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Reporters (click name for full details) TOP

Kate Betts
Sheffield  0114-2589998   07910-165444 (m) 
Dawn Bryan
Derbyshire  01663-747 265 (h)   
David Calder
Edinburgh  0131-669 5584 (h)  07850-970 772 (m) 
Andy Cartwright
York  01904-731 300 (o)   
Ken Cooper
York  01904-336 871 (h)  07947-040 060 (m)  04325-258 374 (pager)
Andrew Dunn
York  01904-700 337 (h)  0773-29 29 029 (m) 
David Forgham Bailey
*new to network radio*
Manchester and Peak District  01260-227635 (h)  07976-796139 (m) 
Neil Gander
  01207 529650  07985 321203 (m) 
Caz Graham
Cumbria  01539-726 618 (h)  07949-244 695 (m) 
Mark Handscomb
Blackburn    07740 515 293 
Rosemary Hartill
Alnwick (Northumberland)  01665 578543 (tel/fax)   
Chris Hawksworth
Huddersfield  01484-850 797 (h)   
Lesley Hilton
Leeds  0113-293 1400 (h)  07977-906 960 (m) 
Mark Holdstock
Northumbria  01833-650 812 (h)  07802-222 688 (m) 
Jill Hopkins
Halifax  01422-822 738 (tel/fax)   
Brian James
N E Derbyshire  01663-750 558 (tel/fax)  07746 769 103 (m) 
Clare Jenkins
Sheffield  0114-263 0970 (h)   
Judy Merry
Chorley/Blackburn  01254-831 449 (h)  07958-748 515 (m) 
Gerry Northam
Peak District    07966-177984 (m) 
Stuart Robinson
North Wales coast  0871 288 1262 (o)  07831-827 701 (m) 
Angela Robson [north]
Doncaster  01302 744207 (Doncaster)  07980 534 558 (m) 
Masood Sadiq
Bradford  01274-721 972 (o)  07812-028 983 (m)  01274-822 941 (h)
Jane Shepherd
Manchester  0161-442 6592 (tel/fax)   
Geoff Tansey
Hebden Bridge, W Yorks  01422-842 752 (h)   
John Thorne
West Yorks  01943-816 350 (h)  07860-370 181 (m) 
Richard Wells
North Yorks  01969-623 211 (h)  07860-373 624 (m) 
Fay Wertheimer
Gtr Manchester  0161-428 4765 (h)  07989-501 520 (m) 
Sally Wheatman
Sale  0161 973 8881 (h)  07736 722 132 (m) 
Iain Young [north]
Doncaster  01427-752740 (h)  0777-6133818 (m) 

Producers (click name for full details) TOP

Dawn Bryan
  Derbyshire  01663-747 265 (h)  
Andy Cartwright
Soundscape Productions*R4  York  01904-731 300 (o)  
Andrew Dunn
  York  01904-700 337 (h) 0773-29 29 029 (m) 
Neil Gander
    01207 529650 07985 321203 (m) 
Caz Graham
  Cumbria  01539-726 618 (h) 07949-244 695 (m) 
Janet Graves
    0161-427 1460 (h) 07957-212336 (m) 
Mike Hally
Pennine Productions*R4  Chorley/Bolton  01257-482 559 (h) 07801-445 132 (m) 
Mark Handscomb
Hands on Film  Blackburn   07740 515 293 
Rosemary Hartill
Rosemary Hartill and Associates  Alnwick (Northumberland)  01665 578543 (tel/fax)  
Lesley Hilton
  Leeds  0113-293 1400 (h) 07977-906 960 (m) 
Mark Holdstock
  Northumbria  01833-650 812 (h) 07802-222 688 (m) 
Brian James
  N E Derbyshire  01663-750 558 (tel/fax) 07746 769 103 (m) 
Clare Jenkins
Pennine Productions*R4  Sheffield  0114-263 0970 (h)  
Caroline Lefevre
  Leeds  0113-239 0306 (h)  
Judy Merry
  Chorley/Blackburn  01254-831 449 (h) 07958-748 515 (m) 
Vanessa Nuttall
  Chester  01829-271 255 (h) 07966-171 214 (m) 
David Price
  Manchester  0161-434 0559 (h) 07752-678 069 (m) 0161-834 9955 (w)
Stuart Robinson
4sitesmedia Ltd  North Wales coast  0871 288 1262 (o) 07831-827 701 (m) 
Angela Robson [north]
  Doncaster  01302 744207 (Doncaster) 07980 534 558 (m) 
Sally Wheatman
  Sale  0161 973 8881 (h) 07736 722 132 (m) 
Iain Young [north]
Crazyharse Productions  Doncaster  01427-752740 (h) 0777-6133818 (m) 
                                   *R4: indicates Radio 4 Approved Supplier

Presenters (click name for full details) TOP
Andrew Dunn
York 01904-700 337 (h) 0773-29 29 029 (m) 
Caz Graham
Cumbria 01539-726 618 (h) 07949-244 695 (m) 
Mark Handscomb
Blackburn  07740 515 293 
Rosemary Hartill
Alnwick (Northumberland) 01665 578543 (tel/fax)  
Mark Holdstock
Northumbria 01833-650 812 (h) 07802-222 688 (m) 
Jill Hopkins
Halifax 01422-822 738 (tel/fax)  
Clare Jenkins
Sheffield 0114-263 0970 (h)  
Caroline Lefevre
Leeds 0113-239 0306 (h)  
Judy Merry
Chorley/Blackburn 01254-831 449 (h) 07958-748 515 (m) 
Jenni Murray OBE
Manchester and Macclesfield 01260-227635 (h) 07900-054561 (m) 
Gerry Northam
Peak District  07966-177984 (m) 
Stuart Robinson
North Wales coast 0871 288 1262 (o) 07831-827 701 (m) 
Jane Shepherd
Manchester 0161-442 6592 (tel/fax)  
Iain Young [north]
Doncaster 01427-752740 (h) 0777-6133818 (m) 

Digital Editors/Studio Managers (click name for full details) TOP
Mike Hally
Chorley/Bolton  01257-482 559 (h) 07801-445 132 (m) 
Vanessa Nuttall
Chester  01829-271 255 (h) 07966-171 214 (m) 
Stuart Robinson
North Wales coast  0871 288 1262 (o) 07831-827 701 (m) 

Researchers & Agencies (click name for full details) TOP  
Matt Back
Manchester   07786 016 099 
Mark Handscomb
Blackburn   07740 515 293 
Jenna Roberts
Manchester/Leeds  07811 997818  
Lesley Trotter
N Cheshire  01625-533 606 (h)  
Sally Wheatman
Sale  0161 973 8881 (h) 07736 722 132 (m) 
See Reporters above, plus:      
Paul Humphries
"Northern Stories" agency
Television from Trent to Tyne 0114-243-6893 (w)
TW Interactive Ltd
Richard Wells and John Thorne
TV & radio Northern England

01969-623211 (RW:h)
07860-373624 (RW:m)
01943-816350 (JT:h)
07860-370181 (JT:m)

Independent Production Companies (click name for full details) TOP  
Heritage Media (R4 approved)  
Pennine Productions (R4 approved) Janet Graves, Mike Hally, Clare Jenkins, Mark Whitaker
Soundscape Productions (R4 approved) Andy Cartwright 

Mileage Chart

click this link to go to a distance chart for northern England, showing mileages between main towns and cities
 
Links

click here to go to a detailed list of links to websites that are invaluable to journalists, such as "international phone directories on the net" -- an astonishing resource. Also the main search engines, with hints on which to use for what kind of search.
   

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last page update: 31/8/2004 (underlying database is updated frequently)