Artistes of the Month
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Angela Lamont, Kirsty Wark
Peter Sissons
After
more than 40 years in journalism, 16 of which were at the BBC, Peter Sissons
has become one of the best-known faces on British TV.
Born in Liverpool in 1942, he attended the Liverpool Institute High School before reading Philosophy, Politics and Economics at University College, Oxford.
In 1964 he joined ITN as a writer, becoming a reporter in 1967. He earned his foreign correspondent's spurs in Biafra in 1968, where he was wounded by gunfire.
In 1969 he was appointed ITN's news editor, becoming industrial correspondent a year later, and industrial editor in 1972. His first role as a news anchor came in 1978, when he began presenting ITN's News At One.
When Channel 4 was launched in 1982 he was chosen to present their 7pm news programme and in 1984 he was named by the Broadcasting Press Guild as the Best Front Of Camera Performer. During his time as anchor, Channel Four News won three consecutive BAFTA awards, and in 1988 he was awarded the Royal Television Society's Judges Awards for his work on the programme.
Peter joined the BBC in 1989 as presenter of Question Time, the BBC's weekly political discussion forum, as well as joint presenter of the BBC's Six O'clock News. He moved to The Nine O'Clock News in January 1994 and stayed with the programme when it moved to its new time of 10pm.
In 2002 he was heavily criticised in some sections of the press for wearing a burgundy-coloured tie - rather than mourning black - when breaking the news of the Queen Mother's death. He responded to charges of "insensitivity" by by pointing out that he had received a large number of telephone calls and e-mails from viewers praising the BBC's coverage of the event, and in support of him in particular.
In the corporate market, Peter is highly valued for his skills as a facilitator and conference host. With his relaxed yet professional style he is able to put interviewees at ease, and get the best out of them, even if that leads to uncomfortable questions! Previous client have included COLT Telecom, the Institute of Directors and the Liverpool Daily Post.
He is married with three children and lives in Kent.
Angela
Lamont
Angela
is a very bright and personable presenter who is a specialist in IT with
a First Class Honours Degree in Systems Analysis and Accountancy, she
is also a member of MENSA. She left University with a defined career plan.
To be a systems analyst [Designer of computer systems] She started out
with IBM then moved onto a fast paced softwear house called SD-Scicon,
followed by British Gas. By the age of 25ys Angela was the youngest ever
female Manager at British Gas.
She was then selected by them to tour the Country presenting the IEE's prestigious Faraday Lecture, visiting 18 venues including The Barbican. In total she delivered the lecture 65 times with up to 3000 people in each audience, plus a world wide audience via satellite links. This culminated with her being offered a presenting job for the BBC.
She has over one hundred Broadcast programmes under her belt including
a BAFTA and two RTS award winners: It 'll Never Work? [BBC1] The Physical
World [BBC2] Science Fix [BBC Knowledge] Fragile Planet [Anglia for Ch5]
The Network [BBC Radio 4] Ground Control [BBC Radio 4] The Invention of
Baby [BBC Radio 4] Eternal Youth [BBC Radio 5 Live] Science Now [BBC Radio
4] The Acid Test [BBC Radio 5 Live] Soundbyte [BBC World Service] Full
Broadcast CV available on request.
Angela has a wealth of experience within the Corporate world. She has
facilitated at over three hundred Conferences and live events including:-
BA* BAA * BAE Systems * BT * Cisco Systems * EMTA * IEE * KFC * Nortel
Networks * Salters * Understanding Industry * Royal Navy * Young Engineers.
Public Live Events include:- National Science Week Opening * BBC's Big
Bash * Cisco World Matchplay * The Royal Tournament * The Faraday Lectures
* Tomorrow's World Live * Cadbury's Great Egg Race * Hypfest * Delights
of Science '01,'02.
Awards Ceremonies:- Set Awards [two consecutive yrs] British Computer Society Awards [for 5 consecutive yrs] IEE 'Today's Engineers Awards. BAE Apprentice of the Year Awards. INW Awards [for 4 consecutive yrs] The National Skills Festival Awards. Salters Festival of Chemistry, The Leonardo's '01, '02. Business Journalist of the yr 2003, Aerospace Journalist of the year 2003, Young Environmentallist of the year. The Royal Navy Challenge Awards [For 6 consecutive yrs!]
Angela has also presented numerous Corp video's for many and varied clients such as:- Clarks Shoes, Conoco, The Cotswold Water Park, Coventry University, Courts, Ericsson, Homebase, Roche, School Support Centre, & Triton, to name but a few……
Another talent that Angela is able to offer to the Corporate world is that of Presentation Training & Coaching Programmes. From the complete beginner or nervous wreck, to conference speaker and corporate spokesperson, all can benefit from her knowledge and experience within this field.
"Orange were delighted with Angela's contribution, her professionalism
and her involvement in the events...For my part, I would also like
to add that it was a real pleasure to work with her - she really got involved
with the subject matter and was a very valuable member of the whole team."
Blueprint Partners on Angela Lamont who hosted a roadshow for Orange
in Autumn 2007
Click here for Angela's online video showreel
Kirsty Wark
Kirsty
Wark is one of Britain's most highly regarded and versatile presenters.
While keeping strong roots in Scotland, she has for more than a decade
been firmly established with audiences throughout the United Kingdom as
a presenter of flagship national current affairs programmes.
Kirsty joined the BBC as a graduate researcher in 1976 for BBC Radio Scotland after taking a degree in Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University. As a radio producer in current affairs, she produced Good Morning Scotland and the political programme Order Order.
After a spell on Radio 4's The World At One, Kirsty moved to television in 1983 - first as an assistant producer on Agenda and Current Account and then as a producer on Reporting Scotland. In 1985 she both produced and presented the current affairs weekly Seven Days and from then on concentrated on presenting Reporting Scotland, Left Right and Centre, and the last two General Election programmes. In 1992-1993 she presented the Scottish current affairs show Up Front.
She undertook a similar role in September 1997 for the Scottish Referendum and also anchored the BBC coverage of the Scottish Parliamentary elections in May 1999. As BBC Scotland's main presenter on all it's political programmes and election specials, Kirsty has interviewed many top politicians, but her most memorable interview was in 1990 when she conducted a headline-making interview with the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.
For the BBC she presented Breakfast Time for two years, the youth television series Words Apart, and for three years fronted Edinburgh Nights from the Edinburgh Festival. In addition, she fronted the Nelson Mandela Concert at Wembley and the Special Olympics in Glasgow.
From 1990-1993 Kirsty presented the Arts programme The Late Show, and in 1993 fronted the popular BBC heritage series One Foot In The Past - a role she continued into 2000.
In October 1993 she joined BBC2's flagship current affairs programme Newsnight, and along with Jeremy Paxman, is one of the main presenters of the programme. In February 1998 she was also signed for the BBC's Rough Justice programme.
Kirsty formed the independent television production company WARK CLEMENTS & CO. with Alan Clements in 1990 and has presented much of the company's output, including Words With Wark, Restless Nation, Building A Nation, Lives Less Ordinary and The Kirsty Wark Show.
Kirsty was named journalist of the year by BAFTA Scotland in 1993 and Best Television Presenter in 1997. In addition, Kirsty was chosen as Scot of the Year 1998 - sponsored by Scotland On Sunday & Glenfiddich - and was awarded the 1999 News and Current Affairs prize by Carlton Women in Film and Television. She was also nominated for the prestigious Richard Dimbleby Award for Best Television Presenter (Factual, Features and News) in the BAFTAS 2000.
Kirsty was born in Dumfries and educated in Kilmarnock. She is married
to Alan Clements and has two children.
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