2025 Shortlisted Nominee
Positive Role Model Award: Disability
Caroline is a deaf BSL user and a pioneering Assistant Commissioner at the BBC. With nearly 25 years in television, she has worked on landmark programmes including Joe & John Bishop: Life After Deaf, The Rap Game UK, and Disability & Abortion: The Hardest Choice. A passionate advocate for inclusion, Caroline co-founded Deaf & Disabled People in TV, growing its membership to over 2,600 and earning the Grierson Hero of the Year Award 2023. She is the first BSL user in a mainstream commissioning role, using her lived experience to open doors for Deaf, Disabled, and Neurodivergent (DDN) talent across the industry. From popular programmes like Escape to the Country and Garden Rescue to impactful documentaries, Caroline ensures authentic representation both on and off-screen. Caroline promotes an inclusive, accessible media landscape that truly reflects an equitable society.