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Nick Martin (born June 28th 1978) is a British journalist and broadcaster currently working for Channel 4 News. Martin is currently employed as North of England Correspondent based in Manchester. He is a six-times award winning journalist including prizes from the Royal Television Society, the Society of Editors and in 2010 was nominated for Best TV News Story in the Amnesty International Awards 2010. Martin began his journalism career at the age of 16 working part time as a reporter on the Whitley Bay News Guardian, a free weekly newspaper in his hometown. Martin was educated at Monkseaton Community High School in Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear and from 1996 - 1999 studied Criminology & Psychology at Middlesex University, London. After graduation, he went to work full-time on the Whitley Bay News Guardian and received a training from the National Council for the Training of Journalists. From there he worked on several daily newspapers in the north east of England specialising in crime and special investigations. in 2002, Martin became a production journalist at Border Television in Carlisle and later became a Reporter/Presenter. In 2005, whilst on attachment to ITV News, Martin was one of the first journalists to arrive at one of the scenes of the London Bombings on July 7. In June 2006 he moved to Channel 4 News as orth of England Correspondent, based in Manchester.