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Absolute Radio Country
BBC Radio 5 Live
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Condé Nast Traveller
DevonLive
DVV Media International
Express.co.uk
The Independent
Luxury London
Mirror Online
News UK
Reuters
Sky News
Southern Daily Echo
Stylist UK
TechRadar
VOGUE
Warpaint
Freelance Update - Harriet Elton


Absolute Radio Country
Elaina D Smith will be joining Absolute Radio Country to host The Nashville Show from Monday 17th January.  The show, which will be coming direct from the home of country music Nashville, Tennessee, will broadcast Sunday to Thursday nights from 7pm. As a three-time Gracie Award winning, CMA and ACM nominated broadcaster Elaina will be bringing the best and freshest country music to her show, as well as breaking news and interviews with the biggest names in Country music.

BBC Radio 5 Live
Clare McDonnell is to join Tony Livesey as the new presenter of 5 Live Drive. Clare will become the new host of the programme from Monday 14 February, following the departure of Anna Foster in August. The programme will air in its usual 4pm-7pm slot on BBC Radio 5 Live.

BuzzFeed News
Stephanie Soteriou has started at BuzzFeed News as a Celebrity Reporter, joining them from her Showbiz Journalist role at The Sun. Stephanie can be reached via email or found on Twitter @StephanieRiou

Condé Nast Traveller
Sarah Allard has been appointed Digital Editor for Condé Nast Traveller, joining them from her Digital Editor role at Hitched. Sarah is interested in exclusives on new destinations and travel trends, as well as the latest hotel, restaurant and bar openings. She can be found on Instagram @sarahjaneallard

DevonLive
Caroline Abbott has started at DevonLive as a Senior Reporter, joining them from SWNS. Caroline will be covering What's On, tourism, leisure and hospitality content. She would like to hear from anyone representing Devon businesses in these sectors, as well as any national news, trends or round-ups that include or affect Devon. Contact Caroline via email or find her on Twitter @carolineabbott

DVV Media International
Rebecca Jeffrey has joined DVV Media International as Deputy Editor at Air Cargo News. She was previously a Reporter for Mercator Media, which specialises in the maritime industries. Rebecca can be found on LinkedIn.

Express.co.uk
Charles Harrison is now a Reporter on the news team at Express.co.uk, where they cover both national and international news. Charles, previously at Southwark News, can be reached via email or found on Twitter @csharrison153

The Independent
Victoria Richards has been promoted to Voices Editor at The Independent, having joined the comment desk last January as Senior Commissioning Editor. Victoria can be found on Twitter @nakedvix

Luxury London
Ellie June Goodman has been appointed Digital Writer at Luxury London. As well as managing luxurylondon.co.uk's new weekly Shopping List feature, Ellie is interested in receiving news and pitches across style, beauty, travel, watches and jewellery, food and drink, tech and philanthropy.

Mirror Online
Jessica Gibb, previously Digital Assistant Showbiz Editor at The Sun, has joined Mirror Online. Now Deputy Showbiz Editor, Jessica is interested in hearing about celebrity interview opportunities and events. She can be reached via email or found on Twitter @jessica_gibb

News UK
Kate McCann has been appointed Political Editor at talkTV, the major new TV channel due to launch early in 2022. Currently Political Correspondent at Sky News, Kate will bring heavyweight Lobby experience to this pivotal role across the talkTV primetime schedule, including regular appearances on Tom Newton Dunn’s weeknight news and current affairs show. She will also contribute to News UK’s speech stations, talkRADIO and Times Radio. Before joining Sky in 2018, she worked at The Daily Telegraph as Senior Political Correspondent and The Sun as Political Correspondent.

Reuters
Sarah McFarlane has re-joined Reuters, where she is now Chief Correspondent, Energy Transition. She was previously Senior Energy Reporter for the Wall Street Journal in London and was at Reuters prior to joining the WSJ in 2016. Sarah can be found on Twitter @sarah_mcfarlane

Sky News
Senior News Editor Tyrone Francis is now on the crime and home affairs beat at Sky News. Tyrone, who was previously at ITN, can be found on Twitter @tjfrancislive

Southern Daily Echo
Ben Fishwick has been appointed Editor of the Southern Daily Echo, joining the Southampton daily after leaving his role as Chief Reporter at The News (Portsmouth). Ben can be reached via email or found on Twitter @ben_fishwick

Stylist UK
Sophie Goddard is currently a Contributing Entertainment Editor at Stylist for a period of three months. Sophie works for Stylist on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and wants to hear from publicists about upcoming releases/talent to cover in the magazine or on the cover. Sophie will be working on freelance commissions the rest of the time.

TechRadar
Tom Goodwyn has been appointed Senior Entertainment Editor at TechRadar. Tom, previously Editor of hmv.com, can be found on Twitter @tomgoodwyn

VOGUE
Olivia Marks has been promoted from Features Editor to Deputy Features Director of British Vogue. Olivia continues to work across print and digital on a broad range of subjects including arts, news, politics, lifestyle and book extracts. She can be reached via email or found on Instagram @oemarks

Warpaint
Sarah Dann is now Editor for both News and Features at Warpaint, where she was previously News Editor & Feature Writer. Sarah produces their weekly news roundup on new releases, collaborations and events within the industry as well as writing features, interviews and reviews on makeup, skincare, hair and nails.

Freelance Update - Harriet Elton
Harriet Elton is available as a freelance stylist for fashion and jewellery and for sittings. Previously Acting Fashion Editor at Harper's Bazaar, Harriet has worked for The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Town & Country and Violet Book as well as for luxury shopping destination Bicester Village. She has experience in VIP dressing, fashion, beauty, jewellery and commercial styling. Reach Harriet via email or find her on Instagram @harrietelton

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