I have recently returned from a fantastic month in India where I was covering the inaugural season of The Hero Hockey India League. 5 teams from 5 different cities in India, 34 Matches and a Finals weekend which didn’t disappoint the 28 million people who tuned in across the globe to watch. The eventual winners…
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Richmond Hockey Club – Do the Harlem Shake….
It seems everybody’s doing it in 2013 and after earning promotion this season here’s how we celebrated at Richmond Hockey Club. WATCH HERE. If you haven’t created your version of this years hottest dance yet then what are you waiting for? Get involved!!! Apparently around 4,000 people a day are uploading their version of the…
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So you want to be a TV Presenter?
I remember setting myself the goal of becoming the next Blue Peter Presenter when I was just 18 years old (1998). Seems like yesterday! Sadly this dream never came true, but I did go on to enjoy a very successful career as a Kids TV Presenter at CBBC (2002-2008). During my 6 years at CBBC…
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Olympic Hockey – London 2012
Here’s a short article I wrote for the Millfield Chronicle about my Olympic Hockey experience. FYI – Millfield was where I was at Boarding School between the age of 13 and 18. Presenting at The 2012 Olympics by Michael Absalom (1993-1998 Hollies) Twitter: @MichaelAbsalom Did you know Millfield has been represented at every Olympic Games…
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Olympic Torch Relay
Over the past few months The Olympic Flame has been on an incredible 70 day journey around the UK. Click here to see a few highlights from behind the scenes. Amazingly it managed to pass within an hour of each and every single one of us! Maybe you were one of the millions of people…
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Colgate Advert – Prague
Saturday 23rd June 2012 “Did you know 3 out of 4 of you will suffer from gum disease?” FACT!! This also happened to be my first line in a recent television commercial I filmed for Colgate (toothpaste) out in Prague. I play a Colgate moderator, whose job is to highlight some of the early signs…
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Welcome To My Blog
I am incredibly ambitious and have set myself some ridiculous goals in one of the most competitive industries in the world. However I believe these goals are all achievable. I’m a firm believer that ‘anything is possible in life’ and that all you have to do is focus on your goal then never give up…
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