Ben Burrell
| Ben Burrell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Benjamin Burrell 7 May 1987 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University of Portsmouth |
| Occupation | Radio presenter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Employer | Orion Media |
| Website | |
| www.benburrell.co.uk | |
Ben Burrell (born 7 May 1987) is a radio presenter from the United Kingdom, currently presenting regional drive time on Free Radio Coventry & Warwickshire (Weekdays 4-7pm) 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' in a glamorous ceremony 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 presenting his first show "Delivering Radio Gold".
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 presented the weekend evening show, from 10pm until 1am every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night for over a year. He presented his hundredth show with a special on 20 September 2013. He became known on the station for his phone-in 'Name that Caller' where Burrell attempted to guess the caller's name. He finally succeeded in guessing the name on 30 April 2014. Name That Caller returned on Burrell's new show and he succeeded for a second time in June 2014.
From 10 February 2014, Burrell moved from weekend evenings to weekday drive time on Free Radio Coventry and Warwickshire between 4 and 7pm. [3]
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 Floor Fillers show on Fridays between 7PM and 12AM, Back to the 80's show on Saturday between 6pm and 10pm and the Love Songs show on Sunday night between 10pm and 12am, Ben is also known to occasionally cover other presenters shows when they are unavailable.