Louise Houghton joins Swansea Bay TV

Swansea bay TV are proud to announce that Louise Houghton, an experienced TV presenter will be joining us for our first programme and will be presenting future shows and interviewing too. She will take the Show to a truly professional level.

Although she presents across the UK , and is a regular presenter in Germany, she graduated from Aberystwyth University and is a frequent visitor to South and West Wales.

Louise  is an experienced presenter currently working with Deutsche Welle TV on the Lifestyle Show; she has also presented Quick Break on ITV2; European Drag Racing Championship Channel 5 and Skysports; and has presented numerous other shows national, local and on-line TV. As an actress she has appeared, amongst other shows, in BBC Wales "High Hopes", Channel 5's "World of Stupid Criminals" and BBC’s “Holby City”

Watch out for more information about the new on-line TV channel, Swansea Bay TV

Tempo rising as we bring everything together

We are proud to announce that the team is coming together and already we videography under the direction of Jane Hosgood of Gower Video who has worked with me on The Doll, Swansea Film Productions current project. She is very experienced and has produced some great wedding and commercial material.

She'll be setting up and running the studio and be responsible for outside shoots. 

We are looking for volunteers to help on the technical side so if you are interested in working with us for a few hours a month or week, we'd love to hear from you. Be part of this new and exciting project.

Geriant Thomas will be one of our Presenters. As a leading South Wales singer with experience presenting for S4C he'll be a real asset to the station. He is currently appearing in the cabaret floorshow Magical Musicals, with Divalushious, the singing and dancing extravaganza.

Having compered many local shows, Geraint is well versed in the art of bringing out the best in people.

Swansea Bay TV will be a magazine programme about local people and places with features such as cooking and keeping fit. We are proud to announce that Tara Hammett, a leading personal trainer will be presenting our Fit for Life programme which is a life enhancing experience.

Follow Tara as she takes you through workouts both in the studio and on the beach. Not to be missed. Here's an example of Tara presenting an exercise

So you can see the clock is ticking as we prepare for our first programme. Using the latest social media tools and hi tech low-cost equipment including mobile phone video and the chance for you to watch programmes live on a pc, laptop, mobile, i-pad or even on your TV set, this is going to be a chance to be involved.

Watch out for more developments and some really exciting news of others who are joining our presenting and production team.

Surfing today at Rotherslade Bay

As a local on-line Swansea TV Show we aim to bring you local interest. Here's some shots taken this morning around 7am. The winds were up and surf was high. Watch the surfers

Neath Steam Vintage Show

Yesterday I went to the Neath Steam Vintage Show. It was only the second year that it had run but it was full of the most interesting vehicles. There were full size, half size and quarter size steam engines fired up and going as if they'd just come off the assembly line.

It was held at the Cefn Coed Colliery Museum, Crynant so there was plenty to see. And we'll be talking to some of these enthusiasts on one of our first Swansea Bay TV Shows.

Just take a look at this incredible steam engine that was used on local farms when first built. Looking at it you'd be srprised at the immaculate state that it's in.

I talked to Joe Davies who has an amazing collection of petrol cans. "Petrol Cans!" I can hear you exclaim.What is there to know? Surely one is the same as the next." The simple answer is "No!"

Joe is just so knowledgeable that he held me enthralled about the different petrol companies. The way the cans were manufactured. What paint was used and how the companies amalgamated or traded under different names in different places. Watch out for Joe talking to me on a forthcoming show.

There were also skilled artists. Here you see Paul Strange. I didn't get his contact details. If you know him please let me know. He is a qualified stone mason and has moved on to what he describes as "the joy of slate" and he creates the most beautiful reliefs with incredible detail. These are absolutely unique and take many, many hours of work to complete.

If you are holding an event that you think our viewers will enjoy then let us know ask@swanseabay-tv.co.uk

Presenters Wanted

Fancy being a TV presenter?

We are looking for presenters for Sport, Theatre, Music, Community Projects, Tourism, News and much more. Are you dynamic, clear speaking (we love your local accent), interested in other people, enjoy being part of a team and think you can make a valuable contibution?

Then show us now. Make a video clip about yourself and why you should be one of our presenters. Quality of the video isn't as important as showing just how good you are. You can download it at Youtube and e-mail us the web address or send us the clip by e-mail. Include some details about you and your mobile number on the e-mail.

This isn't paid work and it can take jjust aas much time as you want, from an occasional hour here and there to as much time as you want to give. We just want people who will work with us and take pride in building up great on-line TV.

The sooner you take action the better chance you have of being involved. If you have any questions call 07976 364681

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