Kim Inglis has been a television presenter, reporter and journalist since 1993. Kim has been working freelance since 2009, she previously worked for ITV on a wide range of news and non-news programmes for fifteen years. Kim is currently working for a variety of organisations including BBC TV & Radio, SKY News,www.lakestv.net, www.entrepreneursforum.tv and www.seriouslyfeminine.co.uk/sftv Kim is a well regarded and popular event and awards host throughout Cumbria, the North East and into the North West and also works in schools and colleges and on corporate films and voiceovers.
Kim joined Border Television on graduating from Manchester University with a joint honours degree in French and Italian in 1993. She was trained in all aspects of journalism and programme making in Carlisle. In 1995 Kim moved to ITV Tyne Tees in Newcastle where she remained a member of staff until 2008. In that time Kim presented all the station's various news bulletins and programmes, including the flagship 6 o' clock programme, North East Tonight, as well as news, current affairs and election specials. She’s an experienced on screen reporter, often reporting live from the scene of major news stories as well as producing and editing news and feature items.
Kim has also fronted a wide range of non news programmes and made several network appearances. Further information on Kim's TV career so far can be found on the Television page.
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Kim is an experienced TV presenter, live broadcaster and reporter currently working on a range of presenting projects in addition to freelance news duties, often working on breaking stories like the Whitehaven Shootings. Kim is the face of Lakes TV and is also working behind the scenes on a number of network documentaries and fronting a new walking series to be filmed in the autumn.
During her time at ITV Tyne Tees and Border Kim fronted single-headed news bulletins throughout the day and evening as well as double-headed news and sports programmes with presenters like Mike Neville, Nick Owen, Pam Royle, Ian Payne and Jonathan Morrell.
Kim is an experienced live location broadcaster and has made several appearances on the national ITV lunchtime news as well as producing high quality news and feature reports for regional news in the North East and Cumbria.
Beyond the world of news, Kim has made a number of network appearances, including This Morning with Phillip Schofield on ITV1. Kim has also presented a wide range of non-news programmes regionally and on the network including Past Crimes, Call Dr. Jane, Property Matters, Raw Chefs and Wild North.
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Some people have no problem being interviewed by journalists or speaking on a stage in front of several hundred people but many people are not natural performers.
With a little help and some useful tips, almost everyone can improve their performance and increase their confidence. Kim has considerable teaching experience and of course inside knowledge of the world of media and what journalists want!
As an experienced public speaker, Kim can equip you with the necessary skills to help you look and speak better and feel more at ease addressing an audience. This is a service that can be tailored to suit you or a small group.
Kim is also a regular in schools and colleges explaining the world of news, how a TV newsroom works, what make a news story and how to tell it as well as delivering motivational sessions talking about her career. Kim can set written and practical tasks and offer an introduction to the world of journalism for all ages, from primary school to further education. Kim is working as a Creative Ambassador and Creative Practitioner for Creative Futures Cumbria. www.creativefuturescumbria.org
To discuss your requirements or ask any questions, please email Kim or give her a call. Details are on the contacts page.
Kim has been a popular events host for charities and businesses for almost twenty years. Whether it's an awards ceremony, a charity ball, a debate that needs a chairperson or a conference that needs someone to open events and coordinate proceedings on stage, Kim is more than able to cope! With her wide experience of live television, being live on stage is a welcome challenge - and the fact that she keeps being asked back to host the same events year on year is testament to the fact that she is fresh, approachable, warm and professional.
Kim works for all kinds of organisations and charities including One North East, NHS, Princes Trust, Young Enterprise, the region's Universities, Think Pink, FACT Fighting All Cancers Together and St Oswalds Hospice.
A familiar face at many of the big events across the region over the years, Kim has hosted the North East Tourism Awards, Cumbria's Business Awards and Blueprint. Events in 2010 include, Bright Ideas in Health, Home Group Star Awards, Whitehaven Festival, WIN Awards, Blueprint and the County Durham Sports Awards. Watch out for a huge charity event on February 12th 2011, Kim will be co-hosting St Oswalds Celebrity Strictly Come Dance and Dine with Brendan Healy.
Kim is also available for corporate filming/voiceover work....clients include BAE Systems, GSK Barnard Castle, Tesco and M&S.
For rates and availability please email using the contacts page or call Kim directly.
Testimonials:
"Kim has been our MC for our annual showcase Celebrate Success for several years and has always done a brilliant job. She has a great flair for these occasions and always delivers in a highly professional way." David Beavis, Director, Princes Trust
"The annual Young Enterprise North East Awards Dinner is the most important event of our year and I could not think of any who can MC in such a professional and engaging way. Feedback from our guests is always fantastic and much of that is down to how Kim manages and presents the evening. We couldn't do it without her!" Catherine Marchant, Chief Executive, Young Enterprise North East
July 2010
Horses....how much do you know about them and do you like them or, like me, are you downright scared they'll stand on you, bite you, kick you or dump on you?
I've had to get my head round all these potential disasters and learn fast about the intricacies of competitive showjumping to successfully be one half of the media team for Burgham Horse Festival in Northumberland.
When asked to do the press and PR for Burgham I wanted to say no, it's not my thing, but knew Gilly Fraser would kill me (given her penchant for ponies and racehorses and basically all four legged jumping animals with swishy tails that you can ride) if I didn't give her the opportunity to do this. So for those who are wondering, that's how we came to be on board as a team of two.
And what a weekend we had, five miles north of Morpeth. It didn't rain at all! ITV, BBC television and radio, Smooth Radio and a host of North East papers covered the event, before during and after; a huge thank you to all those in the local press and media who helped us out! Many of the folk at Burgham over the weekend came because they had seen the local coverage -being interviewed live on the BBC was definitely a new experience for me, I'm far more comfortable when I'm the one doing the interviewing that's for sure!
I am quite chuffed that I am now on speaking terms with some of showjumpings elite having had conversations with Tim Stockdale, Keith Shore and several members of showjumpings first family the Whitakers, including Michael, John and the winner of the Burgham Grand Prix, Ellen. The £4000 prize she picked up is one of the biggest Grand Prix prizes in England this summer and best of all, all the competitors say they will be back next year as they loved the venue, the scenery, the prize fund and the organisation -and Burgham in 2011 will introduce cross country into the mix.
Our local riders did brilliantly too - Vicky Tulloch from Darlington won the accumulator and Pippa and Millie Allen and Melissa Gair all picked up a share of the prize money. They all relished the fact that they were competing against the UK's best on their own doorstep and for once didn't have to face the prospect of driving hundreds of miles to get home.
Probably the toughest part of the weekend for me was dragging Gilly away from watching the horses to do some work, but work we did - you can see the results of some of our labour in the highlights film on the Burgham website: www.burghamhorse.co.uk
So after three days who was more tired, the festival team or the horses....well take a look at the photo. That's me under the hood - and the horses were still going! Think I need a holiday to recover.....I'll be back to the blog in September, hope you enjoy the rest of the summer.
June 2010
The shooting in Whitehaven on June 2nd has dominated this month. Much has been discussed about the events that day in homes around the world and reported, in the global press and on radio and television.
On hearing the news for the first time I think shock was a pretty common reaction, followed by disbelief and dismay. But I wonder, has the effect on the wider audience been lessened by the wealth of coverage the story has received in the news, in programmes and debates.
Such horrific events will of course forever have their place in history. We'll never know exactly what was going on in the mind of the gunman but many people will try to imagine or explain. Investigations into the crimes are still being carried out and it is inevitable that books will be written and programmes will be made about the shootings, but is now the right time? When would be the right time? Perhaps the question of timing is a very subjective thing and affects your opinion differently depending on how close you are to the actual events......
I had just heard there was a gunman in Whitehaven and that Sellafield was on lockdown for the first time before the call from the SKY Newsdesk came asking me to head for Whitehaven. I had to ring mum who had the children for the day as it was half term and make sure they were in Workington not Whitehaven and that they headed home. At that stage no one really knew the extent of what was unfolding but it felt bad, people around the county were being told to lock doors and windows and stay indoors.
Being in the town behind the police cordon was somewhat surreal, it was weirdly like being on a film set and the phone calls kept coming to local journalists about witnesses seeing another shooting, and another, and another.....
By late afternoon the whole place was swarming with crews and presenters and reporters......it wasn't until I got home around 10pm that night and saw the pictures on television that it really hit home though. For this to happen on our doorstep and to affect so many people, so many families....it's one of the most awful stories I have reported on. I went back that weekend for the BBC to cover memorial services.....we know so many people who have been affected, Cumbria is that kind of place. My heart goes out to all the people who have been affected.....I don't know what else to say.
But I returned to Whitehaven just the other weekend for the towns festival, presenting a programme for Lakes TV and a DVD for the Festival organisers. I can't tell you what a heartening experience it was. Around a quarter of a million people turned out to support the town, to sample the best Cumbrian produce, see chefs Jean Christophe Novelli and Gino D'Acampo cooking outdoors and to hear Katherine Jenkins, Status Quo and N-Dubz. The sun shone so brightly and cast away all those shadows that were still lurking after June 2nd..... it may not be possible but rest assured, West Cumbrians are doing all they can to make sure Whitehaven is remembered for lots of good reasons and not just as the scene of one of the most horrific English shootings of all time.
May 2010
The Royal Television Society for the North East and Borders held its keynote speaker evening this month and I was delighted to be asked to host it, not least because the keynote speaker was the Director of BBC North Peter Salmon. He's the man charged with bringing BBC Sport, Children's and 5 Live to the new Media City at Salford from next year and running it. The Centre will be the biggest BBC base outside London and historically it will be the biggest single move the BBC has ever made.
Peter Salmon talked about changing the landscape of British Broadcasting and there was a healthy crowd at Sunderland University to hear exactly what his hopes and plans are for the North as far as TV production goes.
The message that this is not to be BBC Manchester but BBC North was certainly driven home, he described it as a big, exhausting, exciting move with opportunities for ambitious and confident and creative people. It is part of the BBC's role to reflect the nation back to itself and incorporated within that is a desire to stimulate generations of new talent for the small screen and in the world of digital technology for the web.
It was good to hear an awareness of the beauty that our region and the North have to offer, with its hills and valleys and coastline....and of course its people. Peter Salmon described BBC North being not an initiative but a mission, to make the venture successful for the North as a whole. Change and energy were the key words picked up by the University Dean Steve Cram who offered the vote of thanks...bring it on I say!
The Bright Ideas in Health Awards which I hosted following that are a case in point of the wealth of innovation and enterprise that the North East has to offer. Organised by NHS Innovations North it offers all staff working in the service in the region to come up with business ideas.....devices, services, processes, educational materials and IT solutions that will improve life for NHS workers and patients in our communities.
It was a fantastic night at the Gateshead Hilton with some amazing winners, all encouraged on their journey by one of last year's winners, Limbs Alive, who have developed a suite of video games for young and old who have hemiplegic cerebral palsy which means things like traditional video games requiring two handed coordination are no good. The project is attracting excellent financial support and global interest and is doing everything it can to put Newcastle as a Science City firmly at the forefront of business and science minds.
And finally this month I now have a son who is 12 and beginning to display teenage traits like grunting and slouching even if the teenage reality is still twelve months away. The science I need is how to slow time down as it's all going way too fast!
April 2010
GLEE. It's such a simple thing and no, I'm not talking about the TV series but the great and often mischievous delight younger generations appear to have the monopoly on.
One of my two God-daughters had a birthday this month and the glee she displayed upon receiving a real live bunny rabbit with pink eyes from her mum and dad as her present got me thinking that we grown-ups could all do with spending more time feeling gleeful. I don't mean we have to walk around bursting into song on a regular basis - that would just be weird - but we could all do with taking more time to register what's happening and how we are feeling.....just being happy. Not only is it good for you, but smiling gives you fewer wrinkles than frowning.
I swiftly moved from 6 year old birthday glee to witnessing 60 year old birthday glee as a friend had an elaborate weekend with friends and family to mark her coming of age. She's a fantastic example of someone who squeezes every bit of fun out of life, she makes sure there are lots of good bits and recognises them. Glee exactly describes her behaviour and the look on her face as she surveyed her friends and
relatives gathered in Derbyshire to party and celebrate with her, she's a lucky girl! (There were tears as well but you'd expect that, it was emotional too!)
No tears on air during Gilly & Kim Let Loose on Easter Monday though - thank you to all the lovely people who emailed and texted in - we had a great time and hope to be back in the summer. Zoe Dawes from the Quirky Traveller was our guest and we ate chocolate eggs, played a very eclectic range of music and laughed a LOT!
I actually talked to Gilly about the whole GLEE thing and she said she was definitely filled with girlish glee after an unexpected placing in a competition on her horse Bounce
this month. Gilly and I are both expecting to be filled with glee (and cheese and wine) as we embark on a girly weekend to France. I wonder what stories I'll have to tell you in May!
I guess what I'm saying is don't let glee be confined to the youngsters of this planet, even the more mature man or woman can find things that make them squeal with glee.
I spent an amazing day with the team at Calvert Trust, Kielder who I'm delighted to be working for later this year. I spent a gloriously sunny April afternoon sailing on Kielder water with a dozen or so adults who live with a variety of physical disabilities and learning disabilities. We laughed and smiled and share a whole boatload of glee. The best bit was talking about how good it felt and gleefully seizing the moment.
So - whatever you get up to this month, I hope you find some glee along the way.....
March 2010
I feel a bit like the Mad March Hare....but everyone seems to have been flat out busy this month. I'm not complaining, just coming up for air!
The wedding dress auction hosted by myself and Gilly Fraser at Carlisle Racecourse raised £10 000.00......it was a great day and hopefully there are now some happy brides in and around Cumbria with amazing dresses, bought at bargain prices. All in aid of Eden Valley Hospice, everyone involved in organising the Wedding Fair did an amazing job!
I enjoyed an inspiring evening at Rheged, Penrith as CBEC launched a booklet about Cumbrian women achievers that will be distributed to teenage girls throughout the county in a bid to motivate, inspire and encourage them to reach their potential. All the speakers were superb, mountaineer Amy Beeton particularly struck a chord with the young women who were there. Check out the photos in the April edition of Cumbria Life.
Gilly and Kim Let Loose is back on BBC Radio Cumbria on Easter Monday, April 5th 12-2pm just a gentle reminder. We have been out climbing walls in Keswick, though Gilly reckons we regularly drive each other up the wall. Ha! Not as much as her husband Malc did though when he lost his Carlisle Wembley tickets down the dashboard of his van! He's been all over the papers, radio and TV....but Johnston Paints were amazing and supplied new tickets. Check out my photo of Malcolm and his legendary van at www.johnstonespainttrophy.com
Talking of TV, my lovely mate Carol Malia is back on screen after maternity leave-I'm looking forward to her linking into a package or two of mine as I have some reporting coming up in April. Great to see her back presenting Look North.
Lakes TV successfully launched on Channel M/SKY 203, Virgin Media 878 and Freeview 200 on Thursday 25th March.....new programme every Thursday at 7.30pm and repeated at 7.30pm or 8pm every other night of the week. Definitely one to watch!
But let's finish with a bit of glitz....launch of the new 5 series BMW at a Newcastle showroom with fashion by Fenwick, fizz and my photo taken with the Stig. A triumph for the team at O-Communications!! Very proud of my photo.
That was swiftly followed by a girly jaunt to Edinburgh. No photos and no further details to be printed here though. Suffice to say it was fun. Have a Happy Easter!
February 2010
February may be a short month, but it could be a longish blog because so much seems to have happened and strangely for me, I seem to have lots I want to say. Perhaps I just need to be selective? I will try. My problem is where to start!
How about with a newsflash- 'Gilly & Kim Let Loose' will be back on the airwaves at BBC Radio Cumbria on Easter Monday, April 5th, 12 until 2pm on fm, am and online.
The pair of us are working on a number of projects together. Check out the charity wedding fair on March 7th for Eden Valley Hospice www.charityweddingfair.org.ukand I will keep you posted with updates on the Burgham Horse Festival, coming to Northumberland on July 23rd, 24th, 25th.
Oh and watch out for the official launch of Lakestv.net on Channel M next month! In fact I recommend you log on to www.lakestv.net and check out The Sofa Show. It made me laugh!
I have lots of school projects on the go at the moment in Cumbria and in the North East, primary and secondary. I find it so much fun working with youngsters. It is a real privilege to be involved with them and their development. I am sure the girls at Caldew School, Dalston, won't mind me mentioning that together we have made a great film about 'embarrassing moments' to use in a school workshop about risk-taking next month.
I've also been working at the University of Cumbria. I spoke to final year students from all kinds of creative backgrounds about the fun and games of running your own business. I had never been onto the Fueshil Campus in Carlisle before -it is fantastic- and almost made me wish I was a student again. Almost!
While I am in reminiscing mode, I must mention that I have had reason to pass by City Road in Newcastle several times over the last couple of weeks, the site of the old Tyne Tees Television buildings. I took some photos mid demolition as I could see right through the building to where I used to sit in the old newsroom. It brought back lots of memories, we laughed a lot in those days and made some great programmes.....
Controversially though, a senior, very experienced producer has been offloading about some recent newsroom experiences they have had. They are finding that the new generation of television reporters may be keen, enthusiastic and bright but many are not equipped with the basic journalism skills required to research stories and find interviewees. However I found that was not the case with the group of TV news students I worked with in Carlisle this month. It was heartening to see their understanding of the importance of good picture use in TV news and their well developed news sense.
Talking of television news, there are further interesting, unsettling times ahead in the ITV regions. March is the month when a decision will be made on who runs the pilot scheme for Border/Tyne Tees. The people working there have been through so much already in recent years, I know things are not easy in Gateshead and Carlisle, but chin up guys, keep putting out the programme.
I enjoyed doing a proper 'heart warming' story for BBC Look North the other week, about Hettie the fell pony who was stolen last summer from near Appleby. Thankfully an on-the-ball breeder from Devon chose to investigate her origins after buying the pony from travellers and tracked down where she should have been all along. Hettie was away from home for eight months but she has settled back easily into life with her mother and daughter on the Cumbrian fells, where she belongs.
Another piece of good news- good for me anyway- is that my spinning classes have been revived as Cockermouth continues its post flood recovery. The Cockermouth Pilates Studio where I take a couple of classes is open and doing good business. Not sure how good my clients were feeling after this week's classes, it had been a while since some of them had been on a bike. Hope they are back for more in the coming weeks.
The month ended with the first anniversary FACT dinner at Gateshead Marriott. A great night and good enough excuse not to be at the Royal Television Society bash just along the river at the Sage on the same night. Joanne Smith, founder and chair of the trustees for FACT got a standing ovation. She delivered an amazing, touching speech about her experience of breast cancer and the testimonies of her husband, son and friends recounting where they were when they got the news about Joanne's cancer and how it affected them, and they dealt with it. Check out the website www.fact-cancersupport.co.uk We raised almost five thousand pounds for FACT Fighting All Cancers Together. It was such a good night that it could take until the next blog for my feet and my head to recover. Have a good March!
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