Michelle Ponting
Liverpool Screen School
Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies
Email: M.Ponting@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 5244
Senior Lecturer Michelle Ponting is an award-winning broadcast journalist with a background in commercial radio news.
She has spent much of her career in the North West working for stations owned by Bauer Radio. Michelle has been the Head of News at Rock Fm and Wire FM and deputy editor at Key 103 in Manchester, now The Hits radio.
Michelle continues to freelance in the industry.
Degrees
2014, University of Chester, England, MA, WBIS - Broadcasting and Teaching and Learning
1999, University of Manchester, England, BA Joint Hons, Radio Production and Business
1997, Farnborough College of Technology, England, HND, Media Production and Business
Certifications
The Higher Education Academy, England, FHEA
Academic appointments
Senior Lecturer, Journalism, Liverpool John Moores University, 2020 - present