# Be Broadcast

> Be Broadcast is a Manchester-founded specialist broadcast PR consultancy that builds stories for television, radio, podcasts and online news. Founder Josh Wheeler designed it around an unusually strict operating rule - one campaign launch per consultant per week - and a promise that senior advisers remain hands-on with media delivery. Since launching in 2022 without outside investment, the firm has added media-intelligence, rapid-response expert placement and broadcast-ready content production, served more than 50 global brand clients, and collected more than 30 industry awards.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Manchester, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** Josh Wheeler (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Broadcast media relations, Media training, Broadcast monitoring and clippings, Mission Control, Little Book
- **Notable:** Won PR Agency of the Year - Small at the 2024 Prolific North Marketing Awards., Won the PRCA Platinum Awards 2023 Charity and Not-for-Profit category for the Peter Tatchell Foundation's Qatar human-rights protest campaign., Won four PRCA DARE North West 2024 categories across work for Epilepsy Action and the Moobs campaign, plus a low-budget highly commended citation.

## Products & services

- **Broadcast media relations** — Campaign strategy, story development and media relations for television, radio, podcasts and online news; the published entry package promises at least 15 TV and radio coverage items.
- **Media training** — Campaign-ready training for spokespeople, including message preparation, interview technique and practice for difficult questions.
- **Broadcast monitoring and clippings** — One-off clips, day or week monitoring, and ongoing human monitoring with recommendations.
- **Mission Control** — Human-led broadcast media intelligence analysing brand portrayal, competitor share, narrative white space, rising themes, emotional territory, influencers and language across television and radio.
- **Little Book** — A Monday briefing for producers that maps the week's likely news hooks to vetted expert commentators, filming opportunities and case studies; charities are included free.
- **AV Room** — Broadcast-ready production for television, YouTube, digital publishers, social cutdowns, live streams, podcasts, virtual events and internal communications.
- **Podcast development and hosting** — Episode planning, host and guest recommendations, recording, distribution and optional promotion.

## Achievements

- Won PR Agency of the Year - Small at the 2024 Prolific North Marketing Awards.
- Won the PRCA Platinum Awards 2023 Charity and Not-for-Profit category for the Peter Tatchell Foundation's Qatar human-rights protest campaign.
- Won four PRCA DARE North West 2024 categories across work for Epilepsy Action and the Moobs campaign, plus a low-budget highly commended citation.
- Won PRmoment Awards North 2025 gold for the Movember campaign supporting the UK's first men's health strategy, with Weber Shandwick and Movember.
- Secured a three-year National Lottery Community Awards account with BF Media roughly one year after launch.
- The company reports more than 50 global brand clients and more than 30 industry awards.
- Its Epilepsy Action campaign reported 1,178 pieces of coverage and a 25% increase in website traffic on broadcast day.
- The 2026 Mission Control AI report analysed 215,519 UK television and radio transcript records.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published new analysis arguing that regional broadcast campaigns require locally distinct framing rather than postcode-swapped national pitches.
- **2026-08** — Reported bringing 150 young people together with creative-industry professionals through a social-impact event with Working Options in Education.
- **2026-07** — Opened recruitment for a remote-first Senior Account Director role to lead client accounts and support the agency's next growth stage.
- **2026-06** — Released Mission Control research covering 215,519 UK TV and radio transcript records to examine how AI coverage shifted toward consequences and accountability.
- **2026-04** — Marked four years in business and said it had grown without outside backing while adding Mission Control, a podcast and AV Room.
- **2025-11** — Was shortlisted for Prolific North's 2025 PR Agency of the Year after winning the small-agency category in 2024.

## Links

- Website: https://bebroadcast.co.uk/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/be-broadcast/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BeBroadcastPR
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm-Y7GY_2on1Cm_01MWOGNQ
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bebroadcast.bsky.social
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bebroadcast/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bebroadcastpr

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Last updated: 2026-09-22