Nationality Irish Role News anchor Name James Mahon | Organization Coal Records Ltd, Ethnicity Irish | |
Born 19 July 1990 (age 33) ( 1990-07-19 ) Bucharest, Romania Other names James Mahon, James Patrick Mahon Alma mater National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG)
University of Sheffield Occupation Journalist, Blogger, Broadcaster, Record label Manager Education NUI Galway, University of Sheffield Profiles | ||
James P Mahon, Methodist Church Report
James Patrick Mahon (born 19 July 1990) is an Irish TV news reporter, anchor, lecturer, author and former record label manager.
Contents
- James P Mahon Methodist Church Report
- Childhood
- Early career
- Television career
- Return To Europe
- Accolades
- References
Childhood
He was a student of Gort Community School before attending university where he received a B.A in English and Classics and a Diploma in Irish from the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG).
Early career
Mahon began working with Flirt FM 101.3 as a breakfast show presenter while attending the National University of Ireland Galway. Throughout his undergraduate studies he also wrote regularly to Sin Newspaper. Mahon established Coal Records Ltd in 2011 an independent record label for indie artists. James was a student at the University of Sheffield where he undertook a masters in broadcast journalism and is a blogger in the UK and Ireland in the areas of current affairs and sport.
Mahon's journalistic work has appeared on the Huffington Post CNN i-report, Allvoices.com, TheFirstPost.com, Digitaljournal.com TheChesterfieldPost.co.uk and Blottr.com
Mahon wrote weekly to the Newcastle United Football Blog and was a former UK football editor for Spanish sports magazine Vavel. He has previously appeared as an online host for Forge TV in Sheffield and presented a weekly radio show on Redroad FM in Rotherham.
Television career
Mahon moved to the US in late 2012 and spent time at East Tennessee PBS in Knoxville before moving to CBS affiliate WDEF-TV News 12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
He currently hosts a lifestyle series called "Through Irish Eyes" and is currently a general assignment reporter.
Return To Europe
In 2016 he made the move into academia as a journalism lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland.
Accolades
Award of Merit: “Record-Breaking Bust,” Deadline/Breaking News Reporting, television Society of Professional Journalism 2014
Honorable Mention- Society of Professional Journalism, Feature Reporting 2015.