Sport showreel 2020
Some examples of my work for BBC Essex Sport including football commentary, presenting 'Around the Wicket' and interviewing high profile and up and coming Essex athletes.
Category: Sport
Eat. Sleep. Write about Netball.
When I'm not working, I'm one of the quarter of a million people playing netball in England. And when I'm not playing it, I like to talk about it, write about it, message my team mates about it. Having already written an article for BBC Sport in 2018 about when we could see netball in the Olympics, I looked further into the increase in men playing the sport. Tap the links and have a read. And if...
Around the Wicket
Having presented three episodes of the 2018 season of 'Around the Wicket' on BBC Essex, it's a huge honour to have been given the show on a permanent basis. I love cricket- I've watched it from a very young age and it's a massive part of family life so to be able to talk about it on the radio for 12 weeks of the year, is a dream. It's also means a lot of show promo which I'm not used to - as...
Behind the scenes at Essex…
Ah. The Summer of 2018. The sun shone, Gareth Southgate got us all falling in love with England at a major tournament again (so near, but yet so far) and I made my presenting debut on BBC Essex. It was a pleasure to stand in and present 'Around the Wicket' on a Saturday afternoon, and in the process get to go behind the scenes at Essex.
#EssexSportsTour for Sport Relief
In March 2018, my colleague Rob Jelly embarked on a challenge to do as many sports across Essex in a day to raise awareness for Sport Relief...and I agreed to go along and film the whole thing. It was a long and tiring day but also a lot of fun for a good cause. Check out the highlights below.
INTERNATIONAL SERIES GAME 15- Jacksonville Jaguars 30 Indianapolis Colts 27
After winning the @NFLUK-sponsored NCTJ sports diploma award, @CfJKent alumna @VictoriaPolley reports from Wembley — NCTJ (@NCTJ_news) October 5, 2016 I was lucky enough to attend the NFL match between Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts at Wembley as part of an NCTJ prize. It was the first NFL match I had ever attended, let alone reported on and it was a great experience. It...
#FemaleFlashlight – The Eighth Wonder Programme
I was very flattered to be asked to be a #FemaleFlashlight featured as part of a new initiative launched to encourage young girls to go into sports leadership. I am very passionate about sport and have dedicated a lot of time to volunteering for various organisations who promote sports coverage over the years, as well as partaking in activities myself. You can read my blog on the site here and...
ICC World Cricket comes to Essex
Essex has long been a hotbed of great cricketing talent. But this week the county has also been home to some lesser known names - from teams such as Suriname, Botswana, Fiji and Saudi Arabia. They are competing in the ICC World Cricket Division 6, which is taking place at local cricket clubs across the county. I went to West Mersea to find out more, where Vanuatu were playing Norway. Listen below...
Victoria Polley radio demo 2015
This is my radio demo put together in 2015, featuring clips from the Gills Ladies Podcast during the 2014/15 season, interviews from BBC Essex and BBC Essex Sport and a few highlights from radio work completed during my time studying at the Centre for Journalism.
Summer of sport
I have wanted to be a sports journalist since I was at school so I was delighted to be able to complete a placement at Sky Sports News this summer. I spent some time working with the planning team, shadowing reporters, learning the ropes with production and also, working as part of the social media team. Whilst working with the digital media time, I wrote some stories, a selection of which you...