Jamie Shepherd
Jamie Shepherd (born 26 June 1988) is a British television producer and former news reporter.
Jamie Shepherd | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jamie Shepherd 26 June 1988 |
| Family | Ken Shepherd (father) Jackie Shepherd (mother) Leigh Shepherd (brother) |
Shepherd currently works at ITV Good Morning Britain, ITV News and ITV News London.
Media career
Shepherd was born in Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales. At 18 years of age, the former Ysgol Eifionydd, Porthmadog, pupil started reading bilingual Welsh news bulletins for radio stations Heart Cymru and Heart North Wales Coast.
During his degree at Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, Shepherd was freelancing at Dee 106.3 in Chester, Brmb in Birmingham, Heart 100.7 in Birmingham and Heart Radio in North Wales and Cheshire.
Shepherd then went on to reads the news at Global Radio, Leicester Square, London for the Heart Radio Network, LBC, XFM, Choice FM and the Gold Radio Network. He was the youngest national newsreader in the UK at the age of 19. Shepherd also worked at ITV London as a producer and reporter.[1][2]
In 2008, Shepherd was selected as a news reporter for BBC News 24 through the Blast scheme.[3]
Shepherd has appeared on Channel 4, E4, BBC News 24, Five News, S4C, and ITV.
Personal life
According to the Daily Mirror, Shepherd is the best friend of Hollywood actress Jessica Lowndes.[4]
References
- Shepherd, Jamie (22 March 2012). "Sir Steve gets sporty". ITV (TV network). Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- Shepherd, Jamie. "Rio Ferdinand makes appeal to help catch killer of young footballer". ITN. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- Shepherd, Jamie. "What happens to Big Brother contestants?". BBC news 24. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- McGeorge, Alistair (18 May 2015). "Jessica Lowndes keeps up fitness regime in Cannes and flashes abs in sports bra". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 26 May 2017.