Nick Lawrence is the

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of Nick Meir (born February 1966), a broadcast journalist, radio host, TV presenter, and producer from the

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/ref> Nick Meir Personal Profile on LinkedIn
/ref> Between 2001 - 2012 he appeared on many

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and radio current affairs programmes. He reported on ''Watchdog'' for three years, where he worked alongside

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, and

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(BBC1). Watchdog: BBC Episode 13, series 21
/ref> He has also reported and produced on a number of other BBC programmes including Inside Out (BBC1),

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(BBC1),

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, Whistleblower (BBC1),

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(Radio 4) and ''Face The Facts'' (Radio 4). Nick Meir now works in the private sector as a communication and media consultant.

Early life

Meir was born and brought up in Halifax,

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. He went to the

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. He later attended Bretton Hall College of Education where he also studied a Drama and Theatre Studies course. Meir graduated with a B.A. degree in Arts. He was an English teacher in an

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for four years in

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Broadcasting

Meir started out at Northants 96 on the breakfast show in the early 90s, before moving onto presenting the breakfast show at

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wit
Andy Gelder
and Sarah Isherwood in 1996, he then hosted BBC Three Counties' breakfast show, from October 2001. It won a

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Silver in 2003 for a feature on homeless people. In 2008, he was a recipient of the EDF Energy East of England Media Awards' title '' BBC TV East Television Journalist of the Year''. HTFP: See the winners celebrate at the EDF Energy East of England Media Awards
/ref> In 2014, Meir established ''A House Called Alice'', a consultancy specializing in counsel and communication improvement for companies and executives.

References

External links

Inside Out

Nick spends a week on the streets in 2002

Nick investigates MacAnthony Realty International AKA MRI Construction
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Nick BBC newsreaders and journalists People from Halifax, West Yorkshire Living people Alumni of Bretton Hall College People educated at The Crossley Heath School 1966 births