Contributors

Main speakers

Roger Bolton

Roger Bolton is one of the elder-statesmen of current affairs broadcasting. He has produced Panorama, Tonight and Nationwide and was fired from the BBC twice over coverage of the Irish Troubles. He joined Thames TV to run This Week, where his Death on the Rock programme almost got him fired again. He set up Flame TV, an independent production company specialising in religion, current affairs and history. He fronted Channel 4's Right to Reply series for five years and now presents Radio 4's Feedback. He says “I am passionate about cherishing the idea of public service broadcasting and about the need for the BBC to be accountable to its audience.“

Tony Campolo

Tony is professor of sociology at Eastern University in the USA and a renowned speaker and activist on poverty and justice issues. He is a prolific author and the founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education. Tony was an advisor to President Bill Clinton during his time in the White House and a script advisor on the multi-award winning TV series The West Wing.

Andrew Graystone

Conference host

Andrew is Director of the Church and Media Network and a regular presenter of Radio 4's Daily Service and Sunday Worship. He worked for BBC Religion for over a decade as a producer and Development Executive. He produced many TV and radio programmes including The Heaven and Earth Show for BBC1. He is often asked to train and advise Christian groups on how best to engage with the fast-changing media environment.

Tim Levell

Tim Levell has been the editor of CBBC's Blue Peter since 2007. He began his career in local radio, and has also worked for BBC News, Sky News and Newsround - the latter as reporter, producer and then editor. Tim is an active member of a New Wine-linked, evangelical Anglican church in South-West London. He is a trustee of The Church and Media Network.

Elaine Storkey

Elaine Storkey is Chair of the Church and Media Network. A sociologist and theologian, she currently serves as Director of Education and Training for Church Army. Elaine is known around the world for her lecturing, writing and broadcasting and has been a presenter of Radio 4's Thought for the Day for over 20 years. She is also a member of the General Synod of the Church of England, President of Tear Fund and Chair of the Church of England think-tank Fulcrum.

Andrew Copson

Andrew Copson became Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association in January 2010 after five years coordinating the BHA's education and public affairs work. He has was one of the driving forces behind the humanist "bus campaign" in 2009 and has campaigned for huimanist voices to be included in Radio 4's Thought for the Day. Andrew writes on humanist and secularist issues for The Guardian and New Statesman.

Caroline Diehl

Caroline Diehl is Chief Executive of Media Trust, a charity she established 14 years ago. Caroline also set up the Community Channel, the UK's first television channel dedicated to the voluntary and community sector. In 2004 she was awarded an MBE for services to the media industry. She has played a major part in ensuring that the voluntary sector's voice is heard in the ongoing debates around communications and media policy.

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