Alex Rigotti is a freelance journalist and former Contributing Radar Editor at NME.

Calum is a RTS award-winning producer and director who has made documentaries on stories such as the Celtic Boys Club scandal, the death of Sheku Bayoh in police custody and on failings in our secure mental health care estate. Calum is currently the Assistant Editor for Long Form Journalism at BBC Scotland, making documentaries under the investigative strand Disclosure and podcasts for BBC Sounds.

Dan Wright is an executive producer at Times Radio with a 20 year career in international and UK journalism. He won Emmy Awards at CNN for coverage of the October 7th attacks, the war in Ukraine and investigations in Iran and Sudan. At Channel 4 News he was home affairs producer and won RTS award for investigations into UK policing. He lives in North London and is a Tottenham fan though its never made him happy.

Dominic is a commissioning editor at The Athletic having joined the sports website at its launch in 2019 as a senior writer.

He had previously spent 20 years covering football on The Guardian. The job as a beat reporter took him through spells in the north-east, on Merseyside and, from 2007, back to the capital as London football correspondent, where his time was largely preoccupied with the managerial merry-go-round at Chelsea.

He has covered Champions League finals, World Cups and European Championships since 2002, and was also fortunate enough to follow the England national team through five major tournaments, from South Africa to Russia.

George is the Preston North End reporter for the Lancashire Post.

He has covered PNE for four-and-a-half years and worked for his city’s local newspaper since August 2023, having previously reported on the Lilywhites for LancsLive. A senior journalist, George graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with a first in Sports Journalism in 2020.

Indigo Stafford is a pop culture and entertainment reporter. She presents a weekly entertainment news bulletin on BBC Scotland’s Reporting Scotland News at Seven. Here, she interviews some of the biggest names in Scotland and beyond, keeping viewers up to date with all the latest entertainment news and what’s on over the weekend.

Indigo also runs her own popular pop culture page called IndigoReports on TikTok, which has over 200,000 followers and attracts millions of viewers every month. The platform covers everything from TV and film news to the latest red carpet looks. In the past Indigo has worked for OK Magazine and STV News.

John has been working as journalist, mainly in sport, for nearly 30 years, initially at the BBC and more recently at CNN.

Lisa Summers is the Health & Social Care Correspondent for BBC Scotland.

Lisa has worked at the BBC for over twenty years and has had a varied career across TV, radio and digital output.

She’s made a number of investigative current affairs programmes and has worked in sport, topical & feature programming as well as news.

Lucy Woodham is a presenter on BBC News TikTok.

As one of the first people to have the role, she has covered everything from the US election and presidential inauguration in Washington DC, to GCSE and A-Level results day, to Beyoncé concerts.

Before that she was Editor of youth media site The Tab, where she worked for five years.

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The author of more than 30 books on the world of motor racing, Maurice writes for magazines and websites across the world. His recent publications includes ‘Racing Legends’, a series of children’s books on F1 for Pan Macmillan Paperbacks. His latest book on the Greatest Formula 1 Cars will be published by Harper Collins in September 2025.

Maurice’s work also covers editorial consultancy and ghost writing for sports personalities, including Damon Hill, Linford Christie, Eddie Jordan, Martin Brundle, Max Mosley and Bernie Collins.

Monika is an award winning presenter and reporter for BBC News.

She also reports on documentaries including for BBC Panorama, Radio 4 and The World Service.

Naomi is an NCTJ-trained senior journalist at BirminghamLive, covering breaking news, community and human interest stories in the UK’s second city.

She has been nominated for a joint investigation into the scandal of child poverty in Birmingham and previously won an NCTJ award for her investigation into the sale of skin lightening products in Coventry.

She was also praised for her reporting on issues around visas for Afghan refugees in Coventry.

Previously, Naomi was the Coventry Telegraph’s first Facebook-funded community reporter.

She has been a mentor with the Trust since 2024 and has worked as a journalist for six years.

Olivia Petter is an award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster based in London. She is a columnist at The Independent and has also written for The Sunday Times, The Guardian, British Vogue, Stylist, and Grazia, among others. She hosted The Independent’s chart-topping Millennial Love podcast (later renamed Love Lives) for six years. In 2023, she was named one of Forbes’ ‘30 under 30’. She wrote her first book, Millennial Love, in 2021, which was followed by her debut novel, Gold Rush, in 2024.

Richard is a multi-award winning journalist and broadcaster. He has more than 30 years experience with the BBC in radio and television. He has covered multiple major events at home and abroad for BBC North West Tonight, BBC Breakfast and BBC News. He has been a regular contributor & reporter for BBC Match of the Day, Football Focus and Final Score. Richard has presented The Super League Show & worked as a reporter & producer for the Olympic Broadcast Service.

Sophie Williams is a music writer and broadcaster. Former New Music Editor at NME, she is now Staff Writer at Billboard UK and a freelancer for other global titles, alongside the proudly independent Green Man Festival. She is also a Mercury Prize judge.

Ruth Green is a freelance journalist specialising in legal and social affairs.

Sejal is a seasoned journalist and storyteller with extensive experience creating compelling content for iconic BBC platforms such as Radio 5 Live, BBC Asian Network, and BBC Woman’s Hour. From insightful radio programs to thought-provoking podcasts, her passion lies in crafting narratives that inform and inspire. Currently, she brings this expertise to Passion Pictures as a Development Documentary Producer, contributing to impactful, award-winning documentaries that captivate audiences and drive meaningful change.

Will Hayward is an investigative journalist and author based in Wales. He covers Welsh politics and is a columnist for the Guardian.

Over his career Will has won 18 awards for his journalism and is widely seen as one of the leading voices in Welsh affairs.