Outside of work I am interested in most things media related which is why there is a big section of this website about my radio work, but more on that later. At school I was involved with the school newspaper, from reporter to eventually sole editor. The team took part in a TES Newspaper in a Day competition and we were awarded a Distinction, collecting the award at the House of Commons.

D.O.B: 4th December

From: Tamworth, Staffordshire, U.K

Height: 6ft 5
Interests: Media, Psychology, Computers
Employment: Support Office Manager

Favourite Songs:
‘Don't Speak' by No Doubt
'Crush' by Jennifer Paige
'Losing My Religion' by R.E.M
'Halo' by Texas

I read Psychology at The University of Birmingham and have a Bsc (Hons) degree. I find it an interesting subject because of its diversity. Some modules include social aspects of people in society; prejudice for example while neuropsychology is all about the brain's cognitive functions. The main areas that interest me most are Child Psychology and the media.

Year 1 of the course included some overlap from my A Level course but did involved more depth. Year 1 had no weighting according to the final degree - years 2 and 3 are the most important.

Year 2 modules were compulsory for everyone:

Biological Bases - Cognitive Neuropsychology
Biological Bases - Drugs and Behaviour (Psychopharmacology)
Cognitive Psychology - Vision
Cognitive Psychology - Speech and Hearing
Developmental Psychology - Early Development
Developmental Psychology - Cognitive Development
Research Methods & Statistics - Qualitative Analysis, Questionnaires and Relational Analyses
Research Methods & Statistics - Inferential Analyses and Experimental Methods
Social Psychology - Personality & Individual Differences A
Social Psychology - Personality & Individual Differences B

Year 3 involved some choice of modules within set guidelines (so that everyone covered the same areas, even if different topics). My choices:

Biological - Brain Damage and Brain Repair
Forensic Psychology
Cognition - Language and Speech
Media Psychology (involved persuasion and propaganda)

Plus my choice of final dissertation, which was on media violence, fully titled:

"Does viewing fantasy violence have an impact on people’s attitudes to violence?"

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Dan has a famous Blue Peter badge after having a go at presenting from the CBBC Big Bash in 1998.

CMP was an excellent opportunity to get heard and have fun at the same time. It was, and remains (even while off air) exclusively the only station to let anyone on the air. On CMP I diversified from music presenting to news reading (I thank the school newspaper for helping there!) and also station management, as Head of News. At TCR fm I am now the Joint Project Director and there is never a dull moment even, and especially, when we are not on air! Last but not least Reach began with a similar broadcast for a month in 2006 and Reach OnAir has now developed into a unique Internet radio station.

More radio work by following the links.

After my G.C.S.E's in 2000, I stayed on to take 4 'AS' Levels (English Literature, Geography, Psychology and French) dropping French after a year to complete 3 'A2' Levels. (English Literature - A, Geography - B and Psychology - B). From there, I studied Psychology for a Bsc (Hons) at the University of Birmingham and graduated in Summer 2005.

While at university though I became a presenter on Internet radio exclusive CMP Radio and then KIR. CMP was the first proper exposure and practice of live radio. I now help to run a local radio station, TCR fm (early 2004). TCR trains young people and then we let them loose on the FM airwaves! I have gained a lot of on air experience (presenting and newsreading) and management experience (don't mention news rotas!)