Inside Bristol Live Reach Podcasts

In the latest installment of Bristol Live's podcast, three of our most senior journalists discuss what the future has in store for them as they leave our newsroom and fly off to pastures new.Education editor Michael Yong is not only leaving Bristol Live, he is leaving the UK and heading back to Singapore, the country where he grew up to take over as __ in the Asian news website ___. This challenge will involve him overseeing dozens of journalists across the world reporting some of the most important international stories.Michael has been recognised across the country as an award-winning and nominated journalist particularly for his campaigning on a number of issues including homelessness. Most recently Bristol MP Thangam Debbonaire name-checked him in parliament for his important work in documenting the number of rough sleepers who have died in the city over the last year.We will also, unfortunately, be saying farewell to our senior content editor Bethan Evans who has been offered the exciting opportunity to head up the BBC Bristol newsroom as a content editor. She has led Bristol Live over the last year and will hope to use that experience to inspire those she edits in future.Senior reporter Alex Wood will also be taking up a new role, exiting newspaper journalism he now plans to bring Bristol its news through the medium of broadcast.From the new year, Alex will be working as a production journalist for ITV and is looking forward to the challenge ahead of him learning the ropes behind the camera.For stories written by Alex or Michael please visit the Bristol Live website and look for their author pages.If you have ever wished you could take a look inside your local newsroom and meet the team behind the headlines, Bristol Live have launched the perfect podcast for you.Every Friday, Bristol Live will give you an insight into the things happening in your area and give you exclusive access to the team.To listen to the podcast you can click here or alternatively download from wherever you get your podcasts. Just search ‘Inside Bristol Live’.You can also rate, review and subscribe to the podcast to make sure you don’t miss out.For anyone who wants to get in touch you can follow us on Twitter @ILBpodcast.You can rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever else you get your podcasts.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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In the latest instalment of Bristol Live's podcast, our reporters discuss how South Bristol’s version of Hollywood is expanding, bumping into Poldark, the closure of one of the city’s most famous clubs and how student flats are taking over the city centre.Politics editor Kate Wilson is up first in the studio to talk about the breaking news this week that there are big plans for the Bottle Yard Studios in south Bristol, and the effect having such a world-renowned film and TV studio in the city has.Entertainment specialist Robin Murray is up next to talk about a big story in Stokes Croft - the closure of one of the city’s nightclubs, which has been announced.He talks about how the influx of student flats into this most trendy part of Bristol is actually changing the area to be less, er, trendy.If you have ever wished you could take a look inside your local newsroom and meet the team behind the headlines, Bristol Live have launched the perfect podcast for you.Every Friday, Bristol Live will give you an insight into the things happening in your area and give you exclusive access to the team.To listen to the podcast you can click here or alternatively download from wherever you get your podcasts. Just search ‘Inside Bristol Live’.You can also rate, review and subscribe to the podcast to make sure you don’t miss out.For anyone who wants to get in touch you can follow us on Twitter @ILBpodcast.You can rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever else you get your podcasts.   For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Bristol Live's very own podcast is back with the inside track on what has been a very busy week in the newsroom.Two reporters join host Alex Wood on this week’s episode to discuss the viral sensation that is Bradley Stokes - the local league footballer who plays for namesake Bradley Stoke Town FC - and a hard-hitting new BBC documentary about life inside schools in the Bristol area.Reporter Neil Maggs is first up, talking to us about what it’s like to see a story ‘go viral’.Neil is the reporter who first learned of Bradley Stoke Town FC’s namesake player, and the reporter who broke the story via Bristol Live.Within hours of being published, however, the story started to attract national - and even international - media attention, with news websites and papers in France, Italy, India and the US picking up on the story.It even went on to make BBC Sport’s very own ‘gossip’ column - with Bradley Stoke Town FC’s new signing named alongside the latest rumoured moves for stars of the game such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez.And Bradley Stokes, the young man at the centre of the story, has since been interviewed by Greg James on the Radio 1 breakfast show - the most-listened to radio show in the UK.Neil talks us through how he found the story, what it was like seeing it shared around the world and what follow-ups he’s now working on.And then, to complete the line-up on this week’s episode, senior news and education reporter Michael Yong joins Alex in the studio to talk about a brand new documentary on BBC Two, called School.The six-part series was filmed over an entire year at South Gloucestershire academies.Exploring the difficult decisions heads and teachers are making daily on the back of cuts to education funding, the series brings home the harsh realities schools in the Castle School Education Trust (CSET) are facing.Michael, who has written extensively on the issue of school funding cuts, dissects the first two episodes of the series and highlights why more people need to take stock of what is happening - before it is too late.If you have ever wished you could take a look inside your local newsroom and meet the team behind the headlines, Bristol Live have launched the perfect podcast for you.Every Friday, Bristol Live will give you an insight into the things happening in your area and give you exclusive access to the team.To listen to the podcast you can click here or alternatively download from wherever you get your podcasts. Just search ‘Inside Bristol Live’.You can also rate, review and subscribe to the podcast to make sure you don’t miss out.For anyone who wants to get in touch you can follow us on Twitter @ILBpodcast.You can rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever else you get your podcasts.Links to this episode's stories:Bradley Stoke Town FC has a new player called Bradley StokesBBC Two documentary School should make you worried about the future of our education systemIf you'd like to follow us or any of the reporters featured in today's episode, here are the links:Inside Bristol Live: @IBLpodcastHost Alex Wood: @MrAlexWoodNeil Maggs: @NeilMaggs2Michael Yong: @Michael_YongProducer Chris Nicholls:@TheVideoChris For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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On this week's show, Bronwen - our brilliant Welsh part-time host - chats to Tom Canning, a member of Reach PLC's central team who has taken a foray into Bristol's newsroom to find out if he's got what it takes to be a local journalist.Tom describes what it was like to be sent out to do his first door-knock and how he has found it learning the ropes at a busy newspaper. Second up, is senior reporter Tristan Cork who is back on the buses this week. Talking all things First Bust, after a climactic month of complaints has resulted in protests, petitions, and even an apology. We take a deep dive into the world of public transport to find out what is really going on and how journalism is helping bring about change. Links to this episode's stories:Tom:https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/crime-park-pavements-what-you-2167098https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-favours-residents-parking-zone-2159933https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/how-went-cashless-bristol-absolutely-2123649https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-bar-become-first-city-2090688Tristan:https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/first-bus-boss-bristol-nightmare-2100349https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/full-statement-first-bus-boss-2120375https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/first-boss-reveals-cause-delays-2134184If you'd like to follow us or any of the reporters featured in today's episode, here are the links:Inside Bristol Live: @IBLpodcastHost Bronwen Weatherby: @bronweatherbyTom Canning: @tomcanning83Tristan Cork: @tristancorkpost For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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This week, host Tristan Cork is joined by Bronwen and newbie Zosia For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Bristol Live's very own podcast returns with the latest from inside the newsroom.Host Tristan Cork speaks to two new reporters who have started this week in the Bristol Live newsroom, who have had very different journeys to arrive at their new desks on Monday.First up, Neil Maggs is in the studio to talk about his new role. He's just started as a trainee news reporter but is already well known across Bristol in the field of sports development and local and grassroots sports. He has previously written for Bristol Live, the Cable, 24/7 and worked with the BBC's Inside Out West team.https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tottenham-legend-ledley-king-manages-2099346Next up is Amanda Cameron, who has come from Auckland in New Zealand via the Bath Chronicle. Amanda has been living in Bristol for four years, and is still grappling with the Bristolian burr. She's just started as one of the BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporters covering the reporting of public bodies like the council, the health service and the police.If you have ever wished you could take a look inside your local newsroom and meet the team behind the headlines, Bristol Live have launched the perfect podcast for you.Every Friday, Bristol Live will give you an insight into the things happening in your area and give you exclusive access to the team.To listen to the podcast you can click here or alternatively download from wherever you get your podcasts. Just search ‘Inside Bristol Live’.You can also rate, review and subscribe to the podcast to make sure you don’t miss out.For anyone who wants to get in touch you can follow us on Twitter @IBLpodcast.You can rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever else you get your podcasts.If you'd like to follow us or any of the reporters featured in today's episode, here are the links:Host - Tristan Cork: @TristanCorkPostProducer - Chris Nicholls:@TheVideoChrisNeil Maggs: @NeilMaggs2Amanda Cameron : @AmandaSCameron For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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