James Lewer
A leadership conference or awards evening lives or dies in the first five minutes. The person at the front sets pace, reads the room and absorbs the unpredictable, the late running order, the technical glitch, the senior speaker who overruns. Most events do not need a thought leader on stage. They need a broadcaster who can hold the room and make every other voice on the bill sound sharper.
James Lewer is a UK broadcaster and journalist for BBC News, Sky Sports News and TRT World, hired by organisations to host, moderate and compere live business and sports events.
Full Profile
Why organisations work with James Lewer
- Live broadcast credentials that translate directly to the stage. Reporting for BBC News and Sky Sports News, plus presenting on MUTV, means he is used to going live, unscripted, in front of national audiences without notes or a safety net.
- A correspondent’s instinct for the room. TRT World assignments covering international conflict reporting build the composure required to handle sensitive subject matter, awards-night reversals or a senior keynote that drifts off brief.
- Range across business and sport. Sports reporting for Sky Sports and MUTV, alongside political and current affairs work for the BBC, lets him pivot between a corporate audience, a sports awards crowd and a charity dinner without changing register.
- A documented client record in event hosting, including the Charnwood Sports Awards, with on-record praise from the commissioning council for connecting with both audience and nominees.
- An experienced interviewer who can draw substance from senior guests, useful when an event format leans on fireside chats, panel facilitation or on-stage conversation rather than scripted keynotes.
Biography highlights
- Reporter and presenter currently working for BBC News, Sky Sports News, TRT World and Manchester United’s MUTV channel.
- Correspondent for TRT World, covering international conflicts from the broadcaster’s London bureau.
- Anchored the Times Radio Early Breakfast Show on multiple occasions.
- Regular contributor to BBC News channel’s newspaper reviews.
- Broadcast credits across BBC News, Sky Sports News, Sky News, ITV News, talkSPORT, Times Radio and LBC.
- Host of the 15th Charnwood Sports Awards at Burleigh Court, Loughborough, December 2025.
Biography
The job of the person at the microphone is not to be the smartest voice in the building. It is to make every other voice in the building work. A national broadcaster who has gone live for the BBC, Sky Sports News and TRT World has done this professionally for years, often in conditions where there is no second take.
James Lewer has reported for the BBC across the UK on politics, health and human interest stories, and worked as a TRT World correspondent covering international conflicts from the channel’s London bureau. The same skill set, going live, holding composure, reading an audience in real time, is what corporate event organisers and awards committees are buying when they hire him.
His sports broadcasting work for Sky Sports News and Manchester United’s MUTV channel adds a second register. He moves comfortably between a serious news brief and the energy of a sports awards crowd, which is why his hosting record spans both formats. Charnwood Borough Council’s commissioning of him as compere for the 15th Charnwood Sports Awards in December 2025 is one publicly documented example.
Lewer has anchored Times Radio’s Early Breakfast Show and contributed to BBC News channel newspaper reviews. The throughline across those formats is interview craft, drawing substance out of guests under time pressure. For event organisers planning fireside chats, panel facilitation or on-stage interviews with senior speakers, that craft is the product.
Key speaking topics
- Event hosting and compere
- Awards ceremony presenting
- Conference moderation
- On-stage interview and fireside chat facilitation
- Panel facilitation
- Sports broadcasting and commentary
- Current affairs and live news context
Ideal for
- Corporate awards evenings and industry recognition ceremonies
- Annual conferences requiring a confident on-stage host across multiple sessions
- Sports industry dinners, governing body events and club commercial functions
- Charity fundraisers and gala dinners
Audience outcomes
- An event that runs to time, with transitions handled cleanly between speakers.
- Senior guests interviewed on stage in a way that draws out content the audience came to hear.
- Sensitive moments, technical issues or running-order changes absorbed without visible friction.
- A room that feels held by the person at the front, freeing executives and sponsors to focus on their own content.