Gem O'reilly

About

A reporter for BBC London, specialising in breaking news and original journalism across all platforms for the capital. Responsible for reporting, producing, filming and editing London’s news for the BBC live on radio, online, social media and TV. A board member of the BBC’s disability network, BBC Ability, advocating for the rights of disabled audience members and staff. A Forbes 30 Under 30 candidate for Europe 2024 for original journalism. A shortlisted award nominee for Scope’s Journalist of the Year 2024 and an award nominee for young talent under 30 at the 2021 RTS Awards. The best original video for BBC England in 2019. Previously: A journalist for the BBC World Service specialising in digital and multimedia storytelling for BBC Africa and the language services. A digital reporter for BBC News online and Live. A broadcast journalist at the BBC in Media City for BBC Breakfast. A video journalist for BBC London in digital video and TV. A broadcast journalist for BBC Stories and Trending, specialising in digital video and radio current affairs reporting. Education: A first class honours graduate with the NCTJ Diploma in Broadcast Journalism after studying in Media City UK. A fluent Spanish speaker and proficiency in Portuguese. Music: A professional singer, songwriter and guitarist. Specialising in corporate and wedding performances. The writer of four original music albums, campaigned through national BBC Radio air play. Two top ten hits in the iTunes Country-Pop charts. Previously signed to Glee's Walled City Records at 17 years old. Managed by Judd Lander. www.gemoreilly.com