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Presenting on Television

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Dog-Loving Presenter Wanted for Web-TV Shopping Channel

If you are looking for a break as a small-screen presenter, keen to get something professional on camera for the TV presenting showreel and you live in the north of England – AND you love dogs – then this job may have your name on it!   Mandrill Television is a successful independent television production [...]

What Does a TV Presenter Do Between Jobs…?

… create their own media, of course!   Working in TV is fun but very fickle, as anyone currently in between jobs and worrying about where the next one is coming from will know! My advice has always been to spend those dry times working on your own ideas, your own media or art. Not [...]

Should You Ever Give Up on Your Dream (To Work in TV)?

My sister watched her husband die this month. Such moments get you thinking about death and of course it’s precursor – LIFE. Excuse the dark opening to this post but death is one of the most effective ways to make you stop and consider where your life is leading and what you want from it. [...]

Phillip Schofield, David Cameron and THAT List

Otherwise entitled, The Production, The Presenter & The Press Part 2   (part one is here!).   Was Phillip Schofield to blame for the way in which ITV’s This Morning programme handled the interview with Prime Minister David Cameron? I won’t rehash the details – they are available all over the Internet if you want to [...]

A Disability Won’t Stop Nikki Realising Her TV Dream!

Continuing the topic of working with a disability in TV a warm welcome to Nikki Fox who knows a lot about just that. She’s written her own post so I’ll simply hand you over! Nikki Fox is a reporter/producer who has worked in TV and radio for six years. Starting out as a junior researcher [...]

Could You Be A Female Expert on TV?….

…not if you are male – obviously…! The BBC Academy, which offers training and development in the broadcast industry, is setting up a special FREE training day for female experts who are interested in presenting on TV, radio or online. Television producers are often on the look-out for experts in certain subjects to present features, news items or even entire [...]

TOP TEN TIP FOR TV PRESENTERS

  As promised, following our highly successful TV Presenters evening – The Agent, The Producer & The Commissioner – some Top Tips for those who couldn’t make it. Yes we are planning more so watch this space for details. TOP TEN TIP FOR TV PRESENTERS   Get yourself a point of difference – a USP [...]

Interested in TV Presenting? Meet The Agent, The Producer & The Commissioner

Join us in our very first So You Want To Work in Television Workshop Event for Presenters, entitled:   The Agent, The Producer & The Commissioner   We have set up an evening specially designed to provide TV presenters, experts and reporters an opportunity to learn more on how the decision-makers in TV make their decisions about [...]

How YouTube Made Chris a TV Star

Chris Cohen is a presenter and comedian who credits YouTube for getting him where he is today. Apart from that, he and Justin Bieber have nothing in common! If you fancy your chances with an on-screen role in TV or even if you want to understand how the internet can help you make your mark [...]

From Tabloid Girl to TV Presenter – How Journalism Made Sharon a TV Star.

  So you want to be a TV reporter or presenter? I get so many questions asking for advice on this subject and the next two articles come from two different people who have succeeded in their field by following two very different routes. If you are not already signed up to get these articles [...]

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