Broadcast Journalist in the Bay Area

A Broadcast Journalist Who Does Three Jobs

At LBC News (Global), Rachel Gerrish simultaneously reported, produced, and anchored her own multi-hour live news shows for six and a half years. The founding presenter/producer role she held during the station's relaunch has since been divided across multiple hires at the UK's only 24-hour rolling national news station.

Most newsrooms divide the work of getting a story on air across several people: a reporter to chase the story, a producer to shape it, and an anchor to present it. Rachel does all three. At LBC News, she conceptualised, pitched, produced, and presented her own multi-hour news shows from concept to broadcast. She booked guests, operated the board, managed the editorial direction in real time, and anchored live breaking news without scripts.

This isn't a theoretical capability. It's what she did every shift for six and a half years at the UK's only 24-hour rolling national news station. The role she held during the LBC News relaunch has since been split across multiple hires, which says something about the breadth of what she brought to it.

Coverage That Mattered

Rachel Gerrish was part of the award-winning Bauer Media team covering the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017, delivering live coverage to local and international audiences under extreme pressure. She won Arqiva and IRN Awards at Lincs FM Group and was selected for Global's Women in Broadcasting and Content Fellowship.

Rachel's reporting spans the full range of broadcast journalism: from breaking national news to deeply reported features. At Bauer Media in Manchester, she was part of the award-winning team covering the Manchester Arena bombing, delivering accurate and sensitive coverage to local and international audiences under extreme pressure.

At Lincs FM Group, she covered the Rotherham abuse inquiry and the Hillsborough justice campaign across a large regional patch including Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, and Wakefield. She won Arqiva and IRN Awards for that work, and was selected for Global's Women in Broadcasting and Content Fellowship as a recognized future industry leader.

At LBC News, her interviews with political leaders and business figures were known for generating headlines in their own right. Her scripting won the Best Feature award for exceptional use of audio. Rachel's reel includes examples from across her career.

From BBC to National Commercial Radio

Rachel Gerrish began her career at BBC Radio Sheffield before working across 13 brands at three major UK networks: Lincs FM Group, Bauer Media, and Global. She holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Sheffield, where she also built Forge Radio's news operation from 1 bulletin per day to 55 per week.

Rachel's career started at BBC Radio Sheffield, where she delivered exclusive local stories and developed editorial instincts in a professional BBC newsroom while still completing her degree at the University of Sheffield. Before that, she built and led a team of 30 student reporters at Forge Radio from scratch, scaling bulletin output from one per day to 55 per week.

From there, she moved through Lincs FM Group and Bauer Media before joining Global, where she spent six and a half years at LBC News. Along the way, she worked across 13 different brands: LBC, Heart, Capital, Classic FM, Smooth, KISS, Planet Rock, Kerrang, Heat Radio, Hallam FM, Radio City, Metro Radio, and BBC Radio Sheffield. Each required a different tone, a different audience, and a different editorial approach.

Brands and Networks

Digital and Multimedia Journalism

Since relocating to San Francisco, Rachel Gerrish has built a TikTok audience (@rachelsanfrancisco) generating 100k+ views a month covering Bay Area stories. At Bauer Media, she produced daily multimedia content across digital channels, combining broadcast journalism skills with social-first storytelling.

Rachel's work extends beyond the microphone. As a multimedia journalist, she produced content across platforms at Bauer Media, building audience engagement for their digital channels. In San Francisco, she has built a TikTok audience (@rachelsanfrancisco) that consistently generates 100k+ views a month, covering Bay Area stories and culture in short-form video.

In the Bay Area

Rachel Gerrish relocated from London to San Francisco in early 2025, bringing 13+ years of experience from the UK's commercial radio networks to the Bay Area market. She has worked across networks equivalent to iHeartMedia and Cumulus, reaching audiences of millions of listeners daily.

As a journalist in San Francisco since early 2025, Rachel is now based in a market home to KCBS, KGO, KPIX, KTVU, KRON, KQED, and the local operations of iHeartMedia and Cumulus. She brings the same depth of experience from the UK's equivalent ecosystem, having worked across commercial radio networks that reach millions of listeners daily.