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A fan of her home-town club [[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]], <ref name="London Bio" /> Barker has long been a supporter of [[non-league football]]. She is the presenter of ''[[The Non-League Football Show]]'', which show which she created for London 94.9 in 2006, <ref name="JJ Bio">{{cite web|title=Who We Are|url=http://www.jibbajabbapods.com/about.html|publisher=Jibba Jabba|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref> moving with it to 5 Live in 2012. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Barker|first1=Caroline|title=Welcoming the Non League Show to its new 5 live home|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/5live/2012/08/welcoming-the-non-league-show.shtml|publisher=BBC|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref> She is a member of the ''Non-League Footballers Association'' <ref>{{cite web|title=The Team|url=http://www.thenlfa.com/about/the_team.aspx|publisher=Non-League Footballers Association}}</ref> and was a director at Chelmsford City from 2009-2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Caroline Barker to Host Raise Your Game 2015|url=http://www.kickitout.org/news/caroline-barker-to-host-raise-your-game-2015/#.VW73J9JViko|publisher=KickItOut|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref> She also works as director of digital content company ''JibbaJabba''. <ref name="JJ Bio" /> |
A fan of her home-town club [[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]], <ref name="London Bio" /> Barker has long been a supporter of [[non-league football]]. She is the presenter of ''[[The Non-League Football Show]]'', which show which she created for London 94.9 in 2006, <ref name="JJ Bio">{{cite web|title=Who We Are|url=http://www.jibbajabbapods.com/about.html|publisher=Jibba Jabba|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref> moving with it to 5 Live in 2012. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Barker|first1=Caroline|title=Welcoming the Non League Show to its new 5 live home|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/5live/2012/08/welcoming-the-non-league-show.shtml|publisher=BBC|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref> She is a member of the ''Non-League Footballers Association'' <ref>{{cite web|title=The Team|url=http://www.thenlfa.com/about/the_team.aspx|publisher=Non-League Footballers Association}}</ref> and was a director at Chelmsford City from 2009-2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Caroline Barker to Host Raise Your Game 2015|url=http://www.kickitout.org/news/caroline-barker-to-host-raise-your-game-2015/#.VW73J9JViko|publisher=KickItOut|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref> She also works as director of digital content company ''JibbaJabba''. <ref name="JJ Bio" /> |
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Since March 2015 Barker has been a frequent panellist on BBC Five Live's sports comedy show [Fighting Talk] winning the programme's "Rookie of the year award" in May 2015 |
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Revision as of 17:47, 3 June 2015
Caroline Barker is a British journalist and broadcaster who works in Radio. She currently presents mainly for BBC Radio 5 Live.
Barker first worked for BBC Essex [1], before joining BBC London 94.9 in 2004 as a sports reporter. [2] While at BBC London she has worked as cover for sports reporters on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4. Beyond sports news, Barker was presenter of Sportsworld for the BBC World Service until 2015. [3] Since 2014 she has regularly presented on programmes across BBC Radio 5 Live, covering on 5 Live Sport, 5 Live Drive and Weekend Breakfast shows, though without her own permanent prime-time programme. [4][5]
A fan of her home-town club Chelmsford City, [2] Barker has long been a supporter of non-league football. She is the presenter of The Non-League Football Show, which show which she created for London 94.9 in 2006, [6] moving with it to 5 Live in 2012. [7] She is a member of the Non-League Footballers Association [8] and was a director at Chelmsford City from 2009-2011.[9] She also works as director of digital content company JibbaJabba. [6]
Since March 2015 Barker has been a frequent panellist on BBC Five Live's sports comedy show [Fighting Talk] winning the programme's "Rookie of the year award" in May 2015
References
- ^ "The Non League Show - Meet the Team". BBC London 94.9. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Caroline Barker". BBC. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ Barker, Caroline. "My last live Sportsworld Sunday before pastures new... Brilliant bunch". Vine.
- ^ Oldryod, Eleanor. "5 Live doesn't look like Radio Bloke from here". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "5 Live Drive". Radio Ties. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Who We Are". Jibba Jabba. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ Barker, Caroline. "Welcoming the Non League Show to its new 5 live home". BBC. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "The Team". Non-League Footballers Association.
- ^ "Caroline Barker to Host Raise Your Game 2015". KickItOut. Retrieved 3 June 2015.