Charlie Charlton
Journalist. Presenter. Advocate for the North East.
Charlie Charlton is helping to sculpt a new narrative for the North East by championing the stories of incredible people, businesses and projects rooted in the region.
Charlie has two decades of experience as a journalist on regional and national radio and TV, she uses these skills and her diverse networks to reach new audiences. As well as being a well-respected interviewer and presenter, she hosts and co-curates live events throughout the country.


About
Charlie Charlton works across a range of media and live events to help showcase the very best of the North East. People, business and collaboration are her main themes. Charlie explores these stories on film, socials and podcasts, and at the conferences she hosts and the live events she curates.
With a wealth of experience in news broadcasting, Charlie especially loves the energy of live formats. Charlie is known for her passion and enthusiasm. Her collaborators appreciate her thorough research for creating content that will cut through, whether she’s uncovering stories about work culture or longevity; contact centres or AI; female entrepreneurs or talent pipelines.
Through her work as Community Engagement Manager for Newcastle Helix (a world-leading innovation hub) Charlie brings diverse people together with a focus on innovation and social impact. She is dedicated to deepening the links between education and industry, encouraging schoolchildren into entrepreneurship and business.
As a super-connector, she works tirelessly to build strong, trusted relationships as the bedrock for collaborative work.
Charlie is determined to help change the narrative both inside and outside the region, by highlighting the unique talents, inclusive innovation and innate friendliness of the North East’s communities. Charlie isn’t afraid to ask the difficult questions needed to help transform perspectives and opportunities for future generations.
A prominent advocate for the region, Charlie Charlton is helping to sculpt a new narrative for the North East, by curating and hosting sell-out events, and creating content for film, podcast and social media.
Charlie believes the North East’s superpower is its people. Known for championing others’ successes as well as holding organisations to account, Charlie will ask the difficult questions that could help drive the region forward.
The North East
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Charlie Charlton is helping to build regional, national and global collaboration via her role as Community Engagement Manager at Newcastle Helix, a world-leading innovation site in the heart of the city.
Charlie is passionate about the work of people on-site to help us all live better lives. The knowledge transfer at Helix is game-changing across academia, industry and local communities. They work together to transform our world.
Community Engagement Manager
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Through her work advocating for the wider region, championing the stories of female entrepreneurship and workplace EDI, as well as community-building, Charlie was shortlisted for the prestigious Northern Power Women Awards 2023 - Agent of Change.
Charlie was then invited to be a Judge for the NPW Awards 2024. This was an incredible opportunity to learn more about the fantastic achievements of women and the impact of their work across the North East region.
Agent of Change
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Charlie Charlton is very proud to be a Patron of Changing Lives, an incredibly impactful national charity supporting vulnerable people and families experiencing homelessness, addiction or abuse across the UK.
For many years, Charlie was also Patron of the Newcastle Toy & Leisure Library, which provided valuable support and pay facilities for disabled children and their families. Charlie helped organise a Royal visit for the charity’s 40th anniversary.
Changing Lives
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Highlights
It's great to talk. If you'd like to work with Charlie on a project or event, get in touch today.
To contact Charlie Charlton regarding your proposal, simply complete the form or send an email to charlie@charliecharlton.com
Let's Connect
It's great to talk. If you've got a project or event that you'd like Charlie to work on, get in touch today.
To contact Charlie Charlton regarding your event or project, simply complete the form or send an email to charlie@charliecharlton.com
Let's Connect
Let's Connect
It's great to talk. If you've got a project or event that you'd like Charlie to work on, get in touch today.
To contact Charlie Charlton regarding your event or project, simply complete the form or send an email to charlie@charliecharlton.com