need to know, and hopefully have a laugh along the way.

“And I can’t wait to be reunited with newsreader extraordinaire Paul ‘Locko’ Lockitt. I’m not quite the care-free 21-year-old girl about town I was when I last worked with him at Key 103- I now come with a husband, 2 kids and a dog- but I’m sure we’ll still have fun!

“Anyone from Greater Manchester will tell you that it’s an amazing place, with amazing people, I’m going to celebrate that every morning. I can’t wait to get stuck in.”

Her appointment sees Becky Want return to her afternoon slot (2-6pm) following her 18-month stint on breakfast during the Covid pandemic, while Phil Trow moves to the late-night programme (10-1am).

Anna Jameson takes over Friday and Saturday breakfast (6-10am) and Simone Riley will host Friday and Saturday daytimes (10-2pm).

BBC Radio Manchester Editor, Kate Squire, said: “I’m absolutely delighted Michelle Dignan is going to be presenting our breakfast show, she’s a brilliant broadcaster and being born and brought up in Wythenshawe she knows what makes Greater Manchester tick. I just know our listeners are going to love her.

“Huge thanks to Becky Want for covering the breakfast programme during a global pandemic, keeping listeners informed and entertained. She has earned a lie-in and a return to her spiritual home in the afternoon.

“And to Phil Trow whose also been brilliant for listeners, keeping them going throughout Covid, he now takes his popular afternoon features and fun to late nights Monday to Thursday.”

Clare McDonnell to co-host Drive on BBC Radio 5 Live

Clare McDonnell will replace Anna Foster on BBC Radio 5 Live Drive with Tony Livesey from next month.

Clare has been with the BBC for over 20 years and was one of the original presenters on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Most recently she has been presenting programmes across the network, including Breakfast and Drive. Claire has previously worked at BBC Radio 1, BBC World Service, GLR, BBC Three and as breakfast host on BBC Radio Kent.

Clare said: “I loved 5 Live as a listener for many years before I got the opportunity to present on the network. Tony and I have great on-air chemistry, which is a gift to take into a new show. Together, I hope we can take the programme onto new heights and reflect the ever-changing lives of our audience. I can’t wait to transmit our joyful energy onto the airwaves and have a laugh with the listeners!”

Tony Livesey said: “I can’t wait to work with Clare again… and how great that this is a long-term appointment. She makes me think, she makes me sit up and take notice and she makes me laugh. I know our listeners will love her because when she’s stood-in to present the programme in the past they’ve sent many, many texts to the show to tell us. Roll on February 14th.”    Heidi Dawson, Controller of BBC Radio 5 Live, said: “Clare is a sharp journalist who gets to the heart of a story. She always wants to know how the news affects people’s lives. A natural broadcaster, Clare also has a great sense of humour and I know our listeners will enjoy spending more time with her on 5 Live. She has been a part of the station’s news programme team for some time and I’m delighted that she’ll now have a daily show with Tony Livesey.”

The new show, Drive with Clare and Tony starts on February 14th 2022 and airs from 4pm (5pm on Fridays) till 7pm.

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5 live's drive programme with a round-up of the day's top news and sport, plus interviews with the people at the centre of the stories.

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Michelle Dignan

Broadcaster, Event Host, Voice Over Artist

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Michelle currently works as the afternoon presenter on BBC Radio Manchester, Mon to Weds 2-6pm. This involves tackling hard-hitting news stories, interacting with listeners and interviewing the celebs of the moment!

Michelle previously worked as a travel presenter for national radio station BBC 5 Live on both the breakfast and drive programmes. She has presented 5 Live’s popular In Short programme and interviewed some huge names for the breakfast show.

She presents a Health and Well Being show for The Co-op Group.

She is regularly asked to present breakfast shows for the Yorkshire stations of the Bauer network. She has spent many years presenting commercial music shows for this group; including for Hits Radio, Heat Radio, Key 103 and Hallam FM.

She has also enjoyed making appearances on Radio 1 and Radio 4.

Michelle as a 5 Live travel presenter… (introduced by Rachel Burden)

The 5 Live breakfast team… (Order in which they talk: George Riley, Nicky Campbell, Rachel Burden & Michelle Dignan)

Radio 4’s Today Programme…

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Some samples of Michelle’s radio interviews…

Noel Gallagher… 

https://michelledignan.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/noel-noddy.wav

One Direction…

https://michelledignan.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/one-d-use.wav

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