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J.Brian Waddell		 photo of Jannine Waddell
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Jon-Barrie Waddell
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J. Brian Waddell

J. Brian Waddell

J. Brian Waddell is the company’s Chairman and Managing Director. He founded the company in 1988. He was formerly Director of Programmes at UTV where he worked for 28 years and is a very influential figure in the television industry.

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Jannine Waddell

Jannine Waddell

Jannine Waddell is the company’s Head of Programmes. She was formerly the BBC’s travel editor, responsible for the ‘Holiday’ series, including ‘Holiday 10 Best’, ‘Summer Holiday’ and ’50 Places to See Before You Die’. Prior to joining the BBC, Jannine was executive producer at September Films working on a number of high profile series.

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David Cumming

David Cumming

David Cumming is the Company’s Head of Development who left September Films to join Waddell Media. He previously worked as director and series producer at BBC Bristol and Mentorn Films.

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Jon-Barrie Waddell

Jon-Barrie Waddell

Jon-Barrie Waddell is the Company’s Creative Director. He initiated and developed two important breakthrough series for the company - ‘Chasing Time’ for National Geographic Channel and ‘FutureWeapons’ for Discovery US. He developed and directed ‘Russ Meyer: The King of Sexploitation’ for Five and was co-producer/director of the first series of 'FutureWeapons’. He is currently working on a number of new series and documentaries for US and UK broadcasters.

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Irene Boyd

Irene Boyd

Irene Boyd is responsible for finance and personnel. She has worked in the company since its inception in 1988. She has been involved in the administration of all its productions.

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Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy is Waddell Media’s Head of Finance. He joined the company in May 2007 having previously been Finance Director for The Tyre Store Ltd since 2002. Sean has extensive experience and knowledge of the media industry. He has worked as Finance Manager at BBC World Service, Chief Accountant at Arabic channel MBC and Financial Controller at Granada Television.

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