Radio News Hub has hired Ricky Durkin as Head of Content and Dave McMullan as News Editor.
Former Programme Director at Real Radio Yorkshire and Heart Yorkshire Ricky Durkin will join the team in January from BFBS Radio.
Dave McMullan will join in November as News Editor. He has most recently been running the newsroom at BBC Asian Sounds, and prior to that produced the Radio 4 Today Programme as well as roles at Sky News and GMG.
Ricky Durkin said: “I’ve followed Radio News Hub since the very beginning, and it’s grown into an exciting, dynamic company. I’m really looking forward to getting stuck in; being part of the team and helping it to grow even more!”
Dave McMullan said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be joining Radio News Hub at such an exciting time in its growth. With its new state of the art premises in Leeds, it’s got an ambitious team of journalists eager to tell stories and explain a complicated world to a diverse group of stations worldwide.
“It couldn’t be a better time to return to my first love, commercial radio.”
RNH Directors Stephanie Otty and Jamie Fletcher said: “Ricky and Dave bring a wealth of experience to the team and their appointment is reflective of our growth ambitions. We cannot wait to have them both on board.”
The timing of the new appointments follows the opening of the new Sassy+ studio space in the centre of Leeds.
On June 1st this year, Sassy Create, RNH and Through the I came together to form Sassy+. With offices in London, Elstree and Leeds, the company employs more than 80 members of staff.
Sassy+’s partnership portfolio includes Audible, LinkedIn, ABB, Aston Martin, JLR, Disney, Universal, Paramount Pictures, TikTok, Boots and more.
