Show Notes
Off the Fence with Purpose Episode 13
The guest on this episode is Breda Brown and she chats with Jim and Ellen about everything around communications, media and books. her advice to anyone working in these areas is love what you do, stay curious and develop your network and interpersonal skills.
Breda’s enthusiasm for her work in media, particularly radio, PR, Communications counselling and books is obvious throughout this episode.
She has worked in trade magazines and as a freelance journalists for national publications. In radio she has been Chief News reporter with Dublin Radio station 98FM and Head of News at Dublin’s Q102. where she was responsible for overall news and current affairs output and managing a team of 12 journalists.
If you have an interest in how local radio works you will be fascinated at the stories Breda has to tell, in particular the multi-tasking role of a local radio presenter.
A natural storyteller it was a logical move for her into the world of books, inspired to by a prompt from her business partner Al Dunne in Unique Media, a media company which they co-founded over 20 years ago.
From reviewing crime novels for a national newspaper she has extended into hosting a podcast about books which has led her to interview international and Irish authors. She also contributes regularly to national and radio and television programmes and acts as a host/MC/Moderator at events.
Somehow she also manages to chair the board of the Irish Writers Centre and provides strategic communications advise wearing her Unique Media hat.
Her varied career and the lessons she shares has made her another guest on this podcast well worth a listen.
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