Max Easterman is a widely respected and award-winning journalist and teacher, with extensive experience of broadcast, print, media and journalism training, in Britain and round the world. A graduate of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, he began his long BBC career in local broadcasting, going on to present and produce some of the BBC’s flagship radio programmes, such as The World Tonight and Newshour for BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service. He is also a qualified media trainer, teacher and university lecturer.  He conducted BBC Training workshops all over the world. For over a decade, he taught Broadcasting and Journalism at Huddersfield University. Max created several ground-breaking radio, multi-media and journalism projects for schools and colleges. He speaks French, German, Italian and some Spanish, and also translates. As a musician, he plays the piano and writes regular jazz and literary reviews. He works in media, PR and presentation training in partnership with Rosie Goldsmith.

Max is the business administrator for the Sounds Right Partnership and the European Literature Network.