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david bailey mbe an englishman in the balkans 0 skip to content an englishman in the balkans home podcast members only about work with me stay in bosnia contact open menu close menu an englishman in the balkans home podcast members only about work with me stay in bosnia contact open menu close menu home podcast members only about work with me stay in bosnia contact my detailed cv david pejčinović bailey mbe david james bailey mbe born 1953 is a british broadcaster media trainer digital media consultant podcaster and writer he is known for his international career in military and civilian broadcasting his contributions to media development and his storytelling about life in bosnia and herzegovina bailey previously had a distinguished career in the british army and the territorial army early life and military career bailey was born in the united kingdom in 1953 in 1968 at age 15 he joined the british army as an apprentice tradesman in the corps of royal electrical and mechanical engineers reme he trained initially as a vehicle mechanic repairing tanks and heavy self propelled artillery latterly he re roled as a military training instructor his regular service included postings in germany british army of the rhine in 1971 1972 1978 1982 1984 and 1988 1990 northern ireland in 1971 united kingdom from 1978 1982 1984 1988 and 1990 1993 after leaving regular service in 1993 bailey joined the territorial army in 1995 commissioning as a captain in the media operations group volunteers from september 1998 to march 2005 he was deployed to bosnia and herzegovina with the british multinational division as part of nato s stabilisation force sfor serving in media operations and public affairs during post war reconstruction he was responsible for creating a successful multi cultural youth orientated fm radio station oksigen fm from improvised studios located in the sfor base near banja luka for his service bailey was awarded the queen s commendation for valuable service qcvs in 1999 and was appointed member of the order of the british empire mbe military division in 2001 following his service in bosnia bailey managed several major international military information operations radio projects from 2005 to 2008 he managed rana fm an information operations station supporting the canadian forces mission in afghanistan from 2008 to 2010 he managed radio kfor in priština kosovo for nato s kfor mission promoting peace and stability messaging from 2010 to 2011 he managed radio bayan the nato isaf information operations station in kabul afghanistan digital media consulting from 2011 to 2015 bailey worked as a digital media consultant leading projects in ethiopia armenia azerbaijan and georgia during this period he focused on developing media strategies providing training to local journalists and media organisations and supporting independent media and digital storytelling educational and lecturing activities bailey has contributed extensively as an educator and lecturer on digital media and communications he has presented lectures at courses run at the nato school oberammergau covering digital media strategic communications and information operations since 2018 he has been an in house lecturer on social media topics at the public affairs regional centre parc in skopje north macedonia delivering training for public affairs officers and communication professionals across the region civilian broadcasting career bailey s broadcasting passion began as a teenager inspired by the british offshore radio revolution of the mid 1960 s while serving in the military he volunteered with the british forces broadcasting service bfbs who he joined full time in 1993 as a presenter and producer for military audiences worldwide in the mid 1990s he also worked with 2 ten fm in the thames valley and with bbc radio surrey expanding his civilian broadcasting experience work in the balkans after his international roles bailey decided to settle permanently in bosnia and herzegovina he has supported local media development mentored journalists and promoted professional standards he fully embraced rural life and integrated deeply into the local community digital media and podcasting bailey is the founder and presenter of an englishman in the balkans an independent podcast and website sharing stories about daily life culture food travel and the people of bosnia and herzegovina from the perspective of a british immigrant who has made the country his home his newsletter is now part of the wider an englishman in the balkans project offering personal reflections behind the scenes notes and occasional stories from life in bosnia and herzegovina his experiences of retirement growing older abroad creative reinvention and a life lived between britain and bosnia are now woven into the podcast alongside interviews local history field recordings and stories from across the country honours and awards queen s commendation for valuable service qcvs awarded in 1999 for distinguished service in bosnia and herzegovina member of the order of the british empire mbe military division awarded in 2001 for services to media operations in support of nato sfor personal life bailey lives in a rural village in northern bosnia and herzegovina with his wife tamara he continues to write produce podcasts and mentor aspiring content creators and regularly offers workshops and presentations on storytelling podcasting and media skills both locally and internationally