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| '''Jim Hawkins''' (born 1962<ref name="diary">{{Cite web|url= |
'''Jim Hawkins''' (born 1962<ref name="diary">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2006/11/30/jim_hawkins_diary_feature.shtml?page=4 |publisher=BBC Radio Shropshire |title=Jim Hawkins Diary |accessdate=9 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2006/02/03/fat_losers_07_feature.shtml |title=Fat Losers! The BBC Shropshire Weight-Loss Weblog |publisher=BBC|author= Jim Hawkins|accessdate=26 March 2010 }}</ref>) is a BBC radio presenter. | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| ===Personal life=== | ===Personal life=== | ||
| Hawkins was born in ] and brought up there and in ], England.<ref name=profile>{{Cite web|url= |
Hawkins was born in ] and brought up there and in ], England.<ref name=profile>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2005/04/12/radio_shropshire_jim_hawkins_person_profile.shtml |title=Jim Hawkins |publisher=BBC Radio Shropshire |accessdate=9 September 2009}}</ref> He now lives in ].<ref name="ShropLife">{{cite web|url=http://shropshire.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/introducing-jim-hawkins-37180/|title=Introducing Jim Hawkins!|last=Hawkins|first=Jim|date=17 November 2011|work=Shropshire Life|accessdate=2 April 2012}}</ref> | ||
| ===Career=== | ===Career=== | ||
| Hawkins' broadcasting career began on a student radio station at ].<ref name=Twitter/> He worked for independent local radio station ] from 1981 to 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kps.org.uk/mercia/people/jim_hawkins.htm |title=KPS.ORG.UK Mercia Sound Presenter – Jim Hawkins |publisher= |
Hawkins' broadcasting career began on a student radio station at ].<ref name=Twitter/> He worked for independent local radio station ] from 1981 to 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kps.org.uk/mercia/people/jim_hawkins.htm |title=KPS.ORG.UK Mercia Sound Presenter – Jim Hawkins |publisher=kps.org.uk |accessdate=3 April 2010 }}</ref> He joined ] in 1984, writing and presenting the ''News Stand'' programme.<ref name=Livid/> Hawkins has worked for several commercial and BBC local radio stations across the United Kingdom in various roles on both sides of the microphone,<ref name=Livid>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lividfilm.co.uk/jim_hawkins.html |title=JIM HAWKINS is appearing in TRAMLINES as himself. |publisher=Livid Film Productions |accessdate=10 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004011937/http://www.lividfilm.co.uk/jim_hawkins.html |archivedate=4 October 2009 }}</ref><ref name="BBCH+W"/> including spells as a producer and manager.<ref name="BBCH+W">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2006/09/12/jim_hawkins_feature.shtml|title=BBC Hereford & Worcester feature|date=12 September 2006|publisher=BBC|accessdate=10 September 2009}}</ref> | ||
| Hawkins has also worked for a disability-rights group and as a newspaper journalist, hotel restaurant pianist, and stagehand; at one point he ran the ] on ].<ref name="BBCH+W" /> During his career he has interviewed notable figures including ], ] and ].<ref name=profile/><ref name="BBCH+W"/> | Hawkins has also worked for a disability-rights group and as a newspaper journalist, hotel restaurant pianist, and stagehand; at one point he ran the ] on ].<ref name="BBCH+W" /> During his career he has interviewed notable figures including ], ] and ].<ref name=profile/><ref name="BBCH+W"/> | ||
| Hawkins hosts a programme every weekday from 9 am to 12 noon on ] called ''"Jim Hawkins in the Morning"''.<ref>{{Cite web|url= |
Hawkins hosts a programme every weekday from 9 am to 12 noon on ] called ''"Jim Hawkins in the Morning"''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2006/11/30/jim_hawkins_diary_feature.shtml |publisher=BBC Radio Shropshire |title=Jim Hawkins Diary |accessdate=9 September 2009}}</ref> Hawkins uses ] to interact with listeners during the show,<ref name=Twitter/> having been persuaded to try Twitter after finding his ] experience disappointing.<ref name=Twitter>{{cite news|url=http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/07/11/radio-star-bringing-county-together/ |title=Radio star bringing Shropshire together |newspaper=Shropshire Star |accessdate=10 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717013113/http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/07/11/radio-star-bringing-county-together/ |archivedate=17 July 2009 }}</ref> Hawkins also hosts a Saturday night programme entitled ''"Saturday Night with Jim Hawkins"'' broadcast by BBC Shropshire, ], and ]. The show was first broadcast on 4 April 2009 and concluded on 5 January 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002mhdm/episodes/upcoming |title=BBC – BBC Shropshire Programmes – Saturday Night with Jim Hawkins – Episodes coming up |publisher=BBC |accessdate=3 April 2010 }}</ref> Since the December 2011 issue, on whose front cover he was pictured,<ref name="SLife2011-12a">{{cite journal|title=Shropshire Life Single Issues|date=December 2011|journal=Shropshire Life|publisher=Archant|page=|issn=1469-3941}}</ref> he has written a monthly column for ''Shropshire Life'' magazine.<ref name="SLife2011-12b">{{cite journal|last=Hawkins|first=Jim|date=December 2011|title=On The Record|journal=Shropshire Life|publisher=Archant|page=23|issn=1469-3941|url=http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?referral=other&pnum=&refresh=dW1590rN0cH8&EID=b92b3bc8-4f7f-42ed-919a-cfa0beb881ce&skip=}}</ref> | ||
| ==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
| In 2002, Hawkins received a silver ] in the "interactive" category, for his drive-time programme ''The Baldy Brothers'' on | In 2002, Hawkins received a silver ] in the "interactive" category, for his drive-time programme ''The Baldy Brothers'' on | ||
| ].<ref name=profile/><ref name=Livid/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radioawards.org/winners02/win02_d1.htm |title=Sony Radio Academy Awards Winners 2002 |publisher= Sony Radio Academy Awards |accessdate=2010 |
].<ref name=profile/><ref name=Livid/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radioawards.org/winners02/win02_d1.htm |title=Sony Radio Academy Awards Winners 2002 |publisher= Sony Radio Academy Awards |accessdate=7 April 2010 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20030109115327/http://www.radioawards.org/winners02/win02_d1.htm |archivedate = 9 January 2003}}</ref> He was also highly commended at the ] Regional News and Current Affairs Awards.<ref name=Livid/> Hawkins was one of five shortlisted for the 2006 Sony Radio Academy Speech Broadcaster of the Year Award.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/mar/28/radio|title=Sony Radio Academy Awards 2006: nominations|newspaper=]|date=28 March 2006|accessdate=23 March 2012}}</ref> | ||
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| Awards | Sony Silver Award, 2002 |
Jim Hawkins (born 1962) is a BBC radio presenter.
Biography
Personal life
Hawkins was born in Essex and brought up there and in Warwickshire, England. He now lives in Shropshire.
Career
Hawkins' broadcasting career began on a student radio station at Warwick University. He worked for independent local radio station Mercia Sound from 1981 to 1983. He joined BBC Radio 4 in 1984, writing and presenting the News Stand programme. Hawkins has worked for several commercial and BBC local radio stations across the United Kingdom in various roles on both sides of the microphone, including spells as a producer and manager.
Hawkins has also worked for a disability-rights group and as a newspaper journalist, hotel restaurant pianist, and stagehand; at one point he ran the coconut shy on Brighton Pier. During his career he has interviewed notable figures including Gordon Brown, Gene Simmons and Steve Cropper.
Hawkins hosts a programme every weekday from 9 am to 12 noon on BBC Radio Shropshire called "Jim Hawkins in the Morning". Hawkins uses Twitter to interact with listeners during the show, having been persuaded to try Twitter after finding his Facebook experience disappointing. Hawkins also hosts a Saturday night programme entitled "Saturday Night with Jim Hawkins" broadcast by BBC Shropshire, BBC Hereford & Worcester, and BBC Radio Stoke. The show was first broadcast on 4 April 2009 and concluded on 5 January 2013. Since the December 2011 issue, on whose front cover he was pictured, he has written a monthly column for Shropshire Life magazine.
Awards
In 2002, Hawkins received a silver Sony Radio Academy Award in the "interactive" category, for his drive-time programme The Baldy Brothers on Century FM. He was also highly commended at the BT sponsored Regional News and Current Affairs Awards. Hawkins was one of five shortlisted for the 2006 Sony Radio Academy Speech Broadcaster of the Year Award.
References
- "Jim Hawkins Diary". BBC Radio Shropshire. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- Jim Hawkins. "Fat Losers! The BBC Shropshire Weight-Loss Weblog". BBC. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ "Jim Hawkins". BBC Radio Shropshire. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- Hawkins, Jim (17 November 2011). "Introducing Jim Hawkins!". Shropshire Life. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ "Radio star bringing Shropshire together". Shropshire Star. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- "KPS.ORG.UK Mercia Sound Presenter – Jim Hawkins". kps.org.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "JIM HAWKINS is appearing in TRAMLINES as himself". Livid Film Productions. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ "BBC Hereford & Worcester feature". BBC. 12 September 2006. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- "Jim Hawkins Diary". BBC Radio Shropshire. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- "BBC – BBC Shropshire Programmes – Saturday Night with Jim Hawkins – Episodes coming up". BBC. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- "Shropshire Life Single Issues". Shropshire Life. Archant: Cover. December 2011. ISSN 1469-3941.
- Hawkins, Jim (December 2011). "On The Record". Shropshire Life. Archant: 23. ISSN 1469-3941.
- "Sony Radio Academy Awards Winners 2002". Sony Radio Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 9 January 2003. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- "Sony Radio Academy Awards 2006: nominations". The Guardian. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
External links
- BBC Hereford & Worcester feature
- 'Jim Hawkins's diary' (BBC Shropshire)
- Hawkins on Twitter
