Julia Hardy

Julia Hardy, also known as Jules Hardy, is a non-binary British television presenter known for their interests in gaming, music, e-sports, and new technology. They are the creator and presenter of the online fitness programme Game to Train. In addition to their professional work, they are a live streamer on Twitch and a YouTuber.^[1]

Julia Hardy
Born	Harrow, London, England
Occupation	Presenter
Years active	2005–present
Website	itsjuliahardy.com

Career

Born in Harrow, London,^[2] Hardy began her career in 2005 when she was chosen to be a founding presenter of the British television channel Rockworld TV. On Rockworld TV, she co-presented Rockjaw and went on to become a field reporter, covering music events such as Maschinenfest, Download Festival and the Reading and Leeds Festivals.^[3] In 2008, she became a presenter on Current TV show The Countdown, and in 2009 joined Ginx TV as presenter of GameFace^[4] and Ginx Files which were shown on Bravo and later Challenge.^[3][5][6] Also in 2009, she launched an online television show called AE:On.^[7][8] She presented GameFace's successor The Blurb for Ginx TV on Challenge in 2011.^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, Hardy started hosting a show on the internet radio station, TotalRock.^{[citation needed]} She was also a presenter for MineCon 2015.^{[citation needed]} As well as presenting, she also contributes articles to magazines and newspapers such as GamesMaster, Tuned, Big Cheese and the Sunday Telegraph.^[3] In 2016, she became BBC Radio 1's gaming presenter^[9][10] where she makes a monthly gaming show for BBC iPlayer and features on other radio shows talking about video games.^[11] That same year, Hardy gave a TEDx talk about sexism, misogyny, and online trolls.^[12] This related to her blog Misogyny Monday.^[13]

In 2017, Hardy hosted an AOL original series called Tech Hunters, looking at retro and nostalgic technology.^[14][15] In November 2017, she hosted Minecon Earth's Post and Pre-show which was an online stream broadcast around the world based on the game, Minecraft.^[16] In October 2019, she hosted Runefest, a convention for fans of the game RuneScape. In 2020, she joint hosted the This Game Changed My Life podcast series on the BBC with Aoife Wilson.^[17] This series has been nominated for an award in the Best New Show category of the 2021 Audio and Radio Industry Awards.^[18] On 25 April 2022, she hosted the Gayming Awards 2022 at Troxy in London.^[19][20][21]

Game to Train

In 2020, Hardy created the free online exercise programme Game to Train. The exercise programme is based around routines inspired by characters from well known computer games.^[22]

Personal life

Hardy, who calls herself Jules, is non-binary and uses she/her/they/them pronouns.^[23][24]

References

1. "Julia Hardy Biography". Dean Signori. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
2. "Live Web TV, Sky Channel 368 – Julia". Rockworld TV. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
3. . Jeremyhicks.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
4. . Gameface.bravo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 February 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
5. "Bravo Acquires New Weekly Interactive Gaming Series From Ginx Tv". Pressbox.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
6. "Bravo (UK), Travel Channel (US) Announce Plans for Interactive TV Shows". InteractiveTV Today. 29 July 2009. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
7. . Ae-on.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
8. . iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
9. "BBC – Julia Hardy to be host of new Radio 1 monthly gaming show – Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
10. Ltd, Studio Juice. "Julia Hardy is managed by Insanity". insanitygroup.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
11. "The Gaming Show – BBC Radio 1". BBC. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
12. How Sexism Affects us all | Julia Hardy | TEDxYYC. TEDx Talks. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017 – via YouTube.
13. "Misogyny Monday". misogynymonday.tumblr.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
14. "Engadget | Tech Hunters". Engadget. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
15. "Presenter, Julia Hardy Talks Engadget UK's "Tech Hunters"". BUILD Series NYC. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
16. TeamMojang (18 November 2017), MINECON Earth 2017 Livestream, archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 19 November 2017
17. "This Game Changed My Life". BBC. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
18. . The Radio Academy. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
19. "Gayming Awards 2022". gaymingmag.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
20. Bankhurst, Adam (23 April 2022). "Gayming Awards 2022: How to Watch and What to Expect". IGN. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
21. Takahashi, Dean (20 March 2022). "Robin Gray interview: How The Gayming Awards will celebrate diversity and inclusivity in person". VentureBeat. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
22. "Get into shape during self-isolation with these workouts for gamers". Gamer Network Limited. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
23. @itsJuliaHardy (13 May 2022). "also also no idea on pronouns yet - she/her/they/them is all fine. I have a lot of things to untangle still 🙃" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
24. "This week on Virgin Radio Pride: Madonna, Eurovision and the LGBTQ+ community's influence on music". Virgin Radio UK. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

External links

• Official Julia Hardy Facebook
• Official Julia Hardy Instagram
• Official Game To Train Instagram
• Official Julia Hardy Twitter