The News and Ents Team
Award-winning news on Absolute Radio
As well as playing great music, Absolute Radio brings you the latest news, sport and entertainment as it happens.
Our journalists present distinctive, fast-paced bulletins - packed with the days top stories and supported by our colleagues at Sky News.
As well as running a national service for listeners across the UK, we also produce separate London-focused bulletins for anyone tuning in on 105.8 FM.
Meet the News and Ents team
Andrew Bailey 
News Editor and Breakfast news presenter
Tumshie Smillie
Daytime news presenter
Tania Snuggs
Geoff's Hometime news presenter
Adrian Hieatt
Reporter and weekend news presenter
Ed Draper
Breakfast sport presenter
Would you like to join the Absolute Radio Newsteam?
Absolute Radio is looking for journalism students to join the work experience programme at our central London studios. Competition is fierce, so you need to be over 18 and enrolled on a BJTC accredited course, studying for either a BA, MA or Postgrad in journalism - priority will be given to broadcast students.
Here's what else we're looking for:
- You need to show an interest in commercial radio news
- You should have an understanding of our output and what's relevant to Absolute Radio listeners as well as an appreciation of our playlist.
- Creativity - we're looking for people confident enough to generate ideas about a story and how to cover it.
- An understanding of the basic principles of audio editing and script-writing
Here's what you get back from us:
- Up to three weeks of work experience which may count towards your qualification
- The chance to get out and about with our reporters covering anything from crime to a red carpet event
- An opportunity to submit scripts to the on-air team
- Voice training and the chance to produce a demo to take away with you at the end.
Interested? Send your CV and application letter to:
Andrew Bailey
Head of News, Sport & Entertainment
No 1 Golden Square
London
W1F 9DJ
or email us at
newsdesk@absoluteradio.co.uk