James P Mahon

James Patrick Mahon (born 19 July 1990) is an Irish TV news reporter, journalist, blogger, host, broadcaster and former record label manager.

Early life

He was a student of Gort Community School before attending university where he received a B.A in English and Classics and a Diploma in Irish from the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG). He is the godson of Irish broadcaster Ger Canning.

Career

Mahon began his journalistic career with Flirt FM 101.3 as a breakfast show presenter while attending the National University of Ireland Galway. Throughout his undergraduate studies he also wrote regularly to Sin Newspaper. Mahon established Coal Records Ltd in 2011 an independent record label for indie artists. James was a student at the University of Sheffield where he undertook a masters in broadcast journalism and is a popular blogger in the UK and Ireland in the areas of current affairs and sport.

Mahon's journalistic work has appeared on the Huffington Post CNN i-report, Allvoices.com, TheFirstPost.com, DigitalJournal.com TheChesterfieldPost.co.uk and Blottr.com and he writes weekly to his personal website. An interview with mother of controversial TvShack.net creator Richard O'Dwyer is one of the most viewed videos on his YouTube channel which attracts visitors from the UK, Ireland and USA. In late 2011 he was a guest on the Rony Robinson show on BBC Sheffield talking AbOUT his life so far and his experiences in Sheffield.

Mahon wrote weekly to the Newcastle United Football Blog and was a former UK football editor for Spanish sports magazine Vavel. He has previously appeared as an online host for Forge TV in Sheffield and presented a popular weekly radio show on Redroad FM in Rotherham.

Controversy

A series of articles by Mahon published in October 2010 by NUI Galway's student newspaper, SIN, entitled 'From the Shift to the Ride' came under criticism from students and academic staff alike.