Recent Posts by Michael Burns
By Michael Burns | Friday, March 10, 2023 - 11:15
“I wasn’t looking to work in sports broadcasting, I think sports broadcasting was looking for me,” says Tunya Koch, freelance camera operator for NEP Switzerland. “There are no female camera […]
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By Michael Burns | Wednesday, March 8, 2023 - 14:04
“I’ve been working as an editor at Sky for over 30 years now and my job has never become boring,” says Sky Post Production’s Irene Kelly. “Continual changes in technology, […]
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By Michael Burns | Wednesday, March 8, 2023 - 13:02
“Don’t be put off by the number of men you see in positions you may want to do,” says Aurora’s director of production Lara Bishop. “There’s been a real shift […]
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By Michael Burns | Tuesday, March 7, 2023 - 11:46
Carla Murphy has a knack for organisation, a talent that’s stood her in good stead on more than one occasion. Over the course of her career, this production executive at […]
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By Michael Burns | Tuesday, March 7, 2023 - 11:43
“Things can change at a moment’s notice when working in live sports, so you can be blindsided by something where you need to tear up what you were doing or […]
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By Michael Burns | Monday, March 6, 2023 - 11:31
“Being part of live sport is something that I have always been drawn to,” says SVT Sport reporter (programledare in Swedish) Rihaneh Rouhani. “Being near the pitch or inside or […]
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By Michael Burns | Monday, March 6, 2023 - 11:30
She may now be in the commanding role of head of production at the prestigious Whisper, but Emma Sheldon literally started at the door; she got into broadcasting as a […]
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By Michael Burns | Monday, March 6, 2023 - 11:26
“Sports broadcasting can definitely present challenges as a woman,” says Ericka Duffy, media assets manager for Riot Games. “However, with esports being a new element, it has democratised access. “There’s […]
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By Michael Burns | Monday, March 6, 2023 - 11:26
Monika Coupkova, director of sports production at Sky Austria, had her first broadcast experience as a production assistant at public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting) in 2000. The position was […]
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By Michael Burns | Tuesday, January 24, 2023 - 10:10
Over the weekend (16-22 January 2023), winter sports broadcasters returned to the Streif in Austria for the Hahnenkamm Races, reputedly the toughest downhill skiing challenge on earth. This year, the […]
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