Dr Guy Starkey, Professor of Radio and Journalism

This site is being updated regularly, so after this visit, come back soon. Already you'll find further information here on a range of media-related activities, including:

  • Broadcasting: presentation, production and management activities in contexts as diverse as the British Forces Broadcasting Service, Independent Local Radio, an offshore radio ship and BBC Radio Four. Now voicetracked worldwide at www.thevoiceofpeace.co.il and www.1540thevoiceofpeace.co.uk
  • Voice overs: on radio and television commercials, videos, programme trails and station promos.Writing for mass markets: magazine articles for retail distribution, about subjects as diverse as audio production, building, catering, celebrities and folk heroes such as Che Guevara.
  • Academic papers: given at international media conferences in Paris, Lublin, Lyon, Bilbao, Siena, Luton, Sunderland, Manchester, London, Brighton, Bournemouth and Preston.
  • Chapters: written for specialised academic journals and books about the mass media.
  • Teaching: on Masters, Undergraduate and Further Education programmes at the University of Sunderland and, previously, at Farnborough College of Technology (an Associate College of the University of Surrey).
  • Books: academic and practical textbooks for use in Higher and Further Education.
  • Research: into a number of different aspects of the media industries, in the United Kingdom and abroad.
  • Media consultancy: for the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), participating in validation panels for the University of Surrey and developing curricula, student support materials and assessment instruments for national qualifications, including Higher National Diplomas and National Diplomas.
  • External examining: for the Universities of Cumbria, Chester and Surrey, and as Chair of Examiners for the AS and A2 qualifications in Media: Communication & Production for Edexcel. Previously, creating and editing objective tests for the external assessment of GNVQ Media: Communication & Production.