Our Trainers & Consultants

Our trainers are the secret of our success. They are seasoned journalists, broadcasters and communications experts. Their experience comes from working with broadcasters such as Sky TV, BBC & ITN and newspapers ranging from The Sunday Times to The Sun. They really know what’s going on in today’s online media age and the opportunities that are there for the taking. We have an extensive team of trainers and consultants covering media, crisis, print, presentation and social media.
Our team includes:
Roz Morris

ROZ MORRIS

Broadcaster and Media Trainer & Managing Director of TV News London

Roz has many years’ experience as a broadcaster and media trainer.  She co-founded TV News London in 1992 and is an accredited trainer for the Independent Television Association. She has been a news reporter, newsreader and programme presenter for BBC TV, ITN, Thames TV, and Tyne Tees TV, where she was the first woman in the North East of England to be the regular presenter of the weekly political and business programme.  She also worked as a correspondent for BBC Scotland, based in Edinburgh, and for RTE (Irish national radio and TV) as a London Correspondent. She has been a reporter and presenter for LBC/IRN and BBC Radio News, a feature writer for the Evening Standard and a staff reporter and feature writer for The Observer and The Guardian, where she was the youngest reporter on both papers. As well as being a leading media trainer, she is currently a blogger for TV News London and the Huffington Post UK on media matters.
Malcolm Douglas

Malcolm douglas

Broadcast News & PR Expert and Media Trainer

Malcolm Douglas was until recently Senior Editor and Producer at ITV’s breakfast show Good Morning Britain. He is currently involved in the programme’s production on a consultancy basis.  He is a Director of TV News London and a broadcast news consultant.  He is the former Deputy Editor and Head of News at ITV Breakfast (GMTV). He started his career working with national and regional newspapers before moving into TV news. With his many years’ experience of running national and regional TV newsrooms including GMTV, TV-am, Thames News and Tyne Tees TV, Malcolm’s expertise is unusually broad, covering hard news, politics, consumer, lifestyle and showbiz. He advises major companies, global charities and PR organisations how to get the best coverage on television and radio and how best to respond to the media in times of crisis.

Roddy mcdougall

Media Trainer and Video Producer

Roddy is an expert media trainer with 15 years experience of working with top corporates enabling senior spokespeople to handle TV and video interviews to the highest professional standards.  He has worked with Trinity Management Communications and for 10 years was Editor in Chief of Cantos, the online news service for business leaders, both part of Brunswick Group.  He was a senior TV news producer for 10 years working with ITN, and with breakfast TV stations GMTV and TVam.
Glen Oglaza

Glen Oglaza

Award Winning Senior Reporter, Broadcaster and Media Trainer

Glen has more than 25 years experience as a senior reporter and correspondent for major news organisations. Until recently he was a Political Correspondent for Sky News where he covered 4 general elections.  Before that he worked for ITN where he worked in nearly 40 countries, including extended stints in Washington, Moscow and the Middle East, and two years in Glasgow as ITN Scotland Correspondent.  He won Royal Television Society awards for his reports on the fall of the Berlin Wall, The plight of the Kurds in the wake of the First Gulf War, and the Dunblane school shooting. He was BAFTA-nominated for London Poll Tax riot coverage.  He started his career in journalism as a reporter/newsreader/presenter in local radio in Newcastle upon Tyne and at IRN/Capital Radio in London. 

He has extensive media training experience working with many blue chip companies and organisations. 

Kati Whitaker

kati whitaker

Award Winning Broadcaster and Trainer

A broadcaster for more than 20 years, Kati is a regular on BBC Radio 4. In recent years she has reported for Radio 4 programmes such as The World Tonight from South Sudan, Mali, Liberia, Kosovo and Ethiopia. Recent programmes include documentaries about the future of the Euro, McCarthyism and the spiritual challenges of mental health and alzheimers. She has won numerous awards including a Sony shortlist and One World Radio Award for her documentary on Rwandan widows. She was formerly a TV reporter for BBC Breakfast, Channel Four News and The Medical Channel, and she won the Silver Award for her work as presenter of BBC Radio 4’s disabilities programme, ‘Does He Take Sugar?’ . She works as a freelance broadcaster and as a media and presentation trainer.

jon kaye

Experienced Radio Presenter and Media Trainer

Jon presents programmes for local BBC radio stations including Three Counties Radio and he was previously presenter of the weekly Programme Sunday Jewish Radio on Spectrum Radio.  He has been a programme presenter on London’s news and talk station, LBC Radio and a newsreader/journalist for Independent Radio News and Classic FM.  He featured on Channel Four TV’s series ‘Jewish Mum of the Year’ when he interviewed the two finalists.  He has presented and produced phone-in and news magazine programmes for BBC local radio stations throughout the UK.  He was Head of Presentation for a commercial radio station in the capital, communications consultant for a major charity, and he has many years’ experience as a media trainer.

Simon Brooke

simon brooke

Print Journalist, Media Trainer and Presentation Trainer

Simon Brooke has over 25 years’ experience in communications training and development. As a freelance journalist and editor, he works for a wide variety of outlets on subjects including business and management, industry, health, the environment and property. Simon has worked for companies, charities and governments around the world to improve the way in which they communicate with the media.  His media, presentation and crisis communications training clients have included Visa, British Airways, RBS, Zurich Insurance, the NHS, the Stroke Association, IKEA and EDF Energy as well as various charities and professional associations.  
Victoria Smith

victoria smith

Media Trainer, Multimedia Broadcaster and Video Journalist

Victoria has more than 20 years’ experience as a TV, radio, and digital journalist. She works as a reporter for Euronews, Channel 5 News, ITV News and British Forces TV. She is a self-shooting camerawoman who edits her own work. A former radio and TV presenter, she knows about studio work, live interviews and thinking on her feet.  As a reporter, she has interviewed several Prime Ministers and has filed stories from a range of locations including Downing Street, military helicopters and warships.  Her voice has been heard on radio stations across the BBC and commercial sector, and she spent a year as a newsreader and presenter for Classic FM.  A former radio news editor, she has produced BBC radio shows for Vanessa Feltz and Jeremy Vine. Victoria trained as a newspaper reporter and writes for the Times and Telegraph. She speaks fluent Italian and has just finished her second novel.
Marina Gask

marina gask

Journalist, Blog Coach and Print Media Specialist

Marina Gask is a journalist, blog coach, press consultant and entrepreneur. A BSME award-winning editor of teen mag Sugar, she also edited More! and Top Sante and held senior positions at Glamour, SHE and Cosmopolitan. Writing for glossies, broadsheets and digital platforms, often focusing on happiness, self-help and entrepreneurial success, Marina’s also written three books for teenagers. A former journalism tutor at Goldsmiths University, she now runs Marina Gask Media, helping businesses with web content, blogs, press strategy and business books. She also offers blogging and press release workshops, working with clients such as Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Save The Children and the Fabian Society’s Women’s Network Mentoring Scheme. Last year she co-launched Audrey Online www.audreyonline.co.uk, a digital platform for midlife women who want to self-reinvent and give their lives a reboot.
Henry Clark

henry clark

Senior Training Consultant For TV News London - Middle East Specialist

Henry has worked for some of the biggest UK broadcasters. He was the Foreign Editor of the UK’s first commercial Breakfast TV programme TV-am; a key figure in the launch team of the succeeding breakfast TV programme GMTV; Managing Editor at the international news agency Reuters and Senior Manager at ITN Consulting, specialising in programme launches and media training in the Middle East. He was responsible for the launch of the first Arabic-speaking live breakfast programme on Saudi TV, Sabah Saudia – training staff and developing programme content and production for seven months in Riyadh between 2009/2010. He has created new programme formats for Saudi TV morning, evening news and magazine programmes and organised a major training course for the 24-hour Al Ekhbariya news channel. Most recently he was responsible for running training courses in London and Muscat for staff at Oman State Television.

joanna gaudoin

Image Expert and
Managing Director of Inside Out

Joanna Gaudoin is a personal and corporate image expert.  She helps individuals and organisations work on their image and impact for professional success. Experience and expertise will always be vital but how and what we communicate with others about ourselves and the perception they form of us are pivotal for success. These skills help us differentiate ourselves positively and build credibility for better professional relationships, whilst also enhancing our confidence.  Through her one-to-one programme, running group training and speaking at events, Joanna helps individuals work on their appearance, body language and communication. She also works with people on their broader ‘people’ skills in different professional scenarios to achieve their goals for their own career success and the success of their organisation. Prior to running her own company, Joanna worked in marketing and consultancy for almost ten years with blue-chip clients such as Mars, Diageo, Toshiba and SABMiller.

lynne parker

Presentation and Communications Expert and Founder of Funny Women

After training as a journalist, Lynne spent the first years of her career working in women’s magazines for publishing groups Nat Mags and IPC writing about fashion and beauty topics.  She next worked in public relations and marketing along with stints as a TV presenter for cable television channel, Living.  She set up her own PR consultancy and managed many successful promotional campaigns for well known brands including Asda, W H Smith, The Prince’s Trust, Thames Water, Hyundai Car UK, Pepe Jeans, Umbro, Nike, Avon, Almay, Innoxa and Yardley.  She is an expert presentation trainer providing training and coaching based on stand- up techniques to improve self confidence and presentation skills for professional executives.  She is the founder of Funny Women and the Funny Women Awards and she believes humour can help both men and women become more confident.
Lisa Gilbe

Lisa Gillbe

Image Consultant

Lisa is a personal stylist and image consultant with over 10 years industry experience. She provides bespoke personal styling and personal shopping services for busy professionals who want to look their best either on camera or just every day Lisa’s approach is friendly and relaxed, the services are tailored for each individual and she works hard to understand each client’s personal style which is essential to creating an authentic look for someone. Particularly if you are in the public eye, it’s good to wear the right colours for your skin tone and so important to feel comfortable and stylish in the clothes you wear to give you the edge. With a mix of technical training, creativity and over 10 years ‘in-the-field’ experience, Lisa works with her clients make sure they look current and up-to-date and enjoy the confidence that comes with that.” Specialities: Personal Styling, outfit building, style advice and image consulting for Men and Women. Services: Wardrobe Editing, Outfit Planning and Image Advice, Personal Shopping.

Alison Skilbeck

Actor and Executive Presence Trainer

Alison is an actor, director, teacher, and trainer. She has an honours degree in Spanish and French from Oxford University where she first began to act, and she started her professional career by presenting a Spanish language programme on BBC Television. For well over two decades she has combined a busy and varied career in theatre, on radio, and on television with teaching and directing. She has been an Associate Teacher at RADA since the early 90s, directing on the degree course and short courses, and serving on the audition panel. She has performed Shakespeare and taught at many American and European universities while on tour for the British Council. Alison’s own one-woman shows have received great acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival, in London, and on tour throughout the UK. Television appearances include Midsomer Murders, The Beiderbecke Affair, Miss Marple, and Sherlock Holmes. She has worked for RADA Business since it began, bringing her experience of acting, directing, and training actors to the wider world. She is a senior trainer in the field of personal development and communication, working with people from many different walks of life: top civil servants and diplomats, local government members and officers, social workers, teachers and students, business executives at all levels, and members of leading professional bodies and charities.
Anna Ostergren

Anna Ostergren

Actor and Executive Presence Trainer

Anna Ostergren successfully coaches business executives on motivation, presentation skills and confidence building. She is currently coaching C-suite clients (CEOs and CFOs) and board members both in UK and in Brussels. She works regularly with clients such as BlackRock, Swift and other finance houses. She recently lectured at London Business School, as part of their Entrepreneur’s Programme. Her work in the corporate sector has included corporate finance, leading oil companies and Michelin star restaurants, as well as large academic institutions. She also privately coaches market leaders. She has lectured at RBS as part of Women in Banking, Women Unlimited at the BAFTAS. Her clients include BP, Pictet, ING, VISA, Menzies Accountancy firm, Cloud Pioneer, UEL, HLB International, The Diana Awards, Russell Investments, Marcus Waring at the Berkerley, The Gilbert Scott, Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck in Bray, Pearson College and Ithaca Partners, Boehringer Ingelheim, MFS and BlackRock. Anna was born in Stockholm, Sweden and educated in Rio de Janeiro and the USA until Secondary level. She was awarded her BA in English and Drama from London University. She continued her Post-Graduate training on the LAMDA Director’s course in 2005. She has since worked consistently in theatre, musical and opera, in both subsidised theatre and West End, including Opera North, The Globe Theatre and The Menier Chocolate factory.
Hilary Steinberg

Hilary Steinberg

TV Make-up Artist

Hilary has been a professional TV and Film Make Up Artist for over 20 years.  She has worked with companies such as Thames Television, ITN, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Celador, and her film credits include Chariots of Fire, Monty Python’s Meaning of Life and The Witches.  Her clients have included John Major, Margaret Thatcher,
Ian Holm, Anna Ford, Julia Somerville, and Kirsty Young.

Lydia Nicolaides

Lydia nicolaides

Office Manager and Camera Technician

Lydia runs the day to day administration of the TV News London office and provides camerawork and sound support for TV News London training courses. She studied media studies and production at the University of East London and after graduation found work as a radio presenter and trainer. Lydia also has a background in e-marketing, social media strategy and the music industry. She is a singer/songwriter and helps to promote and run music events for new artists.

Terry Emberson

Terence emberson

Marketing Assistant and Camera Technician

Terry looks after social media for TV News London.  He also provides camera services for training courses and he is skilled in research, customer service, and social media marketing.  Before moving into marketing, Terry had a varied career with jobs in building work, horticultural gardening and landscaping, and high-end furniture delivery.
"We have been extremely impressed by the professional quality of the training provided by TV News London to our media spokespeople, particularly the high level of personal tuition and feedback. As a result, we have complete confidence to face the media and get our message across effectively."
Chief Executive
Confederation of Passenger and Transport
5/5
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