Allison Ferns is a presenter on BBC Radio Sussex, BBC Radio Surrey and BBC Radio Kent as well as a TV reporter on BBC South East Today. 

She is an award-winning broadcaster with a career that has included commercial and public service radio, TV, magazines, stage and screen. She was a Butlins Red Coat, was part of a girl band at the end of Eastbourne Pier and even interned at Number 10 Downing Street. She's been recognised by the radio industry winning a raft of awards including numerous ARIA and Gillard Awards. 

Film, theatre, TV & radio credits include: TV Presenter on BBC South East, Bridget Jones Diary (Universal Pictures), Aladdin ( Brighton Centre), Peter Pan (Brighton Metropole), Dick Whittington (Chequer Mead), Vindication Swim (Relash Productions), Jack & the Beanstalk (Leatherhead Theatre), Lock Stock TV Show (Ginger Productions), After The Watershed (BBC Sussex & Surrey, The Allison Ferns Breakfast Show (BBC Radio Sussex), The Allison Ferns Afternoon Show ( BBC Radio Sussex and Surrey) The Tommy Boyd Show ( BBC Southern Counties Radio) The Last Bus to Whitehawk ( Southern FM) The Snowman Spectacular (Brighton Metropole) and The Halloween Horror Show (The Grand). 

Hosting credits include: The Sussex Life Awards, Surrey Gin Fest, BBC Community Hero Awards, Sussex Teachers Awards, Brighton & Hove Food Awards, Starr Trust Winter Ball, Sussex Gin Fest, Brighton Big Screen Awards & Surrey Life Food & Drink Awards.

Allison started performing at a young age under the direction of Jacqueline Storey before training at The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and as a child appeared in many Brighton panto’s.