Roles and responsibilities
Heidi is the Controller of ±«Óãtv Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra, including the digital offer to audiences such as 5 Live podcasts.
Biography
Heidi Dawson is Controller of ±«Óãtv Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra.
Heidi’s career began as a freelance TV producer. She joined the ±«Óãtv with Radio Solent, before working as a journalist on ±«Óãtv Radio 4’s World At One and PM, Heidi moved to ±«Óãtv Radio 5 Live in 2001. Originally working as a Breakfast show producer, Heidi has produced or edited most of 5 Live’s News programmes, as well as acting as Managing Editor of the station. Working all over the world in her time with 5 Live – in Iraq, Israel and at various major sporting events including World Cups and Olympic Games – Heidi has rich and varied experience in news and sports journalism. She has also commissioned a number of award-winning podcasts, including Brexitcast, and has stood as Chair of the ±«Óãtv North Diversity Action Group.
Since stepping into the role of Controller in 2019, Heidi has overseen the continued growth of the network, with 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra combined network reach of around 6.2 million listeners per week in Q4 of 2021. In her time at 5 Live, she has welcomed a number of high profile presenters such as Naga Munchetty, Rick Edwards and Stacey Dooley to the schedule and podcast line up.
Annual remuneration (as at July 2023)
- £185,000-£189,999
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by ±«Óãtv staff on behalf of the ±«Óãtv and claimed through the ±«Óãtv's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the ±«Óãtv and booked through the ±«Óãtv's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.
Downloads
- Heidi Dawson had no expenses paid in Q2 2021-22
- Heidi Dawson had no expenses paid in Q1 2021-22
- Heidi Dawson had no central bookings in Q1 2021-22
- Heidi Dawson had no expenses paid in Q4 2020-21
- Heidi Dawson had no central bookings in Q3 2020-21
- Heidi Dawson had no expenses paid in Q2 2020-21
- Heidi Dawson had no central bookings in Q2 2020-21
- Heidi Dawson had no expenses paid in Q1 2020-21
- Heidi Dawson had no central bookings in Q1 2020-21
- Heidi Dawson had no expenses paid in Q3 2019-20
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with ±«Óãtv policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.
Downloads
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2022-23
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2022-23
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2022-23
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2021-22
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2021-22
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2021-22
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2021-22
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2020-21
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2020-21
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2020-21
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2020-21
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2019-20
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2019-20
Declaration of personal interests
Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.
A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.