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Morning Editor @LBC and producer of @NickFerrariLBC | stories and tips to lucy.bacon @global .com

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Everyone please enjoy this text just received from my mum
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“In one corner, a UK snooker star. In the other, his bitter ex” Is Reanne Evans, 12 time women’s snooker world champion, not a snooker star as well then? 🤔
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BEYONCÉ IS COMING TO LEICESTER SQUARE 🚨🚨🚨
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👋🏼Heading to bed shortly as from tomorrow I’ll be Morning Editor and Producer of the Nick Ferrari at Breakfast programme on LBC 📻 I’m always on the lookout for a good story and new contributors - drop me a line at lucy.bacon @global .com if you’d like to chat! 👋🏼
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3 years
It makes me sick to my stomach that we live in a society where a woman can’t even take exercise in the morning without being unsafe
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a female jogger was raped during an early morning run in Streatham.
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. @mrjamesob on @LBC now speaking to two YouTubers who pranked self-titled royal commentators into commenting on the Oprah interview before it aired and *without seeing it* is indeed hilarious - but also worryingly shows the biases royal "experts" already hold against Meghan
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Six hours of outside broadcasting overlooking Westminster Abbey for the Queen’s funeral. An honour and a pleasure. Well done to all involved. @ShelaghFogarty especially🙏🏽
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Rounds of applause as Richard Ratcliffe leaves after completing a 21 day hunger strike
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Well there’s a shift I won’t forget soon. Providing rolling coverage on the death of the Duke of Edinburgh - no ads, no beds, no jingles, just live radio. A phenomenal shift by all at LBC today - proud to have been a part of it.
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Absolutely obsessed with my friend’s football shirt
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My flatmate, who is a teacher, won tickets in the key worker ballot for the Brit Awards 🥂 So I’m off to North Greenwich where I’ll be part of a 4000 strong crowd at the O2, in the next instalment of government pilot schemes🐝 can you tell I’m excited?!
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Chaos
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Can’t believe I’ve gone viral and I spelt Leicester wrong
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Cooked my first Christmas dinner and I therefore declare myself a domestic goddess
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Work on Christmas Eve they said... it’ll be a quiet day they said...
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1 year
LONDON MARATHON DONE🏃🏼‍♀️ ✨04:52:08✨ Buzzing with sub 5! Loved every second! Not sure what “the wall” is because I didn’t hit it! Had the best time xxx Still so much time to donate if you’d like to:
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4 years
My cab driver this morning: “Thank you all at LBC. You’re all my heroes. You’ve kept me going during this pandemic.” 🥺
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3 years
Asked whether Johnson is fit for office after Jennifer Arcuri's affair claims, Andrew Mitchell, Conservative MP for Sutton Coldfield tells @IainDale @LBC that the privtae lives of politicans "have always been exotic." Well...
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This is absolutely vile and misogynistic to the core - I am so angry and saddened that my friend @AvaSantina has been targeted by this horrid man. I hope @OFCOM acts accordingly. FWIW - Ava is one of the most beautiful, witty & bright people I've ever been lucky enough to know x
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Laurence Fox just did a whole speech on GB News on why men apparently won’t shag me ?
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What a day. From producing a 3 hour show on tenterhooks with @ShelaghFogarty waiting for the announcement about the Queen, to then being one of the producers on a 4 hour special alongside @AndrewMarr9 paying tribute to her Majesty was an honour🇬🇧 Proud to be part of it all @LBC
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3 years
The Charles Walker effect
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Joining Shelagh's programme at such a crucial time is a huge responsibility and I can't wait to get started working with one of the best broadcasters in the country. @JTMaclaren has set a fantastic example to me since I joined LBC and I'm excited to watch his next steps!
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Superb @LBC producer @JTMaclaren is joining @AndrewMarr9 @RobBurl so our time together is up. The good news is @LucyEBacon is joining me from today with latest from #Ukraine
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3 years
Tell me you’ve gone to your mum’s house in Essex without *actually* telling me you’ve gone to your mums house in Essex ✨✨
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Well my job just got 10x harder 🙃
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4 years
No-deal Brexit and London going into tier 3 both on the horizon. If I don’t laugh, I will cry
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2 years
Hey @easyJet we’ve been sat on the runway for an hour and a half now! And that’s on top of the already existing one hour delay. Been told we’ve got to wait another 20 minutes as well. Not cool!
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3 years
I am so tired of middle aged white people gatekeeping what is racism and what isn't
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‘It could of just been a causally racist comment’. Sorry, WHAT!? 🤯 #LooseWomen #HarryandMeghan
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Things I didn’t expect when turning up to work this morning: hand delivering smoked mackerel to @ChrisMoyles on @RadioX
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tonight I am looking forward to finishing work, going home and having a big cry. As a treat
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2 years
🌹It was great to have Labour MP Hilary Benn on the programme to discuss the government’s plan of an “overseas hiring spree” to plug the gaps in the social care workforce. Here he is making the case for a “National Care Service” @hilarybennmp
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2 years
As a girl who loved playing football and cricket throughout school and university, I was told countless times they weren’t sports for girls. Even laughed at and ridiculed (by men of course). To see England women win the Euros with such strength there are just no words 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Second day on the job with @ShelaghFogarty and, with the help of @theousherwood , we have an answer for Denys and his family. Hear him speak with Shelagh after 2pm on @LBC
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This is the harrowing text ⁦ @ShelaghFogarty ⁩ read out on @LBC just now from listener, Denys. Desperate situation but going by the current Home Office rules, his sister-in-law and her two children can’t yet travel to the UK without obtaining a visa first.
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How's that for a breakfast debut @HenryRiley1 ?
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After LBC Reporter @HenryRiley1 says he 'surprisingly' got an A in GCSE maths at school @NickFerrariLBC puts him on the spot.
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VAXXED GIRL SUMMER 💉💉💉
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Can’t believe I pretended to like football for 90 minutes just for that
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2 years
This does mean that my time with @ShelaghFogarty has come to an end! 😢 working with her for the last year has been nothing short of JOYOUS and I will miss it very much, but pleased to now have a friend for life! Onwards 😘
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My Dad has just had his first dose of that sweet AstraZeneca boyyyy 🙌🏼🙌🏼
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Our landlord hasn’t replied to any of our texts and emails so I found one of the previous tenants on Instagram who is now giving us all the answers. If this isn’t proof my journalistic skills then I don’t know what is x
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5 years
Has anyone else found social media during this GE totally exhausting? The propaganda, the fake news, the constant flurry of people telling you who you can and can’t vote for. Can’t wait for it all to blow over
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Ollie the Octopous has become a celebrity of the newsroom! 🐙 @OctopusEnergy
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Missed my own uncle’s funeral. There was only six people there. But this? This is fine
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We were allowed 10 people or fewer at my Mother's funeral.
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The devil works hard but Jackie Weaver’s PR team works harder
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This is the most important factor of them all.
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2 years
I’m pleased that my last bit of work for the breakfast show was fixing this broadcast exclusive interview with President of Alzheimer’s Research UK and former Prime Minister David Cameron. Here he speaks movingly about his mother having Alzheimer’s👇🏽
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3 years
When I tell people I’m interested in politics THIS is what I mean. Sex scandals and resignations. I live for it !!
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4 years
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says people who claim covid is a hoax need to “grow up” He’s not wrong
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My dad just said to me “At least you don’t need to worry about buying a Christmas present for a boyfriend this year!” 🙄
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Lovely surprise when going through the papers this morning… yes that is @HenryRiley1 ‘s belly in the Telegraph 😍🥰
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Today’s mission: get Jackie Weaver onto tonight’s programme
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1 year
Great to see our exclusive phone in with the Prime Minister make front page news this morning 👇🏽
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4 years
Walking through Bank and seeing swathes of people outside pubs for post-work drinks again nearly brought a tear to my eye
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3 years
I regret to inform you all my hairdresser has absolutely butchered my hair and I will not be uploading a post-cut selfie like the rest of you
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2 years
Brentwood half done in 2hrs26 mins 🏃🏽‍♀️ Chuffed to bits to have beaten my 2.5 hour target - AND I didn’t stop once! There’s still time to donate to @alzheimerssoc if you’d like to:
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Finished work at 10pm - the same time everyone got turfed out of the bars. Battled my way through the (heaving) crowds in soho to then stand on a packed central line from Tottenham Court Road back to Liverpool Street. Nice one Bozza 🤙🏽
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3 years
It’s five o’clock, it’s still light outside, and the city is looking wonderful 🌸
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Feeling absolutely exhausted and deflated to be a woman this week. The misogyny is real and alive. Tired. Sad.
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2 years
Can’t believe I’m spending my day off work in bed with cancelled plans absolutely hooked to the Big Jet TV livestream but here we are
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@ShaunBaileyUK delete this
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Christine Flack, Caroline Flack's mother, has just called into @LBC in response to Jeremy Clarkson's column about Meghan Markle. Her warning really puts things into perspective.
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‘We shouldn’t just be able to say awful things.’ Caroline Flack's mother shares an emotional warning about the harmful impacts of ‘untrue’ press coverage on people who may be ‘fragile’ after Jeremy Clarkson’s column about Meghan Markle. @ShelaghFogarty
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Morning x
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So lovely to visit my parents today, have a pub dinner (inside!) AND give them a cuddle ☺️
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Brentwood half marathon ready 🏃🏼‍♀️
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4 years
Can broadcasters and papers please stop using close-up images of needles going into people’s arms? Yours sincerely, a trypanophobic
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Who can get from Barnes to Hammersmith the fastest - escooter, taxi or bus? Congrats to @theousherwood for winning the dash on his Lime escooter🛴 Thanks to @limebike @pedalmeapp and @hjhstevenson for working with our bonkers idea👍🏻
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Finding out Annelise Dodds is a techno fan has made my morning
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Can’t really believe this was ever in doubt...! #beats
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The collective trauma we’ve all experienced this year is insurmountable. I’ve held it together until now but this week has finished me off.
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If you’re posting a 4 minute long Instagram story full of your 2020 memories you’re getting blocked for your sheer rudeness
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London Victoria, 5.38pm, first day back at work for many. I miss the old London 😔
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It was great to go back to @PA_Training - where I got my NCTJ several years ago - to speak to the full-time students about working in broadcast and giving tips on how to get into the industry. A great discussion and lots of great questions. Thanks for having me!
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@LucyEBacon , morning ed and producer of @NickFerrariLBC wowing our @NCTJ_news cohort with tips on breaking into broadcasting #journalismtraining #broadcasting #becomeajournalist
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Floods? No problem for @RachelSJohnson
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Waterloo 🇬🇧
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. @russellhoward has used a clip from @NickFerrariLBC programme in his stand-up, which has eventually made its way to to TikTok - clocking up 3.2 million views👇🏽
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It’s nearly marathon time and would love some support on the day! 🏃🏼‍♀️ Tracking number is 57701, I start just before 11am and I’m hoping to do it in 4.5-5 hours (all being well)! Download the 2023 London Marathon app to track me! 💙
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Theresa May having the last laugh throwing breakfast producers up and down the country into chaos
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I would like to personally thank Sir Keir Starmer for becoming Labour leader a year ago and providing a perfect phone-in topic on an otherwise quiet Easter weekend
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If this press conference makes the Strictly final late I swear to God
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An e-scooter trial begins in London today where, in participating boroughs, you can ride a scooter on the road. So of course we’ve set up a challenge. Barnes➡️Hammersmith 🚖 @mattuthompson in a black cab 🚎 @JamesGooderson on a bus 🛴 @theousherwood on a e-scooter
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Hackney Half! Such a fab, well organised event, and the crowds were amazing, really picked me up when I needed it 🤣 sooo hot! Now for a week on holiday to recover 😎
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Left over turkey and pigs in blankets sandwich to take to work 🤤
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Seeing the spoons in Liverpool Street station completely deserted on a Thursday evening and not heaving with Essex boys who work in finance will never not be weird
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Personal thanks for matt Hancock for giving me a lively last half hour in the studio
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What if I don’t have six friends
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My colleague just admitted to finding Gavin Williamson attractive. I resign
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3 years
Just realised today is the first day of August, or better known as the worst month of the year to be a producer
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2 years
What a lovely day to run 13.1 miles 🏃🏽‍♀️ If you’d like to donate to Alzheimer’s Society and help me get round Brentwood’s country roads, you can follow the link here:
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Living my teenage dream at #CapitalSTB 💖 thank you @Barclaycard for the hospitality 🎉
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How do I turn this mic on??
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The quality of guests and callers who have contributed to the discussion on Afghanistan to @LBC this week have been phenomenal From veterans, to bereaved mothers, to people on the ground - so many stories to tell. I hope our output has done them justice
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This is the video
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With Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview coming me and @archiemanners wanted to see if Royal Experts were always truthful with how they report on them -
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Listening to @BenKentish absolutely SMASH his opener on @LBC right now and I couldn't be more impressed!!
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Me at midday with no PMQs to watch
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Even in light of yesterday’s news - I STILL find myself moving seats on the train to avoid sitting opposite men who have their face mask around their chin ????
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1 year
Great set of figures for Nick and the show. A real team effort goes into producing this show from the crack of dawn well into the night. A proud day!
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Nick Ferrari at Breakfast now reaches 1.43 million weekly listeners across the UK. Join @NickFerrariLBC this morning on Britain’s biggest commercial news talk station. Listen on @GlobalPlayer 📲
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4 years
Did anyone else just see and hear a load of empty, vague words? Can’t tell if I have lockdown brain or that was just a load of gibberish
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3 years
If anything good comes from this week I hope it’s that men realise the extent of their privilege and understand their allyship is needed more than ever
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Might become a parish councillor just to feel something
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