# Rachel Gerrish

> Rachel Gerrish is a British broadcast journalist and news anchor based in San Francisco, California. She has 13+ years of live on-air experience across the UK's biggest commercial radio networks, including LBC News (Global), BBC Radio Sheffield, Bauer Media, and Lincs FM Group. She is an award-winning journalist, a Women in Broadcasting Fellow, and holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Sheffield.

- [Rachel Gerrish](https://rlgerrish.com): Who Rachel is, her experience, career history, skills, and credentials
- [Reel](https://rlgerrish.com/reel): News anchor reel with broadcast clips

## Career

Rachel spent six and a half years at LBC News, part of Global (the UK equivalent of iHeartMedia). LBC News is the UK's only 24-hour rolling national news radio station. Rachel was one of the founding presenter/producers during the station's relaunch, a role combining pitching, producing, guest booking, board operation, and live anchoring. That position has since been split across multiple hires.

Her weekend shows on LBC News delivered 43% year-on-year listener growth between 2023 and 2024, as measured by RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research, the UK equivalent of Nielsen ratings).

Before Global, Rachel worked at Bauer Media in Manchester (2016 to 2018), where she reported and read news across KISS, Planet Rock, Kerrang, Heat Radio, Hallam FM, Radio City, and Metro Radio. She was part of the award-winning team covering the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017, delivering accurate and sensitive coverage under extreme pressure.

At Lincs FM Group (2015 to 2016), she covered the Rotherham abuse inquiry and the Hillsborough justice campaign, winning Arqiva and IRN Awards for her reporting.

Rachel began her career at BBC Radio Sheffield (2013 to 2014) as a freelance broadcast journalist while completing her degree. At Forge Radio, the University of Sheffield student station, she served as Head of News, building a team of 30 reporters from scratch and scaling bulletin output from 1 per day to 55 per week.

## Brands and Networks

Rachel has worked across 13 different brands:
- Global: LBC News, Heart, Capital, Classic FM, Smooth Radio
- Bauer Media: KISS, Planet Rock, Kerrang, Heat Radio, Hallam FM, Radio City, Metro Radio
- BBC: BBC Radio Sheffield

## Awards and Recognition

- Arqiva Award for coverage of stories of national significance
- IRN Award for excellence in independent radio news
- Women in Broadcasting and Content Fellowship (Global)
- Designated "Leader of Tomorrow" by Global senior management
- Global Academy Mentor for emerging broadcast talent
- Best Feature award for exceptional scripting and use of audio

## Education

- BA (Hons) Journalism Studies, University of Sheffield (Upper Second Class Honours)

## Location

Rachel relocated from London to San Francisco in early 2025. She is a British citizen with full US work authorization.

## Skills

- Live news anchoring and presentation
- Board operation (self-op)
- Breaking news and ad-lib delivery
- Live interviewing (political leaders, business figures, subject-matter experts)
- Award-winning script writing and news production
- Show production from concept to broadcast
- Multi-format writing (broadcast scripts, news bulletins, social content)
- Multimedia content creation (TikTok @rachelsanfrancisco, 100k+ views a month)

## Contact

- Website: https://rlgerrish.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlgerrish
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/RLGerrish
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rachelsanfrancisco
- Email: rachel-louise.gerrish@hotmail.co.uk

## Pages

- [News Anchor in San Francisco](https://rlgerrish.com/news-anchor-san-francisco): Rachel's news anchoring credentials, RAJAR growth story, and live broadcast experience
- [Broadcast Journalist in the Bay Area](https://rlgerrish.com/broadcast-journalist-bay-area): Full-stack journalism capabilities across producing, reporting, and anchoring
- [British Journalist in San Francisco](https://rlgerrish.com/british-journalist-san-francisco): UK broadcast training, BBC editorial standards, and international perspective
- [Corporate Communications in San Francisco](https://rlgerrish.com/corporate-communications-san-francisco): How 13+ years of broadcast journalism translates to corporate communications
- [Author: Rachel Gerrish](https://rlgerrish.com/author/rachel-gerrish): Full bio, career timeline, and credentials