Ben Burrell
| Ben Burrell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 May 1987 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University of Portsmouth |
| Occupation | Radio presenter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Employer | Orion Media |
| Spouse(s) | Louise |
| Website | |
| www.benburrell.co.uk | |
Ben Burrell (born 7 May 1987) is a radio presenter from the United Kingdom, currently presenting the network evening show on Free Radio (Weekends 10pm-1am) and a number of shows on Gem 106.
Career
He has previously presented Drive time on Play Radio and worked at a number of stations across the South including The Quay, Spirit FM and Galaxy FM.
In 2008, Ben won the very first ever 'Demo Idol' at the National Student Radio Conference, part of the Student Radio Association's annual 3 day conference[1] in Bath. The prize for winning was a show on Galaxy FM in Leeds. Ben presented this show in the summer of 2008.
Student Radio, Pure FM
Ben begin his radio career at his student radio station at the University of Portsmouth.
The Breeze
With The Breeze expanding to Bristol and Bath in early 2011 it was announced[2] that his show would be broadcast across the region on FM and DAB, as well the original breeze coverage of Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, and the Isle of Wight.
Free Radio
In January 2013 he made a multi pound move to Birmingham to begin working with Orion Media's Free Radio. He presents the weekend evening show, from 10pm until 1am every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night.
Burrell presented his hundredth show on 20 September 2013.
Gem 106
As well as his shows presenting on Free Radio, he also presents on Orion Media's sister station in Nottingham, called Gem 106.
Ben presents the Back to the 80's shows on Saturday between 6pm and 10pm and Sunday between 1pm and 4pm and the Love Songs shows on Monday and Tuesday nights between 10pm and 1am, Ben is also known to occasionally cover other presenters shows when they are unavailable.