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'''Jim Hawkins''' (born 1 March<ref></ref><ref> in reply to </ref> 1962<ref name=profile/>) is a radio presenter for ], where he has a programme every weekday, 9am-12noon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://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> His Saturday night programme is shared with BBC Shropshire,<ref name="BBCSalop-2009-09-12">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0049hn4|title=BBC Shropshire - Saturday Night with Jim Hawkins (12 Sept 2009)|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2009-09-10}}</ref> ],<ref name="BBCSalop-2009-09-12"/> and ],<ref name="BBCSalop-2009-09-12" /><ref name="BBC-H+W-2009-09-12">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/programmes/schedules/2009/09/12|title=BBC Hereford & Worcester schedule, 12 Sept 2009|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2009-09-10}}</ref> having previously been broadcast as ''Sunday night rock''<ref name="H+W-SNR">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d76y|title=Jim Hawkins - Sunday night rock|date=2009-03-29|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2009-09-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2006/11/30/jim_hawkins_diary_feature.shtml|title=Jim Hawkins Diary (6 April 2009)|last=Hawkins|first=Jim|date=2009-04-06|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2009-09-10}}</ref> '''Jim Hawkins''' (born 1 March<ref></ref><ref> in reply to </ref> 1962<ref name=profile/>) is a radio presenter for ], where he has a programme every weekday, 9am-12noon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://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> His Saturday night programme is shared with BBC Shropshire,<ref name="BBCSalop-2009-09-12">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0049hn4|title=BBC Shropshire - Saturday Night with Jim Hawkins (12 Sept 2009)|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2009-09-10}}</ref> ],<ref name="BBCSalop-2009-09-12"/> and ],<ref name="BBCSalop-2009-09-12" /><ref name="BBC-H+W-2009-09-12">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/programmes/schedules/2009/09/12|title=BBC Hereford & Worcester schedule, 12 Sept 2009|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2009-09-10}}</ref> having previously been broadcast as ''Sunday night rock''.<ref name="H+W-SNR">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d76y|title=Jim Hawkins - Sunday night rock|date=2009-03-29|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2009-09-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2006/11/30/jim_hawkins_diary_feature.shtml|title=Jim Hawkins Diary (6 April 2009)|last=Hawkins|first=Jim|date=2009-04-06|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2009-09-10}}</ref>


==Personal== ==Personal==

Revision as of 17:19, 25 March 2010

For the fictional character, see Jim Hawkins (character).
Jim Hawkins
Born (1962-03-01) March 1, 1962 (age 62)
Essex, England, UK
NationalityBritish
Alma materWarwick University
OccupationBroadcaster
EmployerBBC Radio Shropshire
AwardsSony Silver Award, 2002
WebsiteJim Hawkins on Twitter

Jim Hawkins (born 1 March 1962) is a radio presenter for BBC Radio Shropshire, where he has a programme every weekday, 9am-12noon. His Saturday night programme is shared with BBC Shropshire, BBC Hereford & Worcester, and BBC Radio Stoke, having previously been broadcast as Sunday night rock.

Personal

Hawkins was born in Essex and brought up in Warwickshire. He now lives in Shrewsbury.

Career

Hawkins' broadcasting career started on a student radio station at Warwick University. He then worked for independent local radio station Mercia Sound before joining BBC Radio 4 in 1984, presenting the News Stand programme. Hawkins has worked for various 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.

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 people who were shortlisted for the 2006 Sony Radio Academy Speech Broadcaster of the Year Award. Hawkins is a keen supporter of Twitter, using it to interact with listeners during the show. His producer and assistant also use Twitter when the show is on-air. Hawkins was persuaded to try Twitter after finding Facebook not to his liking.

Hawkins has also worked for a disability-rights group and as a newspaper journalist, hotel restaurant pianist, and stagehand; and at one point ran the coconut shy on Brighton Pier.

References

  1. Hawkins: Twitter status 9837110448
  2. Hawkins: Twitter status 9844456848 "It was" in reply to "It was your birthday today?"
  3. ^ "Jim Hawkins". BBC Radio Shropshire. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  4. "Jim Hawkins Diary". BBC Radio Shropshire. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  5. ^ "BBC Shropshire - Saturday Night with Jim Hawkins (12 Sept 2009)". BBC. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  6. "BBC Hereford & Worcester schedule, 12 Sept 2009". BBC. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  7. "Jim Hawkins - Sunday night rock". BBC. 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  8. Hawkins, Jim (2009-04-06). "Jim Hawkins Diary (6 April 2009)". BBC. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  9. "Jim Hawkins's diary". BBC Radio Shropshire. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  10. "Jim Hawkins every weekday morning". BBC Radio Shropshire. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  11. ^ "Radio star bringing Shropshire together". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 10 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "JIM HAWKINS is appearing in TRAMLINES as himself". Livid Film Productions. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  13. ^ "BBC Hereford & Worcester feature". BBC. 2006-09-12. Retrieved 2009-09-10.

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