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    Lyn M.

    Lyn M.

    Publicist

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    English speaking

    I have a long history in high profile publicity from 5 years full-time publicist at BBC, to various freelance contracts for BBC, Effingee Productions, Wet Wet Wet, Nordoff Robbins...Read moreI have a long history in high profile publicity from 5 years full-time publicist at BBC, to various freelance contracts for BBC, Effingee Productions, Wet Wet Wet, Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy, Chrysalis, Glasgow City Council, Theatre Workshop, RSNO, Biggart Donald, Music Live, Sound Control, Isle of Arran Distillery, Andrew Miller Promotions, Academy of Sound, A to Z Media Services, Mammoth Events, MTV, In the City, Cathouse Promotions Ltd plus many many more. In the mid nineties, I was delighted to win Cosmopolitan Magazines Woman of Achievement Award for Media some years. I have a wealth of contacts nationally across tv, radio, tabloids, broadsheets and specialised press. I deliver.

    Area Covered: UK Wide
    Work Experience Summary: 5 years full time publicist for BBC Scotland working across every genre, including on-call/out of hours spokesperson duties.
    2 subsequent major freelance contracts from BBC Scotland and BBC London. One working with the BBC Symphony Orchestra to publicise their outreach and educational work, the 2nd to publicise nationally the 1st ever BBC Film Festival with 15,000 audience.
    Publicist for Effingee Productions, the company behind the popular Still Game with a target of gaining profile in broadcast media.
    Contracted by Chrysalis to work on street level publicity during their bid for the Central Scotland Regional Radio Licence, also was invited to be non-exec director for this.
    I have worked on publicity for Joan Armatrading, the NECs Music Live show, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, Sound Control's UK retail chain of music stores, Biggart Donald/Bacardi Unsigned, Isle of Arran Distillers with Ewan McGregor launching Single Arran Malt. In recent years, I have been a freelance publicist for On at Fife which covered four theatre venues, each with their own programme list of events. Currently, I'm the co-director of a small publishing company (recently shortlisted in the Small Press of the Year category in the British Book Awards) and the co-author of a series of children's books which has led me to co-ordinate and perform at over 1500 events in schools, libraries, book festivals, arts festivals etc.

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