by Jonathan Pagden | Jun 2, 2023 | Live events
Why you need me on your event, part umpty-seven: Expanding the options for the on-stage host. So: you’re looking for an exciting, attractive, funny person to be the ‘face’ of your event, and you’ve found several possibles who tick all those...
by Jonathan Pagden | May 31, 2023 | Live events, Uncategorized
What’s the hardest part for an organiser of a glitzy awards event or large corporate conference?The moment it starts.Till now you’ve had hands-on every detail, you’ve known exactly what’s being organised at every stage and you’ve got on...
by Jonathan Pagden | May 11, 2023 | Live events
Well, that was a week.I spent the previous week teasing my social media about a couple of high-profile jobs in the offing, and TBH I’m still restricted in the info I can give.So, being careful what I say: Friday I spent working on the AGM of one of the major...
by Jonathan Pagden | Apr 24, 2023 | Random memories
I wouldn’t normally do another Random Memory so soon after the last one, but this has been prompted by the weekend’s sad news, it’s another from my radio days (best part of forty years ago 🤔 ).The place: Broadcasting House, LeedsThe time: a weekday...
by Jonathan Pagden | Apr 21, 2023 | Random memories
Another in the random series of random memories from a lifetime of radio, TV and live events: today’s is of a very memorable moment at the Savoy in November 2014. I can be precise about the date because this awards had a theme of “Wartime”, the same thinking applied...