The Stage

Julie Madison

Published Thursday 24 March 2005 at 10:40 by Alistair Smith

Having grown up in a small town in Canada, Julie Madison began her career as the head of her own travel company.

Then, in 2001, she moved to the UK and decided that she wanted to be a TV presenter. “After operating my own travel company for a few years I realised I wanted a new challenge,” she explains. “My first job was for York TV and my first assignment was to interview the Archbishop of York. It was only a small station but it was a fantastic experience.”

Julie feels that she has been helped along her way by Startintv.com, an internet service for aspiring broadcasters. She says: “I was very pleasantly surprised - I’ve had lots of companies contacting me to see my showreel.”

She recently did some presenting for BBC Training and will soon start a roadshow for a major insurance company, but is still looking forward to working more extensively.

She concludes: “I’m open to and available for any presenting opportunities, the more you do the more exciting it gets. Also, your former life always comes into play in presenting. I think it’s been a huge advantage for me to have had a career before this.”