Chris Penhall is a freelance writer, radio producer, reporter and presenter.

Having started her working life at Radios One and Four, she changed direction and began working for the Employments Service where she became a Jobcentre Manager and Trainer. She then moved with her young family to Portugal and enjoyed three blissful years in Cascais near Lisbon.

On her return she found her way back into radio via the charity CSV, for whom she produced radio content and community campaigns for BBC Essex.  She also began her writing career, writing articles for local papers and magazines, press-releases and marketing materials for small businesses and regular columns and interviews for UK salsa-promoters.

Highlights  since then include presenting and producing the BBC Essex Helpline, presenting and producing three hour-long programmes about the world of salsa dancing, and reporting on Children in Need events Comic Relief events throughout Essex for the station.

She also created The Salsa Diaries - her own take on the world of the salsa dancer.

Recent projects include producing a series of features for BBC Essex looking at businesses in the county: Business Bites Back,  and producing and presenting The Essex Comedy Hour for the station, which featured interviews with Phil Jupitus, Joe Pasquale, Phil Cornwell, Terry Alderton, Ellie Taylor, Marcus Birdman, David Traynier and Al Naed.

Having just begun a stint as one of Sadie Nine’s Loud Women on BBC Essex, she has also moved into the world of podcasting – providing audio content for JibbaJabbapods for clients such as The Co -op and The Richard and Judy Bookclub for WH Smith, and compiles a monthly charities round up for Essex Life Magazine, as well as writing marketing copy and press releases for local small companies.

*NEWSFLASH* currently updating my blog every couple of days: What Christine Did Next (or the children are flying the nest..what shall I do…) …me..motorbike..Marrakech…how did that happen?

click here for examples of her radio work.

Contact Chris via Facebook, Twitter, or e-mail: info@chrispenhall.co.uk