List of Chronicle Live Journalists and Reporters

1. Catherine Addison-Swan

Designation Senior Journalist Author Bio Catherine is a shopping, consumer and affiliates writer for the Newcastle Chronicle specialising in content on fashion, beauty, technology and lifestyle. Cathie previously worked as a what's on writer for ChronicleLive.
Gender Female Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @cathie_swan (632 Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

2. Kristy Dawson

Designation Multimedia Journalist Author Bio News reporter for Chronicle Live and The Chronicle
Gender Female Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @kristy_dawson07 (684 Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

3. Aaron Morris

Designation Journalist Author Bio Aaron Morris is a reporter for ChronicleLive, the Chronicle, Journal and Sunday Sun. Aaron joined us in October 2021.
Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @itsaaronmorris (920 Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

4. Oscar Haley

Designation Freelance Sports Journalist Author Bio Journalist | @NewsAssociates grad
Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @oscarmaunghaley (303 Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

5. Isaac Johnson

Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @isaacjohnsonmen (525 Followers) Facebook Profile Link Get Email Contact

6. David Huntley

Designation Court Reporter Author Bio David Huntley is a Court reporter for ChronicleLive, the Chronicle, Journal and Sunday Sun. He has been with us since November 2021.
Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @davey_huntley (811 Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

7. Kali Lindsay

Designation Durham Reporter Author Bio Northumberland Chief Reporter @chroniclelive Contact: ****@reachplc.com Views my own
Gender Female Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @kalialindsay (655 Followers) Get Email Contact

8. Will Schofield

Designation Author Author Bio Journalist @DailyStar_Sport | Previously seen @TheseFootyTimes, @NonLeaguePaper, @OneFootball, and @City_Xtra among others.
Gender Male Twitter @thewschofield (576 Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Instagram @w_schofield Get Email Contact

9. Dan Laurie

Designation Author Author Bio Assistant Showbiz Editor| @dailystar
Gender Male Twitter @idanlaurie (728 Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Instagram @idanlaurie Facebook Profile Link Get Email Contact

10. Daniel Hall

Designation Rural Tourism Reporter Author Bio Dan Hall is rural tourism reporter for ChronicleLive, the Chronicle, Journal and Sunday Sun. He joined us in September 2021.
Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @halld39 (1.5K Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

11. Sophie Brownson

Designation City Centre Reporter Author Bio Sophie Brownson is city centre reporter for Newcastle for ChronicleLive, the Chronicle, Journal and Sunday Sun. She joined us in September 2021.
Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @sophie_brownson (1.6K Followers) Get Email Contact

12. Daniel Holland

Designation Local Democracy Reporter Author Bio Daniel Holland is a Local Democracy Reporter covering Newcastle City Council for ChronicleLive, the Chronicle, Journal, Sunday Sun, BBC and other media partners. He joined us in 2018.
Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @danhollandnews (2.7K Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Facebook Profile Link Get Email Contact

13. Nicole Goodwin

Designation City Centre Reporter Author Bio Nicole Goodwin is a reporter for ChronicleLive, the Chronicle, Journal and Sunday Sun covering Newcastle city centre and surrounding areas. She joined us in 2019.
Twitter @nicolegoodwin92 (721 Followers) Get Email Contact

14. Sonia Sharma

Designation Parenting Reporter Author Bio Sonia Sharma is ChronicleLive's reporter for North Tyneside and also covers parenting issues across the North East. She has been with us since 2002.
Gender Female Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @thesharminator (2K Followers) Get Email Contact

15. Rob Kennedy

Designation Court Reporter Author Bio Rob Kennedy is Court Reporter for ChronicleLive, the Chronicle, Journal and Sunday Sun. He has been with us since 2000.
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16. James Robinson

Designation Local Democracy Reporter Author Bio James Robinson is the local democracy reporter covering politics and health issues from Northumberland County Council. He was previously a reporter for County Durham Live and Sunderland Live.
Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @jwcrobinsonnews (885 Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

17. Sam Volpe

Designation Health Reporter Author Bio Sam Volpe is health reporter for ChronicleLive, the Chronicle, Journal and Sunday Sun. He joined us in September 2021.
Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @samuelevolpe (1.4K Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

18. Stuart Jamieson

Designation Football Content Editor Author Bio Football content editor for Chronicle Live, Sunderland Live, Gazette Live, Leeds Live, Yorkshire Live and Hull Live. A North East native, he has been working in sports journalism since 1995. Stuart has worked on the Sunday Sun, Chronicle and the Journal since move from the Gateshead Post in 1999.
Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @sjamieson74 (1.3K Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

19. Simon Duke

Designation Showbiz Editor Author Bio Simon Duke is TV & Showbiz Editor at ChronicleLive. He has been with us since 2014 and writes about TV, celebrities, entertainment and the local Newcastle nightlife scene. He's an expert in reality TV shows such as Love Island, Geordie Shore, X Factor and Strictly.
Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @simon_dukey (4.1K Followers) Get Email Contact

20. Aaron Stokes

Designation Newcastle United Editor Author Bio Aaron Stokes is our Newcastle United Editor. Born and bred in the north-east, Aaron left Newcastle in 2017 to work in London for Reach PLC's national titles. After five years in the capital, he returned to take up his current role at The Chronicle in March 2022.
Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @aaronjstokes (4.6K Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

21. Craig Johns

Designation Sports Writer Author Bio Craig is a sports writer with a passion for all North East football and combat sports. He is from Sunderland and has been with us since 2014.
Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @craig_johns (7.8K Followers) Get Email Contact

22. Matty Hewitt

Designation Football Writer Author Bio Matty Hewitt is a football writer for Newcastle United, Leeds United, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield and Hull City. He joined us in 2020.
Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @mattyjhewitt (1.7K Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

23. James Hunter

Designation Sunderland Afc Writer Author Bio James Hunter was ChronicleLive's Sunderland AFC writer from 1999 until 2024, reporting on the Black Cats through 21 'permanent' managers, more than 1,150 games, three promotions, four relegations, three cup finals, and two play-off finals.
Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @jhunterchron (23.5K Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

24. Chris Knight

Designation Football Writer Author Bio Chris Knight is a football writer for ChronicleLive, Leeds Live, Yorkshire Live and Hull Live predominantly covering Newcastle United FC. Between 2016 and moving into football reporting in 2019, Chris was a news reporter for ChronicleLive and the Chronicle, Journal and Sunday Sun covering Gateshead and South Tyneside.
Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @c_m_knight (2K Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

25. Lee Ryder

Designation Chief Newcastle United Writer Author Bio Lee Ryder joined the Chronicle in 2005 and is our Chief Newcastle United Writer. Lee has reported on the Magpies from China, New Zealand, the United States, Russia, Ukraine and across Europe. Covered England throughout Euro 2020.
Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @lee_ryder (137.6K Followers) Get Email Contact

26. Barbara Hodgson

Designation Life Writer Author Bio Having worked as a multi-media news reporter on The Chronicle, The Journal and the Sunday Sun, Barbara Hodgson is now back in the field of entertainment, in the role of an advance content writer with the What's On team
Gender Female Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @barbarahodgson5 (1.5K Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

27. Ciaran Kelly

Designation Newcastle United Writer Author Bio Ciaran is our Newcastle United writer and covers the team home and away. Originally from Galway in the west of Ireland, Ciaran joined us from the Manchester Evening News, where he was Manchester United writer, in February, 2019. Ciaran previously wrote a book on Jose Mourinho entitled 'The Rise of the Translator'.
Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @ciarankelly__ (16.4K Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

28. Liam Wood

Designation Football Writer Author Bio Liam is a senior sports journalist who currently operates across several centres with the Reach PLC network. He has worked for various Reach publications since graduating from the University of Huddersfield with a First Class honours degree in Sports Journalism & Media in 2012. His current duties - for the Manchester Evening News, Liverpool Echo and football.london - include writing news articles, trends pieces, live blogging and matchday content. He previously covered League Two side Grimsby Town, breaking exclusive stories on manager sackings, player signings and takeover developments.
Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @ldw1988 (42 Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

29. Ellen Kirwin

Gender Female Twitter @ellen_kirwin (5.3K Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Instagram @ellenkirwin Facebook Profile Link Get Email Contact

30. Robbie Purves

Designation Author Author Bio Robbie is an SEO Writer with expertise in health, global current affairs and the environment. He was previously a sports journalist covering European football and NBA basketball.
Gender Male Author Profile chroniclelive.co.uk Twitter @robbiepurves (2.6K Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

31. Christine Younan

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32. Andrew Musgrove

Designation Video Editor Author Bio ????️ Host & producer of the @eibwpodcast | Best Sport Podcast 2023 at The Publisher Podcast Awards | Video Editor for @chroniclenufc
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33. Beth Robson

Designation Night Editor Author Bio Views are my own.
Twitter @BethIsobelRobso Get Email Contact

34. Bethany White

Designation Story Editor Author Bio highly caffeinated sub editor ????☕️
Twitter @bethanywhite Get Email Contact

35. Catherine Furze

Designation Consumer Writer, Consumer Reporter Get Email Contact

36. Catherine Swan

Designation Reporter Author Bio Senior journalist @ChronicleLive What's On, Affiliates & Trends ????✍ | Got a story in the North East? ???? ****@reachplc.com | ????️‍???? | she/her
Twitter @Cathie_Swan Get Email Contact

37. Craig Thompson

Designation Content Editor Author Bio Communicator. IG: craigyt0210
Twitter @craigjourno Get Email Contact

38. Kevin Dinsdale

Designation Print Publishing Editor, ncjMedia Author Bio I am Print Publishing Editor at ncjMedia in Newcastle, publishers of The Chronicle, The Journal and the Sunday Sun. These views are my own.
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39. Francesca Craggs

Designation Reporter Author Bio Multi media journalist at NCJMedia
Twitter @Francesca_LFC Get Email Contact

40. Helen Dalby

Designation Audience and Content Director Author Bio Audience & Content Director @ChronicleLive | @TheJournalNews | @TeessideLive | @YorkshireLive | @HullLive | @GrimsbyLive. @sunshine_fund & @editorsuk NE chair.
Twitter @helendalby Get Email Contact

41. Herbert Soden

Designation Local Democracy Reporter Get Email Contact

42. Jane Hall

Designation Journalist Author Bio Award-winning journalist & @346TynemouthSqn CI. Mum, unpaid taxi driver, papercut survivor, fluent sarcasm speaker, professional procrastinator, Marmite lover.
Twitter @JaneAdamsHall Get Email Contact

43. John Gibson

Designation Football Columnist Get Email Contact

44. Kathryn Riddell

Designation Content Editor Author Bio Content editor at @ChronicleLive bringing you the latest from across the North East. Coffee addict, horror fan, big sister.
Twitter @KathrynRiddell Get Email Contact

45. Katie Collings

Designation Breaking News Reporter Author Bio Breaking News Editor for @ChronicleLive. Get in touch at ****@reachplc.com. Springsteen fanatic, Swiftie and Dachshund Mam.
Twitter @KCollingsNews Get Email Contact

46. Darren Kelso

Designation Print Content Editor Author Bio Swim parent, early riser, book lover, video gamer, history nut, movie buff and craft beer enthusiast. Views my own, apart from the ones I stole from others
Twitter @KelsoDarren Get Email Contact

47. Kieran Murray

Designation Content Editor Author Bio Content Editor @ChronicleLive. Views my own. UTB
Twitter @KieranPMurray Get Email Contact

48. Laura Udall

Designation Content Writer Author Bio Consumer Writer at Reach Plc
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49. Michelle Warren

Designation Reporter Author Bio Windham/ECSU reporter at The Chronicle; UConn alumnus; ****@thechronicle.com, (860)423-8466 ext. 3333.
Twitter @mwarrentc Get Email Contact

50. Mike Kelly

Designation Social Affairs Correspondent Author Bio Journalist and writer based in the North East. Views own.
Twitter @MikeJKelly1962 Get Email Contact

51. Mike Muncaster

Designation News Editor Author Bio Live news and video editor @ChronicleLive
Twitter @MichaelMjourno Get Email Contact

52. Peter Tennick

Designation Content Editor Author Bio Head of News @chroniclelive. Former assistant editor Sunderland Echo. Runner, parkrun devotee, music-lover/festival-goer. All views are my own. ????
Twitter @PTennick Get Email Contact

53. Sara Nichol

Designation Senior Reporter Author Bio Senior reporter at @ChronicleLive. From the North East. Email: ****@ncjmedia.co.uk
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54. Sophie Barley

Designation Editor Author Bio Editor @ChronicleLive in Newcastle
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55. Sophie Doughty

Designation Crime Reporter Author Bio Crime Reporter at Newcastle Evening Chronicle. From North Shields. Regional Press Awards winner chroniclelive.co.uk/authors/sophie
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56. Simon Meechan

Designation Reporter Author Bio The Mags.
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57. Graeme Whitfield

Designation Business Editor Author Bio Editor of @TheJournalNews and North East editor of @businesslive. Ginger man. (The two are not connected).
Twitter @Graemewhitfield Get Email Contact

58. Tony Henderson

Designation Environment Editor Author Bio Environment Editor The Journal Newcastle ; allotment, CIU social clubs, the hills, heritage, broad beans, Sod's Law, The Toon, Flann O'Brien. Views my own.
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