Justin Dawson is the Station Manager for Scouting Radio.
Justin was born in Dublin in 1983 and has been involved
in Scouting since the age of 6 as a Beaver. At 18 he
gained his Woodbadge and is currently the Scoutmaster
for Troop 44 Dublin, Baden Powell Scouts of Ireland.
Justin has been involved in Radio since he was 15 years
of age. He gained a diploma in Radio and continued his
studies to gain a 2:1 honours degree in Media Production
and Management from Ballyfermot College of Further Education.
Upon setting up Scouting Radio as a college project
Justin was a runner up of 800 entrants in the Oxygen
student media awards 2005.
In February 2007, before the stations second anniversary,
Scouting Radio was a finalist in the Digital Media Awards.
He
has worked with several radio stations in Ireland and
is the director of Xtreme Media.
Justin presents "Scouting Worldwide" on Scouting
Radio. The interactive show looks at Scouting in different
corners of the globe and talks on their unique Scouting
values.
In previous shows of Scouting Worldwide, Justin has
spoke to Kevin Bardsley. Kevin Bardsley's son Garrett
went missing in the Uinta Mountains on Thursday, August
19, 2004 and has never been found.