LUVS LGBT+ are extremely excited to welcome the wonderful, witty and charismatic journalist, author and broadcaster (amongst her many other talents) to our stage! Synopsis Clare Balding is a BAFTA winning TV presenter, author, journalist and LGBT+ champion. In this event, Clare will be talking about her life in broadcasting, focussing on key aspects of her career including her love of horses, presenting major sporting events, and her experience of being an author. Clare will be sharing what she's learnt from her experiences and how others can learn from them. 5-6pm: Book Signing ub 502 Lecture Hub 6-7:30pm: Talk and Q&A Biography Winner of the BAFTA Special Award and RTS Presenter of the Year Award for her expert coverage of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Clare Balding is one of Britain's leading broadcasters. She is also a best-selling and award-winning author of five books and an ardent campaigner for improved coverage of womens sport. Clare has been a regular voice on BBC radio since she left university in 1994, and has been presenting major events on television and radio since becoming the face of the BBCs horse racing output in 1998. As well as winning a personal BAFTA, Clare has been part of many BAFTA Award-winning programmes, has twice been named RTS Sports Presenter of the Year, as well as Sports Presenter of the Year at the TRIC Awards, Racing Journalist of the Year, awarded the special achievement award at the Women in Film and Television Awards and been praised for perfect presentation by the judges of the Broadcast Awards.
Tickets : £ 6 Tickets
Address : Lecture Theatre 1, 502 Teaching Hub
152 Mount Pleasant
Liverpool
L3 5TQ
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