Brett Spencer is a Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre of Podcasting Excellence at City University. He is a Creative Consultant at Spiritland Productions and Executive Editor for BBC Three Counties Radio and BBC Northampton. He spent three years as Digital Content Director at Bauer Media working across both their national brands and local radio network. Prior to this he spent fifteen years at The BBC working for a range of networks including BBC Radio 5 Live, Radio 1, Radio 2, 6 Music and the Asian Network. He was part of the team that launched podcasting at the BBC and won a Sony Award for multiplatform at 5 Live. Other projects included 6 Music Live, Radio 2 In Concert, Sounds of the 80s and BBC Asian Network Comedy.