Speaker Details

Full Name
Tarni James
Company
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Title
Executive Producer
Country (Address)
Australia
Biography
Tarni is an award-winning producer who has worked in the radio and televisison industry for over 30 years as a journalist, broadcaster, writer, developer, producer, and director in Entertainment, Factual, Comedy, Arts, Children’s, Sport and News. She has worked both nationally and internationally for most Australian free to air networks and several cable channels both as a freelancer and employee. Tarni is currently ABC Executive Producer of Entertainment, and her slate includes Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell, Tomorrow Tonight, Sammy J, The Weekly with Charlie Pickering and Hard Quiz.
What we're looking for from Ready, Steady, Pitch!
We really just want to be surprised. Our remit is to tell Australia stories, that entertain as well as inform, but that can take any shape and we love nothing better than an idea we haven’t come up with. And look at our current slate, know where we’re already subscribed and where you think gaps and opportunities exist. You can see what being made by watching the ABC for the most part, we also list a lot of our shows here - www.abc.net.au/independent/pitch/entertainment/
Tarni James