Sam Durham (2009 -2016)

Sam joined The Crypt School in 2009 as a Year 7 pupil and left in 2016. After achieving A Levels in History, Government and Politics and Philosophy, Sam went on to study Politics and International Relations at the University of Bristol.

Whilst at school, Sam volunteered on a community radio station in his own time and during his studies in Bristol he continued to build up work experience at various radio outlets in the city. After graduating in 2019, Sam stayed in Bristol for another year, working as a Broadcast Assistant at BBC Radio Bristol. In this role he worked on outside broadcasts, booked guests for programmes and read on-air traffic news bulletins (and made lots of tea). During this year after graduating, he also hopped on the train to London for freelance production work on Radio 1 and Radio 2 daytime programmes.

In August 2020, Sam moved to London to begin a full-time role as a Studio Director on news output at Radio 4 and the World Service. The role involves programmes such as The World At One on Radio 4 and Newshour on the World Service, working with their editors, presenters and producers to ensure programmes run smoothly.