Sabiya Parkar

About

Planning and executing outside broadcasts from beginning to end. Duties include * Plan and set up stations to feed material to the base station in Johannesburg or Cape Town * Occasionally standing in for office bound bulletin production staff/content producing staff where the need arises * Co-ordinate live broadcasts on location, liaising between field reporters, logistics personnel and the news desk * Arrange guests for live interviews * Research and forward questions for live interviews to the news desk * Assist the field reporter and camera operator with conceptualizing and visualizing stories assigned. * Assist with field reporter in setting up and researching interview talent and case studies for the assignment * Research, conceptualize and produce news and feature insertsIn addition to the above, I planned and produced the channel’s coverage/ outside broadcasts of the following events, to name a few * ANC birthday celebrations, Cape Town, January 2015 * Shrien Dewani Trial at the Western Cape High Court 2014 * 1st Anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s death- went live from Robben Island, 2014 – First time any broadcaster has done this * Medium Term Budget Speech 2014- present * National Elections 2014 * Mining Indaba 2015 * State of the Nation Address 2014- Present * Budget Speech -2014- Present * Good Food & wine show * Africa Utility week 2016, 2017 * Health and Fitness expo