Artistes of the Month
Also featured: Andrew Neil, 
Tony
Hawks
Gabby Logan
Former
International gymnast Gabby Logan has made her mark on British sport.
As one of the leading football presenters on television, she is in constant
contact with players and managers both on and off screen.
Married to Scottish Rugby International Kenny Logan, Gabby's life away from TV is just as sporty. A recent poll put Gabby and Kenny in the top ten of Britain's all time best sporting couples.
Gabby's access to top performers has given her the chance to study success at close quarters.
She has discovered that it is not just innate skill and scientific training that makes the difference. Her presentation analyses some techniques that the sporting greats use to get the best out of themselves and the people around them.
The combination of a Law Degree, sporting family background, high profile sports presenting and personal experience as a top-level gymnast makes her presentation unique.
As a speaker she shows the professionalism, drive and flare that has taken her to the top as a broadcaster in a male dominated sport.
Her funny and insightful anecdotes will provide and entertaining, informative
and motivational addition to a conference or a lively female alternative
at the end of dinner.
Andrew
Neil
Andrew
Neil is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster. Neil made his name at The
Sunday Times where he was editor for 11 years. In 1995 he was made editor-in-chief
of the Press Holdings group of newspapers, owner of The Business and (from
2005) The Daily and Sunday Telegraph and The Spectator magazine. Press Holdings
sold The Scotsman in December 2005, ending Neil's relationship with the
newspaper.
His early career, following an MA in Political Science at Glasgow University, was political adviser to the Secretary of State for the Environment in Edward Heaths Conservative Government. He specialised in housing policy, regularly briefing ministers and members of parliament.
During this time he started writing for The Economist, a magazine he ended up editing in the early 80s, and presenting a variety of programmes for both the BBC and ITV.
In 1983 he became editor of The Sunday Times and remained editor for 11 years (until end 1994). He developed the newspaper into the undisputed 10-section market leader (which it remains today), breaking many scoops and putting the paper into the midst of many controversies in the process. It built a global reputation as one of the world's foremost newspapers.
Between 1988 and 1990, he was Executive Chairman of Sky TV, overseeing its successful launch in the UK, and helping to cement his reputation as one Rupert Murdoch's closest advisors.
As a business consultant, he is involved in European digital television developments and advising on the acquisition and development of a number of publications.
He is in demand as a speaker lecturing on British and European politics/economics and on the impact of information technology on business, with special emphasis on the opportunity and challenge of electronic commerce, on which he has advised companies such as Microsoft, IBM and Compaq.
Since the mid 90's he has been fixture of BBC political coverage, presenting the daily Politics Show and This Week, a weekly political round up co hosted with Michael Portillo and Dianne Abbott.
His best selling autobiography, Full Disclosure, was published in 1996
and he has homes in London, Scotland, America and South of France.
Tony
Hawks
Tony
Hawks is a TV and radio comedian and bestselling author.
He is the author of the bestseller Round Ireland with a Fridge - the story of his absurd quest to hitch round the circumference of Ireland within a month... with a fridge. The book became a top 10 Sunday Times bestseller in 1998, was serialised on BBC Radio 4, and led to a six month TV advertising campaign for HARP Irish Lager. It has now sold over 300,000 copies worldwide including the US and Australia, and has been translated into several languages; Hebrew, Italian, Dutch and German.
His second book Playing the Moldovans at Tennis, published in trade paperback by Ebury Press has now sold well over 100 thousand copies. The book was serialised on BBC R4 over Christmas. The story charts his latest foolhardy attempt to win a bet, which involved tracking down all the members of the national football team of Moldova and beating them at tennis one by one. Tony's book was shortlisted for both the Samuel Johnson Prize (2000) for non-fiction writing and the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize (2000).
He has appeared frequently on TV comedy programmes such as: Have I Got News For You, They Think It's All Over, Paul Merton, A Bit of Fry and Laurie and Red Dwarf. He also hosted the BBC1 programme, The Best Show in the World Ever ... Probably.
Tony Hawks is a regular guest on radio programmes including The News Quiz, Just a Minute, and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, and recently he presented his own series on Radio 4, Tony Hawks' Lost Weekends.
Tony is a regular after dinner speaker at corporate events up and down the country and his warm, dry style and aptitude for ad-libbing makes him a popular choice as a host for award ceremonies. He has hosted The PPG Travel Awards with Joanna Lumley, The British Book Awards, The Property Awards, The Security Excellence Awards, The Houseware Awards, The Beauty Awards and The Packaging Awards, with many of the satisfied clients having taken the opportunity to make a return booking.
Click
here to see Tony's online video showreel
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