Steve Hargrave Explained

Steve Hargrave
Birth Place:Dorchester, Dorset UK
Occupation:Broadcast journalist, TV presenter and writer
Years Active:15
Credits:Sunrise – Channel 7
Sky News
ITV Daybreak
London Tonight
ITV News
BBC 6 Music

Steve Hargrave is an English broadcast journalist, presenter, writer and content creator known for his unique celebrity interviews and red-carpet reports.

Broadcasting career

Hargrave began his career presenting and producing news for 2CR Radio in Bournemouth before hosting Entertainment News for Independent Radio News. He then joined ITN produced services London Tonight and ITV News as an Entertainment Correspondent, where he also created and presented ITV2's daily showbiz news bulletin. He was subsequently named one of Broadcast magazine's under-30 UK Media Hotshots.

In 2008 he joined Sky News as Entertainment Correspondent where he regularly reported live from red carpets at events such as the Oscars the Cannes Film Festival and reported live on major breaking news stories such as Michael Jackson's death.

On 6 September 2010 he joined ITV's Flagship Breakfast Show Daybreak as an entertainment correspondent.[1] [2] He became known for his irreverent, unique and humorous interviews, such as playing ukulele with Dolly Parton[3] backstage with Usher.[4] and interviewing Britney Spears[5]

Hargrave went on to join Australian breakfast show Sunrise as their UK Correspondent, where he reports on national news items as well as continuing his celebrity interviews, chatting to the likes of Cher[6] and Ryan Gosling[7] He also returned to Sky News for showbiz updates and newspaper reviews alongside Eamonn Holmes. He currently also reports for 5 News on both news and entertainment stories, including a chat with Tom Cruise[8]

Hargrave has presented the music news on BBC 6 Music, a weekly gig guide for LBC Radio and hosted numerous podcasts. He has written for US music magazine Paste[9] and has had articles published for Total Film

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.itv.com/documents/doc/Daybreak%20Press%20Pack%20.doc Daybreak Press Pack
  2. http://www.ok.co.uk/posts/view/35381/Interview-Sharon-Marshall-and-Steve-Hargrave- Interview: Sharon Marshall and Steve Hargrave
  3. http://vimeo.com/45961574 Steve Hargrave meets Dolly Parton
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6SzrXUvXi8 Steve Hargrave goes behind the scenes with Usher for ITV Daybreak
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=632ZDk2e6V0
  6. https://www.tiktok.com/@sunriseon7/video/7293026014228122881
  7. https://www.instagram.com/p/CgT8j-xA0kg/?hl=en-gb
  8. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd0sMA0gVdJ/?hl=en-gb
  9. http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/09/god-save-the-album-paste-meets-uk-stars-fka-twigs.html God Save The Album: Paste Meets Mercury Prize Nominees FKA Twigs, Kate Tempest, East India Youth, Bombay Bicycle Club and Anna Calvi