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music journo & presenter talking on @hitsradiouk / host of Noted with @thenewsmovement @persephonica

London, England
Joined February 2009
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@marymandefield
mary mandefield
1 year
the Barbie marketing team has done it again 👏
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1 year
The pink colour of Lake Hillier, Western Australia is believed to be due to the presence of the organism, Dunaliella salina, an unicellular micro-algae that contains red/pink pigment [📹, HD, Jaimen Hudson: ]
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On the Bedford to three bridges train & this group of guys starting on anyone (including a woman in her 70s), racist slurs, throwing punches. As soon as he sees me filming he threatens me I get the train everyday, easily the most horrendous journey & experience I’ve had
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@marymandefield
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4 years
There’s a guy blasting Kanye songs outside of Universals offices. Security don’t really know what to do with him. 🤷🏾‍♀️
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@marymandefield
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6 months
Police called and on their way. It was a @TLRailUK train but there was a woman with a @Se_Railway jacket on who stepped in and was amazing, even though they then went for her
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6 months
Fair play to Thameslink for an update on this
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1 year
Katie Price is launching her podcast, so I asked if there’s any she loves listening to atm 👀
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@marymandefield
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6 months
@LukeTwenty12 About 5 of them got on saying a guy brushed past them on the escalator. They wanted to fight him, anyone who stepped in they then turned on. Shouting and threatening people from the minute they got on the train
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@marymandefield
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3 years
what in the molly mae..
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3 years
“I have the best advice for women in business,” Kim Kardashian says. “Get your f--king ass up and work. It seems like nobody wants to work these days.”
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@marymandefield
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1 year
@bigdybbukenergy The songs not matching the dance AT ALL is sending me 😭
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@marymandefield
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6 months
@rend139 Ugh, it was just awful wasn’t it. Went on for ages, hope you’re ok!
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6 years
@michael_modern @YasminShxt @AngelaNakiyingi you literally spent her money. CANT DEAL
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4 years
Just to clear things up #BorisSpeech
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@marymandefield
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5 months
have seen multiple tweets from this guy about me. It’s giving ~obsessed~
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6 months
The BBC is not real life, despite all its hubris & peacock preening. To damn a man on the basis of 9 seconds, of probably out of context video, is not journalism, it's a witch hunt. He says to @marymandefield , “this is England not a f*cking foreign country you f*cking lot”. I
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@marymandefield
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4 years
@paulaakpan And it was brushed over and forgotten about so quickly 😣
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@marymandefield
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2 years
obsessed with jason and heather not knowing how to at least fake the phone calls on selling sunset
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6 months
People can say racism isn’t a big thing anymore, but you wait until you’re being stared down by a racist shouting slurs at you (and every person of colour) when they have that eyes glazed over look and you know they could knock you out if they wanted to. 😣
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@marymandefield
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3 years
@zachoeo These guys are such scammers, the way they will escort people to the atm if they tell them they don’t have cash 🥴😭
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6 months
@KingBobIIV feel free to link to the source, because this is not on the British transport police website
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6 years
@TanyaCompas Guardian of patties, groundsman of steel pans, security for floats and doorman of all households charging £2 to use their loo
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@marymandefield
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1 year
I was a listener, then a guest, then I shadowed, then I covered, then I was offered 3 months which turned into 9 today is my last show in this slot, but know there will always be more to come at @BBCRadioLondon
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@marymandefield
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2 years
Guys…. I’m going to be on @BBCR1 🥹😮🤭 LIFE HACKS and The Charts First Look with @Abbiedew live on Jan 1st WHAT IS MY LIFE!!!?????
@BBCRadio1PR
BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra & Asian Network Press Office
2 years
AND Radio 1's Christmas Takeover 2022 is BACK!🎄 From Boxing Day until New Year's Day we're welcoming 29 new presenters to the station over the festive period! All the details here 👉
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2 years
my mood atm 🥹💖 have been at work this morn & not had a chance to fully soak in the love & excitement around finally being able to share that I’ll be presenting on ACTUAL @BBCR1 in January. Me… Mary.. on radio 1(?!?) the station I grew up listening to. like… wtf 😭
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@marymandefield
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6 months
chilling at home right now 🏡😙✌🏽
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@marymandefield
mary mandefield
2 years
who is the next nick grimshaw? looking for a presenter for a *paid* project, doesn't need to be experienced, just easy to chat to!
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6 years
@Toinlicious @michael_modern @YasminShxt @AngelaNakiyingi girl. you know. I'm so mad that he's trying to make a name for himself off the back of this. gross
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@marymandefield
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2 years
@simsimmaaz A new one is coming to discovery plus called written in the stars ✨🤌🏽
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@marymandefield
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10 months
the train I’m on is currently 59 minutes delayed. If it’s 60 mins then you get a full refund… driver said he’ll announce if it makes it to 60 when we reach the platform The tension and drama of it all!
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@marymandefield
mary mandefield
6 months
past few weeks on @BBCNews reporting on Beyoncé, Usher, Glasto, Coachella
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1 year
@TaylorT14754642 @KatiePrice What’s that got to do with anything?
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@marymandefield
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2 years
on @BBCNews talking about my good sis Rihanna 💅🏽💅🏽💅🏽
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@marymandefield
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4 years
may i add, no staff are in the office. they are very much WFH.
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@marymandefield
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6 months
🚨 some personal news 🚨 After much consideration, I’ve started posting on LinkedIn. Send love and prayers, I hope the cringe barrier is lifted sooner rather than later
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@marymandefield
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2 years
from next week your girl really is going to be a full time presenter / journalist. wtf is life 🥺 BLESSED.
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@marymandefield
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5 months
Happy Sunday 🌞 thank you to those who has been so kind in the face of some of the posts and comments I’ve been on the receiving end of. I really do appreciate it and it doesn’t go unnoticed
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3 years
up and coming radio presenters - please listen back to your shows. yes, you will cringe. but also yes, you will realise what your recurring phrases are. Mine right now is 'we LOVE TO SEE IT'. 🙃🙃🙃
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6 months
🙃🙃🙃 Where exactly do you want us to go? 😂
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6 months
I’m actually still in shock! To be nominated for 2 ARIAS….???!! I swear guys, it was in the pandemic is said ‘lemme try this radio thing’. 4 years later I feel like I’m making a stamp in the audio industry and I’m so grateful @persephonica @thenewsmovement
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@marymandefield
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2 years
1 year since the world lost Jamal Edwards. I wrote about how we can all be a little bit more Jamal 🤍 RIP
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@marymandefield
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3 years
@BeeBabs Even the font looks cheap 🥲
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@marymandefield
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3 years
@sheslondonmonet OBSESSED with this! you and the whole team killed it - I would love to interview you on radio here in London. Drop me a DM if you're interested 👏
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@marymandefield
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2 years
want to work on a news story about the SPAC nation brunches - it's very murky but think it needs exposure. Anyone got any leads or info? DMs are open
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2 years
📍 @BBCR1 , MediaCity
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2 years
I’ll be looking after @1Xtra Talks this Sunday! On this week’s show we’re chatting about Stephen Lawrence Day. Be honest, whether you were alive in 1993 or not, I want to know what does the name Stephen Lawrence mean to you?
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2 years
interviewed @adekunleGOLD and he’s a gem 💎 coming to The Scene tomorrow
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2 years
.... using the 'boss babe' movement to lure young girls to an event without any parental consent or safeguarding.
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@Taj_Ali1 @LukeTwenty12 I think it was London Bridge
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@marymandefield
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1 year
Hey new show! Joining the @hitsradiouk family for Sunday breakfasts 🙌🏽
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1 year
guys
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1 year
Katie Price is launching her podcast, so I asked if there’s any she loves listening to atm 👀
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@bigdybbukenergy Olivia Rodrigo: 🥁🥁🥁📢📢📢🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽 Afton: 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
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@marymandefield
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2 years
I made my first mini-documentary! I'm all about learning in public, rather than just showing a shiny finished product & as a newbie journalist, I'm definitely figuring this all out as I go along here's what I learned along the way🧵
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1 year
✍🏽 new signing! v excited to be joining the talented + hardworking team and roster at @insanityhq
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1 year
Hip hop turns 50 today! We’re celebrating with the hip hop weekend on @1Xtra I want to show love to the women who shaped the genre Who are your favourite female hip hop icons? And why? 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
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@marymandefield
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@Milenasanchezx So many listeners could see how you were treated and were always rooting for you. You will shine in whatever you do next, and have people who have been desperate to hear you in a space where you’re loved
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@marymandefield
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5 months
doing what I love - speaking to students about finding and using their voice
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@marymandefield
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2 years
NME, the guardian and the independent have all failed to even mention Mel in their write ups. Have you no shame?
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tobí rachel
2 years
I’m really enjoying British newsrooms poorly trying to figure out what Mel Made Me Do It means with no idea who Mel is and what she made anyone do. Hire more black writers then 🤷🏾‍♀️
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new show for meeee on @BBCRadioLondon 8-10pm, come and say hiii
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2 years
the faces 4 fabulous people who, for 3 hours, put together 2 amazing shows this eve on @BBCR1 🙏🏽
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@marymandefield
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2 years
✨ grateful! ✨ you can listen back on @BBCSounds , search ‘1Xtra Talks’ we go again next week, covering for @RichieBrave ✌🏽
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The ARIAS is here! Up for 2 nominations and will be presenting an award Very grateful for all the magic that has come my way since deciding to chat into a microphone and make this my job Good luck to all this eve 🤞🏽✨ @radioacademy #UKARIAS
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@marymandefield
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2 years
A thing that I love about getting older is that my friends are more established in what they’re doing My mates have written books, released documentaries, sold out shows, put on plays It’s wild, but all down to the fact that they’ve practiced their craft for years
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@marymandefield
mary mandefield
2 years
one week ago… …presenting on @BBCR1
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@marymandefield
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2 years
The best thing about today is seeing everyone else sharing their news 🥹👏🏽 There’s something about doing radio where if you’re in it, you know how much time, energy & unpaid work goes into getting your foot in the door. If you do it, it’s because you love it
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@marymandefield
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3 years
@shoes_bags_boys Each to their own! If she knows she doesn’t enjoy the process of making & keeping up friendships then why do it? I don’t think she said it in a way that encourages others to do the same, she was just stating a preference. They said how most guests on the podcast are the same
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2 years
every so often I remember that in 2022 I was chosen as Hertfordshire's third sexiest woman x
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4 years
Me 🤝 interviewing peng black girls on the radio. Chatting to @AmiaBrave on @thisiswestside on my show Bringing it Black. Tonight, 9-11pm
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As Hertfordshire’s 3rd sexiest woman, I have to say I am in full support of the top spot 👏👏👏
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Katherine Ryan
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LISTEN UP, FOURS. A TEN IS SPEAKING. 🗣
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2 years
looking after The Scene tonight 8-10pm on @BBCRadioLondon ✌🏽
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@marymandefield
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6 months
2 ARIA nominations!!!! thankful 🥹🥹🥹
@persephonica
Persephonica
6 months
🎙️ A brilliant result for our amazing teams! Three ARIAS nominations for Noted and Heirs of Enslavement Best New Podcast - Noted x @thenewsmovement Best Factual Series - Heirs of Enslavement @LauraTrevelyan @labourlewis Best New Presenter - @marymandefield
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1 year
2020 I was booked and busy for Black History Month (despite lockdowns), 2021 I was pretty busy with talks and speaking events, 2022 I did a few things and 2023 now that my profile is the biggest it's been, I've not been asked or invited to a single thing
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@marymandefield
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2 years
@KwajoHousing it angers me so much. with all the documentaries and investigations into SPAC Nation and they still get away with it. It needs to be picked up by the mainstream news and not just be a conversation in Black communities
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we’ve been nominated for: 🏆 Best new podcast - Noted with @persephonica x @thenewsmovement 🏆 Best new presenter grateful to have worked with genuinely amazing people - @_EllieClifford @xanthe_palmer @dinosofos @_jacksuddaby @BeccaHutson @kamalahmednews @patersonjon
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@marymandefield
mary mandefield
2 years
my life 🤝 constant silliness and relentless self promotion
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1 year
First show on @hitsradiouk ! 6-9am Sunday Breakfast with Mary oi oiiiii
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@marymandefield
mary mandefield
2 years
got myself a role at @thenewsmovement 🤸🏽‍♀️✨📢 Social first news content, a new perspective on big stories & a team of v talented people 🤘🏽
@kamalahmednews
Kamal Ahmed
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🚨Delighted to welcome senior journalists and brilliant young talent to @thenewsmovement We are building a vibrant team to help tell the news differently 👋🏽 @thejohnsimpson @KuriousKaf @EmmaLBentley @marymandefield @JemimaKWalker @OmarMehtab @kamara89
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3 years
Really important message on my laptop.
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@marymandefield
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1 year
Manchester bound for a beaut afternoon on @BBCR1 💕 Life Hacks from 4pm & Official Chat: First Look from 6pm Mary & Yinka on your radio 🙌🏽
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host a podcast, have my own radio show, have been doing talks around the country, invited to incredible events and worked with huge brands. I don’t think it will hit me until after Xmas but I’ve done so many things I aimed to do this year
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mary mandefield
2 years
where are all the Black women on bikes? documentary coming to @thenewsmovement this weekend 📸 by @kamara89
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@marymandefield
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3 years
from online interviews to meeting IRL! @Melinda_melrose is a babe 💫
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@marymandefield
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2 years
Sorry, should’ve said before, I’m looking for a guy for this project! Doesn’t necessarily need to be a presenter - just someone who has a personality and can chat on a subject and also interview people without being annoying 🙃✌🏽 send me a DM if it’s you or you know someone
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8 months
Covering @Usher ’s #SuperBowl halftime performance for @BBCNews
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2 years
Ayeee @1Xtra Talks, it’s been a pleasure ✌🏽 listen back!
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@Dikeledi_Mokone My GIRL!!! You looked fab before, you’ve just got an extra glow now!!! 👏🏽💖
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2 years
ideally not from london, has interests outside of presenting, opinionated, funny. Am I asking for too much…?!
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@marymandefield
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3 years
Younger Mary is SCREAMING. Interviewing @Lemar in the shower because it was the only spot in the venue quiet enough
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@marymandefield
mary mandefield
1 year
What are your experiences of being freelance?? freedom to work on the projects you love, choosing your own hours, more £££ or chasing invoices, job insecurity, never switching off I want to hear the realities! join the conversation this Sunday on @1Xtra 9-10pm #1XtraTalks
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@marymandefield
mary mandefield
2 years
got my brain scanned today. weird but proper interesting experience! the pic on the left is my brain normally. On the right is my brain when I listen to brown noise (this is usually what I listen to when I work) The woman at the clinic said I have an extremely active mind 🥲🧠
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@marymandefield
mary mandefield
2 years
planning my next show on @BBCRadioLondon Making radio my actual job is still *very* mad to me 🥺 Back on The Scene this Wednesday 8-10pm!
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@marymandefield
mary mandefield
1 year
on @1Xtra with ya from 9pm! Celebrating the women of hip hop 🙌🏽 get involved on WhatsApp - 03704121111 listen on @BBCSounds
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mary mandefield
1 year
Hip hop turns 50 today! We’re celebrating with the hip hop weekend on @1Xtra I want to show love to the women who shaped the genre Who are your favourite female hip hop icons? And why? 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
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1 year
next Sunday 👀
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2 years
me on big big @1Xtra tonight at 9pm. let’s do it huns x
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mary mandefield
2 years
today from 4pm! looking after Life Hacks with @Abbiedew on @BBCR1 - set ur alarms people!
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1 year
spending my Sunday presenting 2 shows on @BBCR1 is *very* mad to me 🥹 back again next weekend with Yinka
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mary mandefield
1 year
me and u(2)
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2 years
form now on, I only want to talk about Rihanna for work, thank you v much x first time on @BBCNews - lovely to chat all things Super Bowl performance with @BBCShaunLey 🏈
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@marymandefield
mary mandefield
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listening to Life Hacks on @BBCR1 realising that in 2 weeks that will be me and @Abbiedew presenting the show #whatislife
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love my job x @BBCNews
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