Julian Allitt

Geschäftsführer (CEO) and Programme Director of Europe's leading FM commercial jazz radio station. Co-wrote successful licence application. 16 Worldmedals at New York international Radio Programming Awards, inc. 6 Gold. Highest total of any German commercial radio station.

Formed applicant group, wrote successful licence application, launched station to Number 1 in the market in first book. First radio station in England to win Government "Investor in People" Award.

Responsible for Content, Design & Development of four upmarket society magazines titles. Jointly responsible with CEO and CFO for acquisition of the titles.

Responsible to the Board for all operations, controlling 120 staff. Returned Key 103 to Number 1 in the Manchester market, then the largest outside London.

Responsible for all operations. Part of three-person team which led the takeover of Piccadilly Radio, Manchester - the first hostile takeover in UK commercial radio.

Responsible for launch and development of journalism school to first rank status in UK. Achieved 100% employment record for students in radio, television and newspapers. Established journalism as "flagship" courses at the University of Central Lancashire.

Established Red Rose consortium (1997), recruited Chairman, Managing Director and several Board members (Russell Harty, Clive Lloyd). Wrote successful licence application. Joined launch team as Head of News, winning "Best Magazine Programme" in UK Local Radio Awards in first year on air.

House of Commons Lobby Correspondent reporting for large regional newspaper group, inc. Lancashire Evening Post, West Lancs. Evening Gazette, Yorkshire Evening Post, Sheffield Star & Northampton Chronicle & Echo. FREELANCE: Parliamentary Correspondent of Campaign Magazine, contributor to The Sunday Times.

Successively Education Correspondent, Industrial Reporter, Associate News Editor, Features Editor, Chief Assistant to the Editor. Wrote approximately 40% of reports for the newspaper's successful Journalist of the Year Award claimed by editor and two other journalists.

Education, English & Philosophy. Editor of the student newspaper. Chairman of the Student Representative Council. President of the Union.