On the 12th December, Adrian Chiles took a break from his busy schedule to come and talk to BBC school reporters, Lauren, Josh, Sophia and Amy, at the Arthur Terry School.
From speaking to him, students found that he ‘fell into journalism/broadcasting' as a result of his footballing accident that led to his leg being severely broken in two places. At this time, there were two significant events occurring, one of them being the Gulf War, the other being the resignation of the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, with the news endlessly broadcasting it suddenly seemed like a potential career choice.
When asked if broadcasting had changed him, he indicated that it has not changed him as a person, but the fame had affected his life in a way that had led to him being mobbed by the public in everyday life situations. When asked about the Leveson Inquiry he said ‘the press took advantage of their freedom of speech and abused the privacy of others'.
Regarding questions upon the career paths of students, he was supportive of their ambitions, however suggested that journalism is something that surrounds our society, and therefore is always readily available to have a career in. Moreover, he inferred that journalism is something that is ‘hard to back out of'.
When questioned by Josh on the current situation regarding racism in football, he responded by saying that ‘they need to come down hard on them like a tonne of bricks'. He later added that foreign players should go on courses that teach the expectations of football, showing them what is acceptable in our country in comparison to theirs.
Josh asked him about his improvisation, on the England v Poland game, to which he replied he took it in ‘10-15 minutes at a time', despite his natural ability to communicate with others. This time period where the match was called off portrayed the true skill and confidence needed to broadcast, something that was reflected in our interview with him. Each student, part of the BBC School report team for Arthur Terry felt that Adrian provided a good insight into the world of media and broadcasting, in an open honest and down to earth interview.
From speaking to him, students found that he ‘fell into journalism/broadcasting' as a result of his footballing accident that led to his leg being severely broken in two places. At this time, there were two significant events occurring, one of them being the Gulf War, the other being the resignation of the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, with the news endlessly broadcasting it suddenly seemed like a potential career choice.
When asked if broadcasting had changed him, he indicated that it has not changed him as a person, but the fame had affected his life in a way that had led to him being mobbed by the public in everyday life situations. When asked about the Leveson Inquiry he said ‘the press took advantage of their freedom of speech and abused the privacy of others'.
Regarding questions upon the career paths of students, he was supportive of their ambitions, however suggested that journalism is something that surrounds our society, and therefore is always readily available to have a career in. Moreover, he inferred that journalism is something that is ‘hard to back out of'.
When questioned by Josh on the current situation regarding racism in football, he responded by saying that ‘they need to come down hard on them like a tonne of bricks'. He later added that foreign players should go on courses that teach the expectations of football, showing them what is acceptable in our country in comparison to theirs.
Josh asked him about his improvisation, on the England v Poland game, to which he replied he took it in ‘10-15 minutes at a time', despite his natural ability to communicate with others. This time period where the match was called off portrayed the true skill and confidence needed to broadcast, something that was reflected in our interview with him. Each student, part of the BBC School report team for Arthur Terry felt that Adrian provided a good insight into the world of media and broadcasting, in an open honest and down to earth interview.
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