Charlie Charlton: Championing the North East
24th Mar 2026
In this episode of Northern Spotlights, we sit down with Charlie Charlton, North East Advocate and Director of Engagement at Newcastle Helix, the Innovation District. After nearly 20 years with the BBC as a journalist and broadcaster, Charlie has built her career around uncovering stories and empowering others to tell their own.
Join us for an energetic and inspiring conversation as Charlie reflects on the path that brought her to where she is today, the experiences that shaped her, and her hopes for the future of the North East. Recorded in The Catalyst, an innovation hub at the heart of the Helix site, the setting is the perfect backdrop for Charlie’s insights into why this area is becoming a thriving ecosystem of ideas, collaboration, and community.
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