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{"id":701,"date":"2018-11-06T12:53:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T12:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephenmarney.com\/?page_id=701"},"modified":"2018-12-03T22:03:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T22:03:58","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stephenmarney.com\/index.php\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1477675051837{margin-bottom: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][ut_title_divider_2 color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][\/ut_title_divider_2]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped>#ut_header_6a0166673e715 h2 span { color:#252525; }#ut_header_6a0166673e715 .lead ins { color:#252525; }#ut_header_6a0166673e715 .lead ins { font-weight:bold; }<\/style><header id=\"ut_header_6a0166673e715\" class=\"section-header ut-no-title-linebreak-mobile ut-no-lead-linebreak-mobile pt-style-1 header-center\"><h2  class=\"bklyn-divider-styles bklyn-divider-style-1 section-title \"><span>Stephen Marney's Biography<\/span><\/h2><div data-delay=\"0\" class=\"lead \"><p>Stephen&#8217;s approach to Corporate Communications, Public Relations and Media Engagement is as strategic and analytical, as it is innovative<\/p>\n<\/div><\/header><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><strong>Stephen Marney<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0British broadcaster, journalist, presenter\u00a0and strategic communications expert with a demonstrably strong background in international media and\u00a0broadcast business development.<\/p>\n<p>In 1988, Stephen was engaged as an integral part of the start-up team for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sky_News\"><strong>SKY News<\/strong><\/a>, where he was a presenter\/anchor and senior news producer. He had the opportunity to interview notable personalities including\u00a0the Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher, British PM of the day (Conservative)\u00a0&#8211; the Hon,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Prescott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Prescott<\/a>, opposition Transport Secretary (Labour) and many more. He was presenting on-air for notable events such as the tragic sinking of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marchioness_disaster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Marchioness Vessel<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in the River Thames, the horrific plight of refugees fleeing from East Timor and on the day that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Berlin_Wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Berlin Wall<\/a>\u00a0finally came down, reuniting Germany.<\/p>\n<p>From SKY News, in 1991, he became the architect for the design and launch the word\u2019s first Pan-European, Pan-Arab multi-satellite News channel in Arabic,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Middle_East_Broadcasting_Center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MBC (Middle East Broadcasting Centre<\/strong>)<\/a>, broadcasting from London.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some years later he was engaged once more by MBC to launch the Middle East\u2019s first\u00a0<strong>English language news operation<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MBC_2_(Middle_East_and_North_Africa)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MBC2.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After consulting to\u00a0<strong>BBC World<\/strong>\u00a0for foreign language operations \u2013 and to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ITN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ITN<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for special news programmes in London in the 1990\u2019s, Stephen became Business Development Director for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reuters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>REUTERS<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0continental Europe, where he designed and launched a series of REUTERS branded business programmes, in association with regional state broadcasters and the\u00a0<strong>European Union.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whilst in Australia, Stephen won several Broadcast Journalism awards for human interest and current affairs productions \u2013 such as a heart-warming story of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N-xbd86hLnQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>family who chose to live a life of isolation on their own island.<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Current Affairs, his report about\u00a0<strong>toxic waste dumping in the centre of Australia,<\/strong>\u00a0eventually changed Government policy on toxic waste disposal in Australia. He was a newsreader for\u00a0Radio stations 5AD<strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>5KA<\/strong><strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ABC_(Australian_TV_channel)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)<\/strong><\/a>. In television, he was a reporter for\u00a0<strong>ADS7<\/strong>\u00a0in Adelaide an anchor at\u00a0<strong>TEN10<\/strong>\u00a0in Sydney and presenter of his own weekly programme, <em><strong>&#8220;Our State&#8221;.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; columns_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; bklyn_overlay=&#8221;true&#8221; bklyn_overlay_pattern=&#8221;true&#8221; bklyn_overlay_pattern_style=&#8221;bklyn-style-three&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; background_attachment=&#8221;scroll&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1541513346217{margin-bottom: 100px !important;padding-top: 150px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/stephenmarney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-18-at-14.43.45.png?id=423) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; bklyn_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(101, 115, 128, 0.3)&#8221;][vc_column][ut_parallax_quote quote_font_size=&#8221;30&#8243; quote_line_height=&#8221;40&#8243; quote_text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; cite_text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; icon=&#8221;fa fa-quote-left&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; quote_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; cite_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;]MORNING HAS BROKEN<br \/>\nAND THE COFFEE HAS SPOKEN[\/ut_parallax_quote][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1477934909720{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In early 2000, Stephen\u2019s broadcast business development expertise took him to the Middle East where he re-designed and re-launched the dual language\u00a0<strong>Business Channel<\/strong>\u00a0for Dubai Media. He was the architect of the region\u2019s\u00a0<strong>first live streaming<\/strong>\u00a0and on-demand Business News video service for\u00a0<a title=\"AMEinfo.com\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AMEinfo.com\"><strong>AME Info<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0the region\u2019s premier Business News resource \u2013 and designed, branded and launched\u00a0<a title=\"City 7 Dubai\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/City_7_Dubai\"><strong>CITY 7 TV<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0the UAE\u2019s first English language local news and entertainment channel.<\/p>\n<p>Working with the\u00a0<a title=\"Coalition Provisional Authority\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coalition_Provisional_Authority\"><strong>CPA,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>coalition provisional authority, Washington DC<\/strong>,<\/a>\u00a0though a secondment to\u00a0<a title=\"Science Applications International Corporation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Science_Applications_International_Corporation\"><strong>SAIC<\/strong><\/a>, the U.S based contractor, Stephen was appointed Managing Director for the\u00a0<a title=\"Iraqi Media Network\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraqi_Media_Network\"><strong>Iraqi Media Network<\/strong>,<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Al Iraqiya\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al_Iraqiya\"><strong>Al Iraqiya<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0in Baghdad, where he was instrumental in regenerating news-lead media operations across Iraq after its devastation during the second conflict in that country.<\/p>\n<p>In Turkey, Stephen redeveloped and re-launched an ailing multi-language, multi-platform privately owned business news channel\u00a0<a title=\"6 News (Turkey)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/6_News_(Turkey)\">6NEWS<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 an\u00a0<a title=\"American Broadcasting Company\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Broadcasting_Company\"><strong>ABC America<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0affiliate, broadcasting from Istanbul.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1477934914183{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Afghanistan<\/strong>\u00a0was next, where he consulted on the development of a new business channel\u00a0<strong>1TV<\/strong><strong>\u00a0in Kabul<\/strong>, which was sadly thwarted by the continuing hostilities there. Before returning to the United kingdom, Stephen consulted to a number of other businesses, broadcasters and communications companies around the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Latterly he served as\u00a0<strong>Press Secretary<\/strong>\u00a0to the pro-active Chairman of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Kimberley_Process\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Kimberley Process<\/strong><\/a>, which took him across much of Africa, liaising with various state government Presidents and leaders about their\u00a0<strong>diamond mining and export<\/strong>\u00a0operations, and reporting the findings to the world\u2019s media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From his London base,\u00a0<strong>Stephen continues to consult to media<\/strong>,\u00a0communications and business organisations around the world. As a\u00a0<strong>presenter<\/strong>,\u00a0he hosts, business round table meetings,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/the-media-network.com\/traccs-appoints-new-vp-of-strategy-and-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>award ceremonies<\/strong><\/a>, conducts media &amp; presentation training for executives and remains an avid broadcaster with\u00a0<strong>voice overs<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<strong>documentaries<\/strong>, commercials and corporate presentations. 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