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James

The only thing you can ever truly own is the instant you're living in

About Me

I'm a Television sports reporter and producer, and have a real passion for the TV industry - not just sport but that's the area i've worked in for the last 8 years. I'm freelance and work for most of the major News organisations in the UK (ITN, Sky etc) as well as a few big sports companies. As for the future... i've some ideas but too many to list here.I spent a year living and working for a Christian charity called NGM in Bristol and Chichester. I've also had a time where i basically lived in Spain and commuted to London at weekends to work. As for the travelling, I'm working my way around Europe, and have also recently been to Asia and Australia. Next - the Middle East!Q1. What's pink and fluffy?..... A1. Pink fluff! Q2. What's blue and fluffy?..... A2. pink fluff holding it's breath

My Interests

Sport, Music, other stuff

Music:

i spent a year working as a DJ playing mainly Urban and Garage tunes... but dont hold that against me... i can appreciate a good tune from Coldplay to Conjure One; Lionel Ritchie to Lamb. At the moment I'm rediscovering the amazing orchestral breaks produced by hybrid (check out finished symphony ), and loving all of BT 's pioneering work. Music is the answer!

Movies:

Too many to mention... Heat, Matrix, Lord of the Rings, Top Gun, Gladiator, Wedding Crashers (genius), A Knights Tale, Oceans Eleven (the 2001 and 1960s versions) Jerry Maguire, Snatch + Lock Stock... shall i go on?

Television:

News and sport are a major part of my life (it's hard to ignore the day job) but you cant beat relaxing in front of programmes such as 'The West Wing', '24', Prison Break, and 'Friends'

Books:

yeah i've read a few of them. i'm not a huge reader at home. my work means i read most of the national newspapers on a daily basis so away from the office i tend to avoid reading. I love quotes... so here are some faves. ... "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."(The Bible - Matthew 3:17)... "What we do in life echoes in eternity" (Gladiator) ... "Of all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these: what might have been" (Princess Diana) ... "if you fear nothing, you love nothing. If you love nothing, what joy can there be in life?" (Sean Connery - First Knight) ... "The only thing you can ever truly own is the instant you're living in" (unknown).

Heroes:

Jesus... All the rest are people who inspired me: BT (Music Producer), Sasha (Music Producer), MJ Cole (Music), Jack Bauer, Michael Mann (Film Director),

My Blog

Desert diaries, part 1

Well i've been in Qatar for just over a week so thought it was about time to post my inaugoral blog from the middle east!!! Firstly thanks to all of you who made an effort to say goodbye before i left...
Posted by James on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:45:00 PST

i'm leaving... come celebrate!

  It's time I bought you a beer...I'M LEAVING! After 2 and a half years working for Sky on five news (in addition to 7 years doing five news at ITN), as well as an unforgettable couple of years w...
Posted by James on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:29:00 PST

james' blog

so you've found my blog... well done! it's rather sparse for now but i'll be filing regular reports about life in the middle east so make sure you keep checking (or subscribe) to my blog so you know w...
Posted by James on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:46:00 PST