Sandy Warr

Overview

Sandy is an award winning Broadcaster who has been teaching at City, University of London since 1998.

Sandy was awarded the IRN Gold award in 2018 for services to commercial radio news and the Fellowship of the Radio Academy, the highest honour the industry awards, for her work in Commercial and BBC Radio.

She has won national and international awards for documentaries, sports commentary and Political programming.

She currently freelances as the weekend breakfast presenter on LBC News on a Sunday having previously been an editor and presenter at the Wireless Group (TalkRADIO and Virgin) and for Bauer Media (Magic). She works as a consultant and presentation trainer for organisations including the BBC, Sky, Al Jazeera and in the business world.

Sandy is also a qualified tour guide and leads journalism themed guided walks in the City of London and Westminster

Qualifications

• Fellow (FHEA), Advance HE, United Kingdom
• Professional Development Course for External Examiners, Advance HE, United Kingdom
• MA Mass Communication Research, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
• Diploma in Radio and TV Journalism, Preston Polytechnic, England
• BA ( Hons) English Language and Literature, University of Hull, England

Employment

• Presenter, LBC News, UK, 2020 - present
• Voice Coach / Trainer, Sky News, January 2012 - present
• Presenter, TalkSPORT, 2012 - 2020
• Presenter, Magic ( Bauer media), January 2011 - present
• Presentation trainer, AlJazeera, January 2011
• Visiting Lecturer, Westminster University, England, 2001 - 2006
• Head of Podcasting and Lecturer in Journalism, City ,University of London, England, 1998 - present
• Presenter, BBC Radio Sport, January 1995 - January 1996
• Presenter, Global Radio ( Smooth, Capital, LBC, Classic FM ) -Freelance at various times, London, January 1988 - present
• News Editor ( Acting), BBC Radio Beds, Herts and Bucks ( Now Three Counties), January 1984 - January 1988