Heidi Dawson
Controller, Radio 5 Live
Roles and responsibilities
- Heidi is the Controller of 麻豆社 Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra, including the digital offer to audiences such as 5 Live podcasts.
Biography
Heidi Dawson is Controller of 麻豆社 Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra.
Heidi鈥檚 career began as a freelance TV producer. She joined the 麻豆社 with Radio Solent, before working as a journalist on 麻豆社 Radio 4鈥檚 World At One and PM, Heidi moved to 麻豆社 Radio 5 Live in 2001. Originally working as a Breakfast show producer, Heidi has produced or edited most of 5 Live鈥檚 News programmes, as well as acting as Managing Editor of the station. Working all over the world in her time with 5 Live 鈥� in Iraq, Israel and at various major sporting events including World Cups and Olympic Games 鈥� Heidi has rich and varied experience in news and sports journalism. She has also commissioned a number of award-winning podcasts, including Brexitcast, and has stood as Chair of the 麻豆社 North Diversity Action Group.
Since stepping into the role of Controller in 2019, Heidi has overseen the continued growth of the network, with 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra combined network reach of around 6.2 million listeners per week in Q4 of 2021. In her time at 5 Live, she has welcomed a number of high profile presenters such as Naga Munchetty, Rick Edwards and Stacey Dooley to the schedule and podcast line up.
Annual remuneration (as at July 2026)
- 拢220,000 - 拢224,999
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by 麻豆社 staff on behalf of the 麻豆社 and claimed through the 麻豆社's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the 麻豆社 and booked through the 麻豆社's central bookings system.
Expenses and central bookings for the 2024/25 financial year onwards are available to view here.
- Heidi Dawson鈥檚 expenses Q4 2023-24
- Heidi Dawson鈥檚 central bookings Q4 2023-24
- Heidi Dawson鈥檚 expenses Q3 2023-24
- Heidi Dawson鈥檚 central bookings Q3 2023-24
- Heidi Dawson had no expenses paid in Q2 2021-22
- Heidi Dawson had no expenses paid in Q1 2021-22
- Heidi Dawson had no central bookings in Q1 2021-22
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with 麻豆社 policy.
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2023-24
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2023-24
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2023-24
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2022-23
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2022-23
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2022-23
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2021-22
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2021-22
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2021-22
- Heidi Dawson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2021-22
Declaration of personal interests
Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.
A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.