Emma has more than twenty-five years experience as a media professional. Originally from the UK, she came to the UAE in 2003 and hosted the breakfast show on Radio 1, solo for three years. She also had her own show on Radio 2, Channel 4, Coast FM and worked for Dubai Eye.

Emma has been a news reader for the ARN News Centre, writing, producing and delivering news across five radio stations including, Virgin Radio, Dubai 92, Dubai Eye, City and Tag.

Emma has her own YouTube channel called ‘EmzUnfiltered’, which features interviews with people on topics of interest.

Emma’s television work includes producing and presenting shows for Gulf News TV, and she had her own show ‘On the Couch with Emz’ on the Vuuzle network.

Hosting events and moderating panels are also another skill in Emma’s arsenal and she interviews celebrity guests at the Middle East Film and Comic Con every year, as well as working on other events such as CityScape, InterSec, The Harvard Business Council Awards, Seamless and many more. In July 2023 she travelled to Islamabad to host the PPMA summit which was attended by the Prime Minister, who took the time to recognise her on stage capabilities.

Emma is also an established professional voiceover and has clients that include: Emirates, Mashreq Bank, Hershey’s, Garnier, Sixt. She also voices series promos for the OSN network.

Since 2022, Emma started using her many years of experience to coach others in how to be more confident in using their voice, public speaking, and presentation skills. She travel with GSK to Panama, Bangkok and Istanbul to deliver soft skills training to medical professionals at the top of the field. She has also coached some keynote speakers and presenters to aid them in brushing up and adding to their skillset.

Acting credits where Emma appeared as an extra include 6 Underground, Manhattan King and she also had recurring roles for shows in the UK on the S4C channel. In the UAE she has featured in many commercials, locally produced independent films and is due to appear in three episodes of a new series on Disney Hotstars.

Emma had a featured bilingual (English / Arabic) role in a Ramadan series for Abu Dhabi TV, and has a supporting role in an Emirati film on Netflix.

Notable interviews:

Sir Richard Attenborough

Michael Rooker

Brandon Routh

Mariah Carey

Tiesto

Enrique Iglasias

Bryan Adams

Ross Marquand