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How Therese Won a Place on TV’s Most Important Networking Event

By ⋅ February 18, 2013 ⋅ 4 comments

It’s that time of year again and time for applications to The Network. The Network is a FREE intensive introduction to working in the TV industry, run by the world’s leading TV festival The Media Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival . Get one of the 65 places on The Network and you’ll spend 4 days [...]

What Does a TV Presenter Do Between Jobs…?

By ⋅ February 11, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

… 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 [...]

Phillip Schofield, David Cameron and THAT List

By ⋅ November 9, 2012 ⋅ 4 comments

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 [...]

How To Sell Your TV Show Ideas

By ⋅ October 30, 2012 ⋅ 4 comments

How to present ideas for television is another frequently asked question around here. Having an idea for TV is only a fraction of the battle - developing it into a workable format, writing it up, pitching and selling it is where the real work starts. Fortunately a man with a very good understanding of how the process [...]

Making a Career Change from HR to TV

By ⋅ October 22, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Making a career change into TV is a subject that often comes up in Q&As about getting into the media. The good news is that I’ve heard several stories of people doing it very successfully. One of our gang the wonderful Wonder of a Weazel, otherwise known as Lou Gallagher, told us her story on [...]

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

By ⋅ October 18, 2012 ⋅ 3 comments

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 [...]

Is it harder to get work in TV with an ‘invisible’ disability rather than a visible one?

By ⋅ October 8, 2012 ⋅ 5 comments

 Would you employ someone on your fast-moving TV production who had a disability? Yes, you cry, of course! Wheelchair access no problem.  But what if that disability were less obvious – something that caused the potential employee to get easily tired, maybe unable to complete a task within the unrealistic deadline that many TV projects have? Well I’ve had [...]

How Twitter Cost Me a Great Job in TV

By ⋅ June 25, 2012 ⋅ 11 comments

Using social media to promote yourself in TV is essential. It is a fabulous resource for that all-important networking process – but it can backfire! Lou Gallagher is a familiar contributor to this blog. She wrote about her desire to change careers from the charity sector into TV and then wrote about her success in [...]

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

By ⋅ June 11, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

  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 [...]

How Charlie Saved His Own Life by Appearing on TV

By ⋅ May 28, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

One of the things about working in television is the opportunity to make positive changes through telling strong stories. There are far too many examples of TV exploiting vulnerable people but there are also times when sensitively handled productions can do great good. One such positive story is that of Charlie Walduck. He weighed a [...]

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