PLC COACHES

Dan DAN BAKER
Dan spent 10 years as a reporter and on- screen presenter at ITV in the Midlands, presenting live daily news bulletins and programmes. He also had his own weekly current affairs show which saw him interview many leading political figures including Tony Blair, Michael Howard and John Prescott. Dan then moved into corporate communications, becoming Head of Media for Anglian Water. During his five years there he won several awards, including a coveted CIPR Excellence Award for Crisis Communications Management. He has been working as a consultant and coach since 2009.


Dom DOMINIC HEALE
Dominic has graced the TV screens of the East Midlands for more than 3 decades as the main presenter of ITV Central News and, for the last 20 years, BBC East Midlands Today. He has interviewed countless celebrities and senior politicians, from Thatcher and Blair to Cameron and Clegg. PLC Media is delighted that Dominic is now sharing his vast experience and wealth of wisdom with our clients as part of our training team.


Jim JIM DAVIS
Jim is a presenter and broadcast journalist. He regularly presents shows on 5Live, BBC Radio London and across the BBC Local Radio network. He spent 4 years hosting the breakfast show on BBC Radio Leicester and also presented regional tv news bulletins for the BBC in the East Midlands. He interviews guests from all walks of life, and can frequently be heard holding top-level politicians and decision makers to account.


Katie KATIE BREATHWICK
Katie is a radio and TV journalist with more than 20 years experience behind her. She has worked for all the big commercial radio brands, has been a talk show host at LBC, was a television reporter and producer for ITV Central, and has also worked on BBC 5 Live, Radio 2 and Radio 4. She now presents her own regular programme on Classic FM.


Pip PIP WATTS
Pip is a radio and TV journalist with nearly 30 years broadcasting experience. She began in commercial radio, co-hosting breakfast shows. She was a reporter and producer for ITV Central in Nottingham, but her real love is radio. She has spent almost 25 years working in BBC Radio in the Midlands as a presenter, newsreader, reporter and producer.


David DAVID HAYWARD
A journalist, writer and lecturer, David spent 18 years at the BBC as a reporter, producer and senior editor and worked for the BBC World Service in Bosnia, Romania and Albania. He now heads up the MA in Investigative Journalism at DeMontfort University for Channel 4 News.


Gareth GARETH OWEN
A Royal Television Society award winning broadcaster, Gareth is a presenter, reporter and producer for ITV Central News and works on a freelance basis for ITV National News and ITV Sport. Gareth also helps to train aspiring journalists at Birmingham City University.


Sarah SARAH TEALE
Having started her career in print, Sarah is now a senior television journalist and presenter for BBC regional news. She is based in the Midlands and in her twenty years on screen has worked on some of the region’s biggest stories.