https://www.brigstowemedia.com/blog daily 0.75 2021-05-20 https://www.brigstowemedia.com/blog/filling-forms-and-taking-tests-the-new-normal monthly 0.5 2021-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1621510694563-71Q13JD2CBH5470MBZE6/IMG_0071.jpg Blog - Filling forms and taking tests - the new normal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.brigstowemedia.com/blog/blog-post-one-mhzt7 monthly 0.5 2021-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1616845802298-ENQ18NA127AUG5I2X89F/6D3CA7A6-9843-40B0-A3A8-7174F16EE585.jpg Blog - Getting back in the saddle https://www.brigstowemedia.com/commentator daily 0.75 2025-08-21 https://www.brigstowemedia.com/about daily 0.75 2022-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609348253857-CXUJ4L0NQNB481JXNESN/richard+drew+about.jpg About - Richard Drew Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1617367750618-LGTALJ99RF3QMLN9VAWW/sunday+times+full+of+hot+air.png About - Sunday Times Who says I’m full of of hot air? The Sunday Times in Singapore (amongst others). A fun Q&A. Read the article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1617368242198-44W2R3EN78IRDV52CKU5/Screenshot+2021-04-02+at+13.57.03.png About - New Man On more familiar ground - giving opinions on Formula 1 for a Singapore magazine. Read article. https://www.brigstowemedia.com/gallery daily 0.75 2021-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609413435008-FE72ZBM042NXOMPIAVAP/a31e9f26-a93c-46da-b50d-957fc9de1c84.jpg Gallery Abu Dhabi - the big build up from the Arabic commentator at the Special Olympics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609412966506-KFMFELBEWI5AEHSS3R5I/Norway%2Bradio%2Bcopy.jpg Gallery In Norway making a BBC travel programme https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609413451808-62RDSSCPDF09XKO0Y2JA/IMG_0826.jpg Gallery Sochi 2014: A pic with the rings is de rigueur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609413029279-VLQ5AZQWMPAJ9FW6T1OU/Radio%2BKentcopy.jpg Gallery Flying the flag for Radio Kent at the county show https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609413454561-4YAIA54QDTBPKT0NUNH1/IMG_1617.jpg Gallery China: Table tennis at the Nanjing Youth Olympics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609413443105-E4W5BHGRV1W9XJ4SBV1U/image.png Gallery Malaysia: With co commentator Gavin Rumgay for table tennis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1611171788369-L6QG5AMW7JYQ4CU9BMIF/IMG_8724.jpg Gallery India: In the commentary box for the ATP Tata Open in Pune. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609413437048-W9BBQGUDYD7RAYJXBPCK/a2703fa6-fa54-4ba3-b838-0871b0ebda5f.jpg Gallery India: I also presented coverage of the event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609413460757-Z53YWYJTKYKJGGNH6VTU/IMG_1405.jpg Gallery I’m sure they won’t notice: with both the Olympic and Paralympic torches in Rio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609412832217-2W9SFOQT1Z79UKZYM3DN/Collins%2Bint%2Bcopy.jpg Gallery Interviewing a charming Phil Collins in the days when we both had more hair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609413466853-R3AGX21X781F5HH472LW/IMG_6379.jpg Gallery South Korea: Feeling slightly underdressed at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Changwon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609413492366-OFCHFF5PP6NRK4VBXPCY/IMG_5959.jpg Gallery UAE: Tough gig - warming up on the Corniche, Abu Dhabi during the Special Olympics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609413139346-55RZTLEHYJPEHRX6F6LP/Radio%2BMangotsfield%2Bcopy.jpg Gallery Getting the broadcasting bug early at school: In the school radio station studio with my mate Al and the late Trevor Fry of Radio West, circa 1983 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609413488559-KH42722N6CPQOXP0G5Q3/IMG_7494.jpg Gallery Finland: A rare day to wrap up warm during the shooting World Cup season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609413192217-XUWSKHTZ9ON02JXML7YH/TRS%2Btraining%2Bcopy.jpg Gallery An early outside broadcast: commentating on the changing of the guard in London as part of the BBC Trainee Reporter Scheme https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609413493729-WYUWDT0CM6AGIPMEKTDF/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_10f1.jpg Gallery London: It’s not always glamorous; ready in a remote studio for a football match commentary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609413248141-LDDJ40DAWT08ULKSF856/News%2Breading%2Bcopy.jpg Gallery Reading the news - no idea where though! 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Had a bit of trouble working out the menu…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/ee98a8f3-167d-4242-8f2a-88ccb1c772e7/IMG_0596.jpg Gallery At the Archery. Great venue, such a shame the stands were empty. https://www.brigstowemedia.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-03-31 https://www.brigstowemedia.com/home daily 1.0 2021-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609332028037-FIMVSBR4DRWPDMY5D7V5/sports-commentary.jpg Home - Commentator There’s nothing quite like the adrenaline rush of commentating on live sport. Richard may have been in the business for many years, but that feeling doesn’t go away. Whatever the sport, wherever it’s happening, he’s always excited to see the drama unfold. From a beginning covering football for local radio, he now has the pleasure of travelling the world to have a ringside seat at major events. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609333613903-UW7LWK1W250DLJ5ZVMGC/local+events+copy.jpg Home - Cotswold Edge Events Cotswold Edge Events is a Brigstowe Media company. It offers a wide variety of events in the West Country, from music concerts to literary festivals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1611172796271-IQ34OY9BD9LODH5PH9ZT/tennis.jpg Home - Presenter Richard is a very experienced presenter, be it in the studio or on location. Sport is the main focus, having covered everything from Formula One to top flight football and grand slam tennis - and much else beside. Live or recorded, with or without autocue, Richard loves the challenge. His TV work has been forged on a solid foundation in radio, a medium he still loves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1617206334252-TZVWKRX5L4EGXPZHW3MJ/IMG_2602.jpg Home - Publishing Brigstowe Media is the publisher of three hyper-local, monthly free newspapers, serving distinct communities in South Gloucestershire, to the north of Bristol. Investment in journalism means that the Voice papers have become an essential part of the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609341291301-EAFS6LC5GVPSE8OGSUE9/journalism-editorial.jpg Home - Journalist Richard was trained as a journalist by the BBC and has enjoyed writing for publications even as his career has concentrated on broadcasting. Newspaper columns, motoring, feature and travel writing are just some of the areas Richard has covered with his offbeat take on the world. https://www.brigstowemedia.com/presenter daily 0.75 2025-08-22 https://www.brigstowemedia.com/journalist daily 0.75 2021-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609343485526-FQOIX1MQJNR41U6B23HZ/newspaper-writing.jpg Journalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609343280944-N4PWH4UZMUWDOXAFT154/travel-writing.jpg Journalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609343354574-O4DZUH0W96107VYZEHSK/feature-writing.jpg Journalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1616588272111-D649KNXFQPKTMP4GFAU2/car+reviews.jpg Journalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609343688132-8RSC1N2HB1KNHO9K8RX7/sports-writing.jpg Journalist https://www.brigstowemedia.com/travel-writing daily 0.75 2021-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1616848303310-LW0QPWOWB966BKOZTWJC/Screenshot+2021-03-27+at+12.30.21.png Travel writing - New York. Like a lot of people, I wrote a diary for many years. Like many people, I stopped. However, the chance to write travel articles like this one in New York taps into that pleasure of documenting a snapshot in time. Read article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1616847826020-PPJ2ATL8MQZXFYPN3DOW/Screenshot+2021-03-27+at+12.23.26.png Travel writing - Borneo. When you live on the island of Borneo, almost every trip you take is wildly exotic. This trip to the middle of the jungle was certainly worth the effort, chronicled for the in-flight magazine of Royal Brunei Airlines. Read article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1613824112747-1S8CHI7EEATGPSM08A5Z/kazahkstan.jpg Travel writing - Kazakhstan. My commentary work can take me to some weird and wonderful places, often accompanied by some wonderful people. When you end up in Kazakhstan with Eddie the Eagle, it would be rude not to write something. I like this one. Read article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1609413521834-BWAVTAFY36R00567V16M/IMG_0889.jpg Travel writing - Sochi. My first trip to Russia, and my first trip to an Olympics away from home; it was certainly an eye opener. Read article. https://www.brigstowemedia.com/newspaper-columns daily 0.75 2021-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1616849565015-GKRE1FFJF0LG3HOIIANT/Screenshot+2021-03-27+at+12.52.18.png Newspaper columns - Bristol Boy in Brunei. I did wonder if I could sustain this column, give that Brunei isn’t exactly a bustling metropolis. It turned out there was more than enough to write about in this wonderfully vibrant part of the world. Read article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1617358665775-LCTYDD0KLW67Y0VEJOHA/formula+one.jpeg Newspaper columns - Formula One columns. I started writing this column for the South China Morning Post and the Straits Times when I was presenting F1 coverage in Singapore, but lasted for several years. Always something - or someone - to fill my 600 words. Read more https://www.brigstowemedia.com/feature-writing daily 0.75 2021-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1616848566090-3ZM4FG3RA7KHCEELSHUW/Screenshot+2021-03-27+at+12.35.42.png Feature writing - Drive by dining. The joy of general feature writing is that there can be a fascinating story around every corner. This article is a fine example. For years I had driven past this location, and wondered what was the story of the two fast food outfits parked there; one during the day, and one at night. Read article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1616848676269-2G0P5QDKEC2HTFISR1VH/Screenshot+2021-03-27+at+12.37.38.png Feature writing - He’s blooming marvellous. The luxury of feature writing is time - and a longer word count. It also means you can dig up stories about unsung heroes, and people doing extraordinary things. Read article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1616848743427-AL7QNQR6EPBR1TYHNN0V/Screenshot+2021-03-27+at+12.38.51.png Feature writing - In at the deep end. Whisper it quietly, but sometimes writing can be a riot, especially when you get involved. Playing - or trying to play - polo was great fun. I ached all over the next morning. Read article. https://www.brigstowemedia.com/sports-writing daily 0.75 2021-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1616850050974-BRDXF9KJTQCG1SAJZC2M/Screenshot+2021-03-27+at+13.00.32.png Sports writing - Total Football. Most of my sports work has been in broadcasting, but I did write about football back in the day including football match reports and these articles for Total Football magazine. You can tell that it’s a while ago thanks to the pager advert! If you are wondering who Drew McKenzie is, it was my nom de plume when I wrote an opinion piece about Bristol Rovers and Bristol City. I lived in the city and I thought it best to keep your allegiances, and identify, under wraps. Read article. https://www.brigstowemedia.com/car-reviews daily 0.75 2021-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1616850207261-MAEGJAKPRQKACNJ54ZLD/Screenshot+2021-03-27+at+13.03.06.png Car reviews - Volvo XC90. One of the perks of publishing your own titles is that you can decide to be the person who reviews cars. It was a joy to be handed a car to try out for a few days. I’d have liked to have kept the Volvo XC90 for a bit longer. Read article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb5959c8eb9e7465a548b5/1616850364284-RKWDUERP3MS9RMEIN1CQ/Screenshot+2021-03-27+at+13.04.51.png Car reviews - Dacia Duster The Dacia Duster wasn’t as grand as the Volvo, but it was a lot of fun. Read article. https://www.brigstowemedia.com/donate daily 0.75 2025-05-09