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    A producer / director / reporter with 12 years experience in TV and radio. From reporting in Rwanda to producing sporting documentaries - a proven versatile, driven and creative individual. Great under pressure, a capable self starter and happy leading, or being part of, a team. A specialist in sport but ultimately just likes telling good stories.



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    2010 World Cup - HBS / FIFA , South Africa
    2010 - Producer/Director
    Leading a team producing colour features for global distribution throughout the tournament.

    Also co-producer on the FIFA documentary of the 2010 World Cup final


    2010 Europa League Final  - Sunset and Vine , Germany
    2010 - Producer/Director
    Feature and tx closer producer


    Sport Relief - BBC , UK and South Africa
    2010 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    Film/produce fast turnaround video diary of Alan Shearer and Dame Kelly Holmes travelling from the UK to South Africa to present a TV show for Sport Relief.

    Football League Promo - Bt / CSI , England
    2009 - Producer/Director
    Script, film and edit detailed brief for Football League Promo to attract new main sponsorship deal

    BT Global Promo - BT , United Kingdom
    2009 - Producer/Director
    Script/produce/film and edit promo for BT Business and BT Global, working to detailed brief and strict budget

    Nick Faldo Inside Sport Special - BBC Sport , Brazil
    2008 - Producer/Director
    First major interview/feature with the Ryder Cup captain following Europe's defeat to the USA in 2008.

    Inside Sport - BBC , UK, NIre, USA
    2008 - Producer/Director
    Producer /Director for extended profile features with some of the world's highest profile sport stars including David Beckham, Joe Calzaghe, Bernard Hopkins, Petr Cech, David Haye and Rory McIlroy filmed in the UK and abroad.

    Euo 2008  - BBC , Austria
    2008 - Producer/Director
    PSC Crew producer/director, making features during the event. Also included operating on live anaylisis and highlights production

    The Open 2008 - BBC , England
    2008 - Producer/Director
    PSc Crew producer/director and VT Op during the event

    Carnegie Challenge Cup Final 2008  - BBC , England
    2008 - Producer
    Feature producer and VT op

    Wimbledon 2006/7 - BBC , England
    2007 - Assistant Producer
    Feature and highlights producer

    FA Cup 2006/7 - BBC , England
    2007 - Assistant Producer
    Feature and highlights producer

    Winter Olympics/Commonwealth Games 2006 - BBC , England
    2006 - Assistant Producer
    Live/highlights producer, VT supervisor

    Twelfth Night - Ghana Televsion GTV , Ghana
    1999 - Writer/Director
    Adapted and directed Twelfth night, performed by the students of St Michael's School in Accra (during a voluntary placement)

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    Employment History

    Jun 10 - Jul 10 HOST BROADCAST SERVICES / FIFA TV
    PSC Crew feature producer / director World Cup 2010 (freelance)
    Leading a team producing colour features for global distribution throughout the tournament
    Producer on the FIFA documentary of the 2010 World Cup final
    NB. Also worked as analysis/highlights publisher for HBS at the 2006 World Cup

    Oct 09 -ongoing IMG / ESPN
    Feature producer / director (freelance)
    Scripting / producing / directing features / producing match edits for various football shows including Talk of the Terrace, Between the Lines and Europa League Football

    Oct 09 - ongoing BRITISH EUROSPORT
    Producer (freelance)
    Producing / editing daily one hour highlights show for 20-20 Champions League Cricket

    Sep 09 - ongoing SUNSET & VINE
    Feature and OB producer / director (freelance)
    Field producing shoots / operating on live OBs for Channel Five's Europa League shows including the 2010 UEFA Europa League Final

    Aug 09 - ongoing BT / CSI
    Promo and feature producer / director (freelance)
    Scripting / producing / directing high profile promos for clients including The Football League, BT Business and BT Global Services
    Scripting / producing / editing features for global tennis show ATP World Tour Uncovered

    Nov 07 - ongoing BBC INSIDE SPORT
    Feature producer / director (contract/freelance)
    Producing / directing / editing features and half hour specials on sport's biggest names incl. David Beckham, Joe Calzaghe, Nick Faldo, Danny Cipriani, Petr Cech, David Haye

    Nov 07 - ongoing BBC SPORT SPECIAL EVENTS
    PSC crew feature producer / director (contract/freelance)
    Producing / directing / editing features on the 2008 Euros, Men's and Women's Open Golf and Rugby League Challenge Cup Final, feature producer on the 2009 Confederations Cup and ITU London and Gold Coast Triathlons and and 2010 Carling Cup


    Sep 08-May 09 SETANTA SPORTS
    Programme / feature producer (freelance)
    Writing / producing / editing the Blue Square Review show
    Producing features for the 2009 FA Cup, Football Matters and Friday Football show

    Nov 06 - ongoing BBC SPORT incl. MOTD, Football Focus, Late Kick Off, Tennis, Boxing, Athletics
    Assistant Producer (contract/freelance)
    Field producing shoots / editing Premiership & FA Cup highlights / producing MOTD repeat and analysis / operating on live OBs - producing analysis, replays, interviews and features

    Jan 06 - Nov 06 BBC SPORT INTERACTIVE
    Assistant Producer / VT Co-ordinator (freelance)
    Logging / editing and producing sporting action from events including the 2006 Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Wimbledon and World Cup

    Jan 06 - Nov 06 TEACHERS TV
    Producer / Reporter (freelance)
    Producing / reporting on features for the news programme including female bullying, eco-schools and the danger of food allergies

    Dec 05 - Nov 06 BBC RADIO FIVE LIVE
    Sports Producer / Presenter (freelance)
    Sports producer for breakfast programme, jacking guests, researching and scripting items
    Producing / presenting sports bulletins to half hourly deadlines

    Nov 04 - Nov 06 BBC MATCH OF THE DAY, GRANDSTAND, SCORE, FOOTBALL FOCUS
    Assistant Producer (freelance)
    Field producing shoots / editing Premiership & FA Cup highlights, producing MOTD repeat and analysis, operating on live OBs - producing analysis, replays, interviews and features

    Aug 03 - Dec 05 BBC SOUTH NEWS / SPORT & INSIDE OUT
    Reporter / Assistant Producer / Video Journalist (staff)
    Reporting / filming / scripting / producing news and sports features and breakfast bulletins
    For Inside out: operating undercover / researching / field producing shoots
    NB. 2004 RTS Most Promising Newcomer for reporting from Rwanda ten years after the genocide / undercover filming illegal charity workers / producing 14 Olympic profiles

    Nov 00 - Aug 03 BBC RADIO SOLENT SPORT
    Sports Presenter / Producer / Reporter (staff)
    Sports reader, reporter for daily breakfast news programme and weekend sports show
    Producing features / one hour specials / live programmes including the 2003 FA Cup Final

    May 00 - Nov 00 HEART 106.2 FM and GALAXY FM Network
    Producer / Presenter / Writer / Editor (freelance)
    Producer/presenter Galaxy's network entertainment programme producing film reviews and conducting celebrity interviews including Barry White and Christina Aguilera

    Mar 99 - Aug 99 ST MICHAEL'S JUNIOR SCHOOL, Accra, Ghana (Voluntary)
    Voluntary placement teaching English, music, drama and sport to pupils aged 5-16
    Adapted and directed Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" performed on national television (GTV) by the students

    June 98 -Sep 98 BBC RADIO MERSEYSIDE
    Broadcast Journalist (freelance)
    Producing feature packages on stories from the Omagh Bomb to the return of Louise Woodward. Included free-lance work for BBC Radio 4 and BBC TV Northwest Tonight


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    Education

    • Sep 99 - July 00 City University, London. Postgraduate Diploma: Broadcast Journalism
    • Sep 95 - July 98 University of Liverpool. BA Hons Politics and Communications 2:1

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    Industry Qualifications

    PG Diploma Broadcast Journalism
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    Affiliations

    Referees

    Amanda Farnsworth, Former Editor, Inside Sport
    amanda.farnsworth@bbc.co.uk

    Jamie Aitchison, Executive Producer, Sunset and Vine
    jamie.aitchison@sunsetvine.com

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    Industry Awards

    2004 RTS Most Promising Newcomer
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    Additional Information

    Industries

    • Corporate, 
    • Radio, 
    • TV

    Programme Types

    • Corporate, 
    • Documentary, 
    • Education, 
    • News, 
    • Sport, 
    • Travel

    Specialisms

    • Corporate Films, 
    • Education, 
    • Journalism, 
    • Sport

    Permits

    • USA

    Licenses

    • Basic Driving (PLG), 
    • PADI Diving licence
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