Matt Chorley

Matt Chorley is a British journalist and broadcaster. He hosts a live show on Times Radio.

Early life and education

Chorley was brought up near Taunton on the Somerset Levels and attended Richard Huish College and initially began work at the now defunct Taunton Times.[1]

Career

Chorley spent a decade covering politics at the Western Morning News and Press Association, as political editor at MailOnline, and as a political correspondent at the Independent on Sunday.[2] He joined The Times in 2016 to become the editor of The Times Red Box section and podcast.[3][4][5] At the 2020 Society of Editors' Press Awards he won the Best News Podcast Award for Red Box.[6]

Chorley, in 2019, toured his one man comedy political show, This is Not Normal, around the UK.[7]

He was announced as one of the inaugural Times Radio presenters, taking on the Monday to Thursday 10 am to 1 pm slot from 29 June 2020.[8][9]

At the 2020 London Press Club Chorley won Digital Journalist of the Year for his Red Box political email newsletter and podcast for The Times.[10]

References
  1. "Taunton man to host politics show on new national radio station". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. "Matt Chorley". The Independent. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. "Matt Chorley | The Times & The Sunday Times". The Times. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. "Matt Chorley | News UK". www.news.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. "The Red Box Politics Podcast on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. Tobitt, Charlotte (3 April 2020). "Press Awards reveal winners despite cancelling ceremony over Covid-19". Press Gazette. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. "Matt Chorley: This.is.not.normal : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. "Times Radio launch date and line-up from Frostrup to Pienaar". Press Gazette. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. "Times Radio taps BBC and Channel 4 stars ahead of summer launch". CityAM. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. https://twitter.com/londonpressclub/status/1316339746025680896?s=24


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