6. Front and Center: The TV Presenters that Influenced the Nation

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TV presenters are the people we welcome into our living room, day in and day out. We see their familiar faces on TV more than we see our own friends and family sometimes and being a TV presenter in the UK represents historic visibility and cultural shifting in the media landscape. In this episode we hear from the presenters who have had longevity in the industry and have set the standard for who gets to be a personality driven entertainer on screen. We hear from TV legend Trisha Goddard to talks about being the first Black presenter in Australia, to having her own show for 12 seasons, multi-talented Richard Blackwood who went from the comedy circuit to MTV to being one of the first Black…