Warren Nettleford, is a television presenter and reporter from
Dudley
Dudley is a large market town and administrative centre in the county of West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham. Historically an exclave of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the ...
in the West Midlands. He is of Black British heritage.
Education
He attended Bishop Milner RC School in Dudley (now
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Bishop Milner Catholic College (previously Bishop Milner Catholic School) is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Eve Hill area of Dudley, West Midlands, England. Enrolment includes students who ...
) where he was Deputy Head Boy.
He attended
Lancaster University where he read History and Politics and was a member of
The County College
The County College, also known as County College or County, is a constituent college of the University of Lancaster. The establishment of the college was financed through the benefaction of Lancashire County Council and it is named after it. T ...
.
In his final year he was elected as the Students Union President at Lancaster University
He also studied journalism at
City University in London.
Career
Warren began his career working in current affairs and factual television, including BBC Newsnight, before becoming a News Trainee at Channel 4 News.
After leaving Channel 4 News he worked for several years as a roving reporter at BBC London TV News.
He moved to Channel 5 News where he presented the news bulletins in 2014 and 2015.
In Winter 2015 he started the media production company Right Thing Films.
Warren continues to report for Channel 5 News. In August 2019 he was appointed as Trustee for the charity
Christians in Media
In February 2021 Warren won a Royal Television Society Award for journalism for the political series NEED TO KNOW alongside former Snapchat Executive Seth Goolnik. The judges praised their ability to "make political journalism engaging for young people."
References
External links
Warren NettlefordTwitter
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English television presenters
English people of Sierra Leonean descent
Alumni of Lancaster University
Alumni of County College, Lancaster