Three-time Royal Television Society Sports News Reporter of the year Gabriel Clarke joins Hamish to kick off Series two. Starting in local journalism before moving into reporting, presenting and most recently documentary filmmaking, Gabriel performed a variety of roles in his career and discusses his wide-ranging skillset extensively in this episode. As well as this, Gabriel also provides his top tips on post-match interviews, especially when faced with difficult interviewees like Sir Alex Ferguson and Eddie Jones.

Most recently Gabriel has directed “Finding Jack Charlton,” a fantastic documentary on the life, career and fascinating journey of one of England and Ireland’s beloved characters, Jack Charlton. https://www.findingjackcharlton.com/

Time Codes:-

1:14-5:00- Initial lessons and journalistic beginnings.

5:00-6:53- The lessons Gabriel learnt from being out of his comfort zone and the importance of work experience.

6:53-12:00- Gabriel’s transition from written journalism to broadcasting.

12:00-14:00- A varied skillset (reporting, presenting, writing, etc).

14:00-16:10- What makes a good reporter?

16:10-21:21- The post-match interview process? What is Gabriel trying to achieve + the challenges he faces?

21:21-23:50- Top tips on how to deal with difficult interviewees.

23:50-26:26- Gabriel’s love for creating features + how to engage your audience.

26:26-28:00- Transition from creating features to documentary filmmaking.

28:00- 32:09- The Gabriel Clarke Quiz.