Channel 4 trains disabled presenters

An ex-Royal Marine, a carpenter and a former Paralympic swimmer are among six new disabled presenters who will help to front Channel 4’s coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st May 2011, 07:00 BST

They are being trained after being discovered in a talent search by Channel 4, the official UK broadcaster for the 2012 Paralympics.

Arthur Vaughan Williams, an ex-Royal Marine and wheelchair racer from Worcestershire, sports journalist Alex Brooker from Leeds and Daraine Mulvihill, a researcher for broadcaster RTE from Dublin, are among the winners.

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There is also former Paralympic swimmer Rachael Latham from Wigan, wheelchair basketball players Martin Dougan, a carpenter from Glasgow and Liam Holt, a trainee researcher on That Paralympic Show from Cardiff, are also among the new faces. They make their on screen Channel 4 debut at this month’s BT Paralympic World Cup.

Channel 4 is spending £500,000 to train disabled presenters in order to reach its target of 50 per cent disabled on-screen talent during the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The aim is to bring disability sport to a mainstream audience and add editorial insight to the coverage.

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