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Mark Waddington is a former TV producer living West Yorkshire with a background in short-form filmmaking and creative development at the BBC in London. For a time he also did regular on-air news presenting and was the national announcer on BBC ONE.
After retiring from the BBC he devoted time to media education projects with local schools, community organisations and internationally with the BBC World Service Trust (as was).
Until the end of 2021 he was the CEO of a community development charity.
He continues to support local community groups and individuals, particularly those relating to the visual arts.
Mark is developing his interest in photography through membership of the Royal Photographic Society, Yorkshire Photographic Union and local photography groups including Ilkley Camera Club.
His journey into photography started as a teenager travelling with a Pentax film camera and home developed prints. His interest in photography was to some extent rooted in TV following a number of appearances on regional television in Leeds. His early ambition was the get into BBC production, a goal he quickly achieved when he left school and began a BBC traineeship.
After a number of years presenting programmes on local radio and news bulletins on regional TV and Radio Four, he moved to London as a national continuity accouncer on BBC ONE.
The majority of his 30 years at the BBC was spent as a Creative Producer based at Television Centre, London, responsible for the production of short-form films on a range of channels. His teams have won many awards.
Email mark@mark-waddington.com
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