Warren Nettleford, is an English television presenter and reporter from
Dudley
Dudley ( , ) is a market town in the West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham. Historically part of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. In the ...
in the West Midlands. He is of Black British heritage.
Education
He attended Bishop Milner RC School in Dudley (now
Bishop Milner Catholic College) where he was Deputy Head Boy.
He attended
Lancaster University
Lancaster University (officially The University of Lancaster) is a collegiate public university, public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, as one of several new univer ...
where he read History and Politics and was a member of
The County College.
In his final year he was elected as the Students Union President at Lancaster University
He also studied journalism at
City University in London.
Career
Warren began his career working in current affairs and factual television, including BBC Newsnight, before becoming a News Trainee at Channel 4 News.
After leaving Channel 4 News he worked for several years as a roving reporter at BBC London TV News.
He moved to Channel 5 News where he presented the news bulletins in 2014 and 2015.
In Winter 2015 he started the media production company Right Thing Films.
Warren continues to report for Channel 5 News. In August 2019 he was appointed as Trustee for the charity, Christians in Media.
In February 2021 Warren won a Royal Television Society Award for journalism for the political series NEED TO KNOW alongside former Snapchat Executive Seth Goolnik. The judges praised their ability to "make political journalism engaging for young people."
References
External links
Warren NettlefordTwitter
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Alumni of City, University of London
Alumni of County College, Lancaster
Alumni of Lancaster University
Black British journalists
Black British television personalities
English television presenters
English people of Sierra Leonean descent
People from Dudley