Joel presents Tuesday-Thursday evenings across BBC Local Radio in the North, regularly fills in on BBC Radio 1, and hosts events with BBC Bitesize.

His presenting role within BBC Local has seen him host Election Night 2024, run the Manchester Marathon as a relay and interview some of the biggest names in music and comedy. He’s as comfortable chatting to celebrities as he is interviewing politicians and interacting with listeners on a phone-in.

Joel has a presented a range of shows on BBC Radio 1 including Radio Early Breakfast, Radio 1 Weekend Breakfast and Radio 1 Anthems. His first opportunity to present on BBC Radio 1 came in December 2019, when he deputised for Scott Mills on the ‘Official Chart’. In January 2021 he became the first host of the rotating Friday ‘Early Breakfast’ takeover slot.

In October 2025, Joel began hosting events with BBC Bitesize as part of their annual BBC Bitesize Careers Tour. In this role he hosts live panel discussions in schools with inspiring guest speakers.

Joel previously presented his own slot on BBC Radio Leeds between June 2019 and September 2023, after a stint launching the ‘Hello Friday’ youth strand for BBC Radio Sheffield in August 2018.

Joel regularly hosts events for several industry bodies, and also appears on internal BBC panels to discuss his work.