Chris Nathaniel: ‘Managing Rio Ferdinand and others’

DIRECTOR OF NVA entertainment Chris Nathaniel will be at Coventry Conversations on Friday to talk about managing the likes of Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Robinho and Usain Bolt.

Peter Sissons in Conversation

PETER SISSONS has spent the last 45 years in the front of camera presenting the news for almost every terrestrial TV station. On Thursday the seasoned presenter will be at Coventry Conversations talking about his career in journalism and broadcasting.

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire’s Mark Powlett

FRIDAY’S COVENTRY Conversation gave students an insight into radio with BBC Coventry and Warwickshire’s Mark Powlett.  The funny and energetic Mark was a student of Coventry University and studied Art Practice and Cultural Policy. After being made redundant he played the part of policeman in the Children’s favourite TV show ‘Brum’. Writes Natasha De Silva

Dhiren Katwa: ‘Current BBC Asian Network model promotes segregation’

DHIREN KATWA, senior news editor at Asian Voice, spoke at the Coventry Conversations series on Thursday about the possibility of the BBC’s Asian Network being scrapped in the face of strategic cuts. He said Vijay Sharma, head of the Asian Network, has been “in hiding” over the current situation.

Student placement is UN-believable!

Oludotun Adigun outside UN Headquarters in New York

OLOUDOTUN ADIGUN, post-graduate student at Coventry University has been awarded a three month placement at UN headquarters in New York as part of his MSc in Global Development and International Law.

Students Organize Haiti Charity Walk

A GROUP of Coventry University students have organized a ‘Hope for Haiti Walk’ to raise money for victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the Caribbean Island on the 12th of January.