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Noni Needs

Verified
(She/Her)
Hove, London
As seen in: Southern Daily Echo, The Shine Radio recipe (Podcast), MSN Singapore, MSN UK, Yahoo Entertainment, BBC, BBC News, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News New Zealand, Yahoo News UK, Aol, Yahoo and
Covers:  Politics, Art, Arts, Lifestyle, Health and Wellbeing, Food, local stories
Local Democracy Reporter, Hampshire Districts writing for BBC LDRS. Award winning podcaster @Shineradio and @expressfm. NUJ Solent Bob Norris Award
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Noni Needs’s Biography

Currently freelance
Local Democracy Reporter in the BBC funded scheme at The Daily Echo, Southampton and The News, Portsmouth from November 2023 to February 2026

Awarded Bob Norris Award for Achievement 23 by NUJ Solent

Attended: NCTJ (Level 5) diploma at Highbury College, Portsmouth 2022/23

Bronze for Best Podcast at the National Radio Community
Awards 2022 - The Shine Radio Recipe with Noni Needs

Awarded Journalism Diversity Fund (JDF) bursary 2022

Gold Award Digital/RSL Station of the Year 2022 _ Petersfield Shine Radio

Silver Award for Digital/RSL Station of the Year 2021

Co-hosting Breakfast at Express Fm, Portsmouth with Ian James.
Shineradio.uk since Jan 2019: Newsreader, DJ/Broadcaster, Award winning podcaster. Started by hosting her very own Breakfast show on a Friday - Rise and Shine on Petersfield's Shine radio.

Teaching Podcasting and Producing podcasts for clients.

Interviewing in the Politics, Art and Arts sectors: Lifestyle, health, wellbeing and food sectors as well as capturing Local Hampshire stories.