He attended Chancellor's School in Hertfordshire and studied at the then Dorset Institute of Higher Education, gaining a BA (Hons) in English and Media awarded by the University of Southampton in 1988. He worked as a reporter on local newspapers in north London before beginning his radio career in 1990, presenting and reporting for the Radio 5 magazine show The Mix.
He attended Chancellor's School in Hertfordshire and studied at the Dorset Institute of Higher Education, earning a BA (Hons) in English and Media from the University of Southampton in 1988. He worked as a journalist for local newspapers in north London before launching his radio career in 1990, presenting and reporting for The Mix.