WILDLIFE & RURAL AFFAIRS Presenter and DOCUMENTARY MAKER
About mariclare
Mariclare Carey-Jones is a talented Presenter and Broadcast Journalist, who has travelled the world recording television and radio programmes. She has presented a range of formats from light entertainment, to current affairs and news programmes, but her great passions are wildlife and rural affairs, and this is the area of work she now specialises in.
Mariclare can currently be heard presenting and reporting on Radio 4, for ‘On Your Farm’ and ‘Farming Today’. She is also a presenter and reporter for ‘Country Focus’ on BBC Radio Wales, showcasing stories about rural life. Recently she presented and produced her first podcast series called ‘The Meating Point’ about farming and food production, which can be found on Spotify.
In addition, Mariclare is a documentary maker, presenting and producing films through her production company, Memorable Creative Journalism. Her latest project, Pierre’s Tale, has just been released, and she hopes it will mirror the success of her previous documentary, ‘Saving Gentle Giants’, which won several film festival awards including Best Short Film at the S.O.F.A. Wildlife Film Festival, and Gold at the Spotlight Documentary Film Awards.
Previously, Mariclare presented ‘Animal Sanctuary’ for the Made Television Network. She has also been a VT presenter for Wales Live on BBC Wales covering rural affairs, and she has fronted many news features on countryside issues for ITV Wales.
Alongside a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism, Mariclare also has a Masters in Wildlife and Conservation Management. Her Masters Dissertation was an investigation into the UK primate pet trade and she was asked to write about her findings for the Primate Society of Great Britain’s magazine, ‘Primate Eye’.
As a teenager, Mariclare spent most of her time outdoors with ponies and horses. She was a member of both the Wales and GB Junior Showjumping Teams, competing across the UK and Europe.
Today she supports a range of animal charities. Mariclare is an Ambassador for the International Tortoise Association, and she has been working with the dog charity Hope Rescue, to launch Pierre’s Tale. She is also a volunteer for the Frenchie & Friends Foundation dog rescue. She lives with her husband and son, two dogs, seven tortoises and a small flock of sheep!
“The first time I ever heard Mariclare in action, I was judging ‘Best Radio Journalist’ at the Cardiff Student Media Awards – her audio shone and she picked up the prize. Since then, it’s been great to watch her career grow, from Red Dragon FM, to ITV Wales, to Radio 4. She’s bright, intelligent, confident, independent and would be a great asset to anyone who works with her.”
Steve Austins – Creative Director, Bengo Media