111: Louisa Compton - BBC Three Counties, 5 Live, Newsbeat, Channel 4
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The rookie press journalist who rose to head Channel 4 News and Current Affairs -via a love of radio.
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In this hour of \\u2018Radio Moments \\u2013 Conversations\\u2019, Louisa Compton tells of her life \\u2013 with an early interest in breaking news leading her into a local press title before dropping into her local station, BBC Three Counties Radio. Colleagues in London quickly spotted her abilities and she edged into a career in Network, rising up the ranks at 5 Live, before moving to head Newsbeat at Radio 1.
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With the view that radio\\u2019s story-telling gifts could be the province for a certain approach to TV, she helped to create the Victoria Derbyshire programme on BBC2 \\u2013 and Louisa tells of the impact of the stories the programme uncovered. She opens up too about her disappointment about its termination.
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Moving to Channel 4, with the challenge of a transfer to commercial television, she tells of her appointment to edit Despatches before rising to the role of Head of news, current affairs and sport - in the midst of the Corona virus epidemic.
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Louisa recalls the advice she was given at the beginning of her journey; tells of her passion for telling untold stories and representing the under-represented; and offers her perspective on diversity in media.
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In her own words, this is the Louisa Compton story.
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