Helen Blaby is a radio host and reporter with the

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and a newspaper

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Early life and education

Part of Blaby's childhood was spent in Cornwall, where she attended

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. She graduated in 1996 with a bachelor of arts in time-based media and radio from the

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Career

Her years as a broadcaster, according to CHBN Radio, have made her a household name. Beginning in 2004, Blaby was the breakfast traffic reporter for

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, including reporting live from her home during a 2005 storm. In January 2010, she began reporting during the drivetime slot. Since then, she has been a presenter on BBC Northampton, hosting from noon to 3pm on a magazine show Monday-Friday. She has also worked as a cover presenter for

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. Blaby's travel reporting was referred to in a ''

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'' article by media executive and broadcaster

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. The BBC sent her out on the road again, but this time with a team of health professionals at venues throughout

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county. She met listeners and encouraged residents to get full health checks. In 2006, she was one of several women in the news business interviewed by ''

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'' on what it's like being single and in the media. Blaby, who lives in Northamptonshire, is also a columnist for her local newspaper, ''

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References

External links

''Norhampton Chronicle & Echo'', "Radio star Helen Blaby to help host Chron’s Kitchen contest," 1 June 2011
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