Julia Hardy, also known as Jules Hardy, is a British television presenter known for their interests in gaming, music, e-sports, and new technology. They are the creator and presenter of the online fitness programme Game to Train. In addition to their professional work, they are a live streamer on Twitch and a YouTuber.[1]
Julia Hardy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Harrow, London, England |
| Occupation | Presenter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | itsjuliahardy |
Career
editBorn in Harrow, London,[2] Hardy began their career in 2005 when they were chosen to be a founding presenter of the British television channel Rockworld TV. On Rockworld TV, they co-presented Rockjaw and went on to become a field reporter, covering music events such as Maschinenfest, Download Festival and the Reading and Leeds Festivals.[3] In 2008, they became a presenter on Current TV show The Countdown, and in 2009 joined Ginx TV as presenter of GameFace[4] and Ginx Files which were shown on Bravo and later Challenge.[3][5][6] Also in 2009, they launched an online television show called AE:On.[7][8] They presented GameFace's successor The Blurb for Ginx TV on Challenge in 2011.[citation needed]
In 2015, Hardy started hosting a show on the internet radio station, TotalRock.[citation needed] They were also a presenter for MineCon 2015.[citation needed] As well as presenting, they also contribute articles to magazines and newspapers such as GamesMaster, Tuned, Big Cheese and the Sunday Telegraph.[3] In 2016, they became BBC Radio 1's gaming presenter[9][10] where they make a monthly gaming show for BBC iPlayer and features on other radio shows talking about video games.[11] That same year, Hardy gave a TEDx talk about sexism, misogyny, and online trolls.[12] This related to their blog Misogyny Monday.[13]
In 2017, Hardy hosted an AOL original series called Tech Hunters, looking at retro and nostalgic technology.[14][15] In November 2017, they hosted Minecon Earth's Post and Pre-show which was an online stream broadcast around the world based on the game, Minecraft.[16] In October 2019, they hosted Runefest, a convention for fans of the game RuneScape. In 2020, they joint hosted the This Game Changed My Life podcast series on the BBC with Aoife Wilson.[17] This series has been nominated for an award in the Best New Show category of the 2021 Audio and Radio Industry Awards.[18] On 25 April 2022, they hosted the Gayming Awards 2022 at Troxy in London.[19][20][21]
Game to Train
editIn 2020, Hardy created the free online exercise programme Game to Train. The exercise programme is based around routines inspired by characters from well known computer games.[22]
Personal life
editHardy, who calls themself Jules, is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.[23][24]
References
edit- ^ "Julia Hardy Biography". Dean Signori. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Live Web TV, Sky Channel 368 – Julia". Rockworld TV. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Julia Hardy – Jeremy Hicks Associates". Jeremyhicks.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "Welcome to the GameFace". Gameface.bravo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 February 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "Bravo Acquires New Weekly Interactive Gaming Series From Ginx Tv". Pressbox.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "Bravo (UK), Travel Channel (US) Announce Plans for Interactive TV Shows". InteractiveTV Today. 29 July 2009. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "About ::: AE:On ::: There is an alternative". Ae-on.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "The AE:On Show...the alternative guide to your free time – Download free podcast episodes by AE:On...There is an alternative on iTunes". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "BBC – Julia Hardy to be host of new Radio 1 monthly gaming show – Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ Ltd, Studio Juice. "Julia Hardy is managed by Insanity". insanitygroup.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "The Gaming Show – BBC Radio 1". BBC. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ How Sexism Affects us all | Julia Hardy | TEDxYYC. TEDx Talks. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Misogyny Monday". misogynymonday.tumblr.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Engadget | Tech Hunters". Engadget. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Presenter, Julia Hardy Talks Engadget UK's "Tech Hunters"". BUILD Series NYC. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ TeamMojang (18 November 2017), MINECON Earth 2017 Livestream, archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 19 November 2017
- ^ "This Game Changed My Life". BBC. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Then ARIAS". The Radio Academy. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Gayming Awards 2022". gaymingmag.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Bankhurst, Adam (23 April 2022). "Gayming Awards 2022: How to Watch and What to Expect". IGN. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (20 March 2022). "Robin Gray interview: How The Gayming Awards will celebrate diversity and inclusivity in person". VentureBeat. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Get into shape during self-isolation with these workouts for gamers". Gamer Network Limited. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ @itsJuliaHardy (13 May 2022). "also also no idea on pronouns yet - she/her/they/them is all fine. I have a lot of things to untangle still 🙃" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "This week on Virgin Radio Pride: Madonna, Eurovision and the LGBTQ+ community's influence on music". Virgin Radio UK. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.