Andrew Turner

Stories drove me to journalism; in my late teens I worked on a major infrastructure project with men and women from all across the UK and America. Understanding the regional and global differences; experiences; dialects and tones fascinated me. What you can say to a Londoner; you'd have to use a different approach with a Glaswegian if you were going to get a civil answer instead of a thump.

People and their stories make me tick. And I have always seen myself as a facilitator of storytelling. A conduit, sometimes a catalyst, understanding people, their situations, giving them confidence to say what they need in order they can reach an audience who would do well to listen.

I've interviewed parents who have lost children; I've challenged politicians in high office; I've camped out with the homeless; I've helped people move their possessions as their homes were lost to coastal erosion.

I've reported live up-to-the-minute breaking news (including going live on air with an ad-libbed report two minutes after a bomb blast); working under tight and constant deadlines and under intense pressure.

I was a significant part of the reporting team when BBC Radio Norfolk won Aria Radio Awards Reporter of the Year in 2004 for our coverage of the surge tide. But nice as it was, awards aren't my motive.

Reaching audiences, especially diverse audiences and those who are hard to reach, with stories that inspire them and perhaps to participate and contribute with their own stories.

Examples of my work can be provided on request or via BBC Sounds and BBC Norfolk on Facebook, including a fairly recent video which generated over 440k views and 1k comments about redundant trains being exported from Great Yarmouth.

Outside of my work I have been a volunteer lifeboat crew and director of the charity which operates two lifeboats independently of the RNLI.

In my role at Caister Lifeboat as vice-chairman I regularly chair meetings, discuss our financial arrangements and investments and am part of a £3.3m upgrade to a new lifeboat and launch system which will enter service in the new year.

I am responsible for our social media and website, creating video content of our training and emergency launches. As director with responsibility for our museum, shop and cafe, I manage a team of some 35 volunteers who welcome our visitors on a daily basis. I also have designed and installed audio, video and static displays outlining the charity's work and aims.

Through my knowledge of journalism, I also write regular updates for local newsletters and other publications, and have experience of drafting press releases and statements, including some of a nature whereby it is necessary to state a position in the even of claims that could compromise reputation.

Examples of my work can be seen on www.caisterlifeboat.org.uk or on the Caister Lifeboat Facebook page.