Joel Mitchell
Joel presents Tuesday-Thursday evenings across BBC Local Radio in the North, and regularly covers daytime shows on BBC Radio Manchester. He’s comfortable chatting to musicians, interviewing politicians and interacting with listeners on the phone-in.
Joel also regularly fills in on BBC Radio 1, including weekend afternoons and R1 00s / R1 10s. In January 2021 he became the first host of the rotating Friday ‘Early Breakfast’ slot, and returned twice in 2023. Joel’s first opportunity to present on BBC Radio 1 came in December 2019, when he deputised for Scott Mills on the ‘Official Chart’.
He 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.
- Presenter, BBC Local Radio & BBC Radio 1 Cover
- Presenter, BBC Radio Leeds
- Presenter, ‘Friday Early Breakfast’, BBC Radio 1
- Cover Presenter, ‘The Official Chart’, BBC Radio 1
- Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield
- Presenter, University Radio York
- Presenter, York Student Television
- Presenter, 95.7 Penistone FM Community Radio
Biography
Joel presents Tuesday-Thursday evenings across BBC Local Radio in the North, and regularly covers daytime shows on BBC Radio Manchester. He’s comfortable chatting to musicians, interviewing politicians and interacting with listeners on the phone-in.
Joel also regularly fills in on BBC Radio 1, including weekend afternoons and R1 00s / R1 10s. In January 2021 he became the first host of the rotating Friday ‘Early Breakfast’ slot, and returned twice in 2023. Joel’s first opportunity to present on BBC Radio 1 came in December 2019, when he deputised for Scott Mills on the ‘Official Chart’.
He 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.
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Credits
- Presenter, BBC Local Radio & BBC Radio 1 Cover
- Presenter, BBC Radio Leeds
- Presenter, ‘Friday Early Breakfast’, BBC Radio 1
- Cover Presenter, ‘The Official Chart’, BBC Radio 1
- Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield
- Presenter, University Radio York
- Presenter, York Student Television
- Presenter, 95.7 Penistone FM Community Radio