Children's TV presenters: magic, mayhem and mishaps

儿童电视节目主持人:魔法、混乱和不幸

The Conversation

社会与文化

2024-09-02

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Children's TV presenters from Ireland and South Africa tell Datshiane Navanayagam about working in television and their love for inspiring young minds. Niamh Ní Chróinín from Ireland is a children's TV presenter for Cúla4, an Irish-language channel that broadcasts exclusively in Gaelic. She is keen to foster a love for Irish culture and language among children. Shudufhadzo Mathagwa is a South African children's TV presenter, model and actor who is passionate about youth empowerment. She currently presents on Play Room, the 24-hour children’s television channel that combines education and entertainment with both a local and international focus. Produced by Emily Naylor for the BBC World Service. (Image: (L) Niamh Ní Chróinín courtesy of Niamh Ní Chróinín. (R) Shudufhadzo Mathagwa courtesy of Shudufhadzo Mathagwa.)
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  • Hello and welcome to the conversation, the programme that brings together women from around the world and allows them to share their personal stories and experiences with each other and also us.

  • I'm Dashiani Navanayagam.

  • Today I'm speaking to two children's tv presenters to find out what it's like working for newly established channels dedicated to young audiences.

  • Shudu Motagwa is a presenter for Playroom Live in South Africa, a 24 hours channel which is all about entertainment and education with a local.

  • And Niamh Nikronin is a presenter on Koolakaha, Ireland's first ever irish language kids tv station, which launched last year.

  • Shudhu Nev, welcome to the conversation.

  • Thank you very much.

  • Thank you so much for having me.

  • I'm so excited to be here.

  • Go on.

  • Let's start with this.

  • What's the weirdest or most surreal thing that you've had to do on air?

  • Niamh?

  • I had to milk pretend cow.

  • It was a competition between me and a ten year old girl and we had these cardboard cut out of cows, two cows.

  • And we had latex gloves hanging underneath as the others filled with milk.

  • And we had to race to milk the cow and fill up the bucket and see who would get their bucket filled fastest.

  • And of course, one of the gloves exploded and milk went everywhere and it went onto the carpet.

  • So, like, straight after we cut, the whole crew was in trying to scrub the carpet because no one wants like a sour milk stain or smell in the studio.

  • But that's one of many, many things.